Literature Research Basics – Finding Relevant Books and Journals

In this course, we will show you how to use our online catalog OPAC for your literature research and how to access our media collection: search and find books or journals, borrow print materials from branch libraries, and access electronic media. The perfect start to academic literature research for your studies!

Topics

Searching for books and journals in the OPAC
Accessing online media with eAccess
Searching for electronic journals in the EZB
Finding literature with AI

Resources

Lecture Notes
Exercise Sheet
Template Research Protocol
AI Tool Checklist

Teaching Methods

Expert input, Case studies, Exercises, Q&A

Target Audience

Degree Studies

Moodle

Our e-courses are available on Moodle, the e-learning platform of TUM. You can log in with your TUM ID, LMU ID or as a guest. Please enter "Gast" as the guest access password.