Research support from the University Library

The library can help you with everything from simple to more advanced literature searches.

• If you want guidance to perform a search on your own, you can contact research support (email).
• A comprehensive, systematic literature search, for example for a systematic review, can be time- and skill-consuming. The resource group for literature searches can both perform searches and guide you in such projects.

Information about:

• Systematic reviews
• The resource group for literature searches

In the search engine Oria.no you will find printed and electronic resources available at OsloMet and other Norwegian universities and colleges. Help page about Oria (oslomet.no).

Keenious is an artificial intelligence based search tool (oslomet.no) that recommends relevant research articles by analysing text in your document. Keenious does not replace traditional search tools, it is rather a supplement.

English for Academic Purposes provides guidance and feedback on text work and offers courses in academic English for employees:

Improve your academic English (oslomet.no).​​​

The library helps you with inquiries about publishing, such as:

• Establishing and publishing open access journals @ OsloMet
• How to avoid predatory journals
• Making your research available through OsloMet’s Open Digital Archive (ODA)
• Open access publishing
• Open access publish and read agreements
• Open access funding
• OsloMet's Publication Fund

• Publishing reports etc. in Skriftserien
• Publishing PhD theses in OsloMet’s Editorial Publishing Series

We offer teaching in for example sources and referencing, Zotero, academic writing and literature searches (oslomet.no).

We can assist you with sound, streaming and recording of larger events in addition to lending technical equipment. About AV Services (oslomet.no).

OsloMetX contains open digital learning materials within a number of subjects, developed in close collaboration with the professional communities. Are you interested in making changes in your subject, so that you can make the teaching more flexible and student active? Information about OsloMetX (oslomet.no).

Get support to make your research more visible:

• Events at the library – Lunsjpåfyll (oslomet.no)
• Publishing of scientific publications, reports and other academic work in ODA (OsloMet’s Open Digital Archive)
• Production and/or publishing of films using FilMet (oslomet.no)

OsloMet offers two services for your research data:

• DataverseNO: OsloMet has its own institutional collection where researchers can publish research data from all fields and disciplines.
• Surveybanken makes your research data from surveys easily accessible.

For subject teachers with responsibility for students in study groups, the Learning Support Centre offers training in PAL/SI-PASS (Peer Assisted Learning/Supplemental Instruction):

PAL/SI-PASS is a scheme that is intended to foster cross-year support between students on the same course/program. It encourages students to support each other and learn cooperatively under the guidance of students from the year above.

Information about Peer Assisted Learning (PAL/SI-PASS) at OsloMet.

Reading list system (Leganto).

• ​Databases and journals (oslomet.no)

• EndNote and Zotero (oslomet.no)

• APA and referencing (oslomet.no)

• Copyright in teaching

• Courses and guidance (student.oslomet.no)

• Libraries: Opening hours and contact (oslomet.no)
• Email to Research Support Services (including questions about publishing)
• Email to AV services
• Learning Support Centre (student.oslomet.no)
• Digital services (oslomet.no)