News from The University Library
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Research Fika of the Month: Tips and Tools in 20 Minutes
During the spring- and autumnsemester, the University Library will offer a series of short sessions on various support offered to researchers. Researchers, students and other staff are welcome to attend.
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Agreement changes from 2026
With the new year comes a number of changes to the library’s range of publishing agreements and e-resources.
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Apply for the doctoral course Publishing Strategies and Research Visibility
During the course we will go through different aspects of the publishing process, such as how to choose the right journal, both when it comes to scientific quality and potential impact. Other topics will be open access, predatory journals, Creative...
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Apply for the Information Retrieval doctoral course spring term 2026
Information Retrieval is primarily aimed at doctoral students at Örebro University. During the course you learn how to search comprehensively for research relevant to your area.
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New Friday opening hours at the Medical Library at Campus USÖ
The Medical Library at Campus USÖ will be open from 11:00 to 15:00 on Fridays starting January 9, 2026.
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Problems with EBSCO databases for certain users
We have received a number of incident reports regarding problems using databases from EBSCO.
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Last drop-in times in 2025 and first in 2026
Information retrieval: Thursday, Dec 18. Academic writing: Friday, Dec 19. Resumes: Academic writing: Friday, Jan 2 Information retrieval: Tuesday, Jan 13. Find out more.
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Direct full-text access with browser extension
A simple browser extension gives you direct access to full-text articles, irrespective of where and when you find them.
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Cochrane Interactive Learning - for those conducting a systematic review
Cochrane Interactive Learning is a learning resource on conducting systematic literature reviews, which takes you step by step through the work process and what to consider.
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Cabell's Predatory Reports is a valuable resource that helps you avoid predatory journals when publishing
Predatory journals are disreputable publications that prioritise profit over scientific integrity and do not meet all the standards expected of scholarly journals. Being published in a predatory journal can diminish the credibility of your research.
