Research Fika of the Month: Tips and Tools in 20 Minutes

You can choose to attend single sessions or take part in all three. No registration is required. All sessions are in English. 

Copyright & Creative Commons basics in academic publishing

This session provides a practical introduction to copyright, publishing agreements, and Creative Commons. We’ll explore how Creative Commons licenses work, and what they mean for sharing, reusing, and protecting your publications, data, and teaching materials.

Keep up with current research using BrowZine

Having difficulties keeping up with current research? Stay on top of the latest scholarship with BrowZine, a user‑friendly platform that brings your library’s academic journals together in one streamlined interface. Learn how to curate your own bookshelf and set up journal and article alerts so that you never miss new research in your field.

OpenAlex: a brief introduction

VR plans to transition from Web of Science to OpenAlex, an open and more humanities‑friendly (hopefully) dataset, for the 2027 Research Barometer. Discover how OpenAlex maps the global research landscape through scholarly works, authors, institutions, and research topics, and learn how to track fields, follow researchers, set up alerts, and examine key research indicators to better understand the impact and connections within your research area.

Clean your messy data with OpenRefine

Have messy data? Get started cleaning up datasets with OpenRefine, an open source and easy‑to‑use tool for tidying and organizing messy information. In this short session, we’ll cover the basics of loading data, making simple corrections, and getting your information into better shape for research use.