Library workshops and courses
The Library is committed to helping researchers and students enhance their skills in finding and managing scientific literature, developing effective search strategies, publishing their work, and increasing the visibility and societal and academic impact of their research. There is an extensive offer of training and courses to support these goals.
Workshops for students
We highly recommend this workshop for bachelor’s and master’s students working on an essay, report, or thesis. During this workshop, you will learn which search systems you can use depending on your information needs and the type of information sources you want to use. We will then focus on how to build a systematic search query for a bibliographic database such as Scopus. You’ll get the chance to try it with your own topic and receive advice from one of our information specialists.
Read this knowledge article for more information.
To avoid plagiarism, you need to cite and reference the sources you use in your writing. During this free workshop, we’ll discuss how to cite and reference properly, and give you tips on how to do it effectively. For more information, see Citing and referencing | Library workshop.
EndNote is a reference management tool which allows you to manage and organise your literature. It is also closely integrated with MS Word to cite and refer to your sources easily. Our EndNote specialists show the primary functions of EndNote and its usefulness in your study and research. This is a free, online session. For more information and registration, see: Getting to know EndNote | Library demonstration session.
The Library’s EndNote specialists show you the basic functionalities for working collaboratively in EndNote. This is a free, online session. For more information and registration, see: Working collaboratively with EndNote | Library demonstration session.
Go to the Library calendar to see all upcoming sessions.
Workshops & courses for PhDs & post-docs
In this 30-minute online session, PhD candidates are introduced to the key tools and services of WUR Library that support the early stages of their research. Topics are searching and requesting literature, research data management, thesis submission and managing your research. More information and registration: Introduction to Library Services.
This on-campus course is organised in collaboration with the Wageningen Graduate Schools (WGS). It focuses on building a systematic search to find literature for your research project and includes a session on using EndNote. For more information and registration, please go to Searching and Organising Literature. T
This on-campus course covers various aspects of managing research data from organising your data files during data collection to publishing your data set. You can fill in or update your individual data management plan during the course. For more information & registration, please go to Research Data Management.
EndNote is a reference management tool which allows you to manage and organise your literature. It is also closely integrated with MS Word to cite and refer to your sources easily. Our EndNote specialists show the primary functions of EndNote and its usefulness in your study and research. This is a free, online session. For more information and registration, see: Getting to know EndNote | Library demonstration session.
The Library’s EndNote specialists show you the basic functionalities for working collaboratively in EndNote. This is a free, online session. For more information and registration, see: Working collaboratively with EndNote | Library demonstration session.
Go to the Library calendar to see all upcoming sessions.
“You know when you struggle to open a jar all your life and someone shows you a trick to open it easily? This course did the trick for me with hands-on experience to find relevant literature.”
- Nada El Shanawany
- Participant Searching & Organising Literature course
Workshops & courses for researchers and teachers
This series of short and practical webinars is designed to help you find and use WUR Library services & resources effectively. For more information about each webinar, please read this knowledge article. The Library essentials are for WUR staff only and are run each year in the autumn and spring.
Our sessions cover: Research data management; Systematic searching for literature; Discovering key tools and collections; Open access publishing; Library resources and services for teachers; Author profiles and impact analysis; Artificial intelligence in literature reviews; Recognising questionable and predatory journals
This one-day workshop will provide you with insight into the publishing process, the ethical considerations and the practical strategies to successfully share your research with the scientific community. For more information: Scientific publishing | Library course session
In this workshop, you will gain insight into how to review a scientific manuscript and the challenges you may face during the process. More information: Reviewing a scientific manuscript | Library session.
This on-campus course covers various aspects of managing research data from organising your data files during data collection to publishing your data set. You can fill in or update your individual data management plan during the course. For more information & registration, please go to Research Data Management.
EndNote is a reference management tool which allows you to manage and organise your literature. It is also closely integrated with MS Word to cite and refer to your sources easily. Our EndNote specialists show the primary functions of EndNote and its usefulness in your study and research. This is a free, online session. For more information and registration, see: Getting to know EndNote | Library demonstration session.
The Library’s EndNote specialists show you the basic functionalities for working collaboratively in EndNote. This is a free, online session. For more information and registration, see: Working collaboratively with EndNote | Library demonstration session.
Go to the Library calendar to see all upcoming events

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