Library resources: Science and Technology

Do you need help finding literature for your assignment or thesis? Or help getting started with referencing? Check out our resources and guides for your assignments, laboratory reports, exams, and thesis at this library resource page for the Faculty of Science and Technology.

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Borrow a librarian

Master or PhD student or a researcher at UiS? Borrow a librarian for guidance and help with a literature search.

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Suggest literature or subscriptions that the library should have in our collection, and we will consider buying it.

Find literature and sources

The University Library has access to several journal and databases providing you access to relevant literature for science- and technology subjects.

Please contact the SciTech contact librarians or at ub@uis.no if you need something that we do not have access to, and we will look into if we can get it for you.

The database Oria covers the content of all Norwegian academic libraries. In Oria, you can find books, e-books, journals, research papers and more.

You can also get an overview over the journals in Oria or find relevant journals in our library resource Browzine.

In Oria you can find an overview over the databases that are relevant for science and technology.

Most databases require that you use remote access to access to these online resources. Also remember to get remote access when you are off campus.

Scopus and Web of Science are important interdisciplinary databases that we recommend for all SciTech subjects.

You can borrow print copies of standards from the library, please check availability in Oria.

Students at UiS also have the following options for accessing standards:

Digital access to standards:

As a student you can purchase digital access to over 50,000 NS, NEK, IEC, ISO and IEC standards in a student subscription for 500 NOK + VAT for one year. Read more and order your subscription on the Standards Norway website.

If you have a digital student subscription, you can also order print copies, for example for use on a school exam. Only a limited number of standards in the UiS digital subscription are available. Log in using Feide to order print copies. The order form lists available standards. Print copies are free of charge until further notice.

Purchase standards with a discount:

Students can purchase individual standards in digital or print form. For NS and NEK standards, there is a 50 % student discount. The discount will be applied on purchases from standard.no for users registered with a UiS email address. See more information on student offerings at standard.no.

Access for UiS employees

UiS employees can request digital access to around 200 standards in the UiS digital subscription. Please fill in this form for digital access or contact the library for more information.

Do you need access to standards not included in the UiS subscription or in the print collections? We are usually able to provide access, so please contact the library for more information.

Other standards:

DNV: Get access to DNV Rules and Standards+ by registering a user account at veracity.com.

IEEE: Standards from IEEE are available through IEEE Explore (on campus or using remote access).

NORSOK: The library provides a selection of print copies (search in Oria), and digital access for UiS employees to NORSOK standards from Standards Norway (see how to get access above).

More on standards:

  • The standardization in Norway: Here you will find information about the standardization in Norway, in Europe and internationally. You can find a catalogue of Norwegian standards and links to other standardization organizations.
  • ACCURIS Standards Store: This is a catalogue over several international organizations, including API, ASME and ASTM.
  • NORSOK: Here you will find standards that apply to businesses related to the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway.

Writing assignments and thesis

The University Library offers several services to help you getting started and take care of important element during the writing process.

Literature searches

The aim when you are doing a literature search is to find the best available knowledge about a certain field of interest. Keywords and sources are dependent on the subject you are working with. Read more about literature searches in Canvas.

Laboratory reports

Find general tips on how to structure and write a laboratory report in the Canvas-module How to write a laboratory report. Read more about how to prepare for laboratory report writing when you are in the lab, and general about the report structure and content.

Borrow a librarian

If you are starting a research project and need help getting started with literature searches you can book an appointment with a librarian. Master students, PhD students and employees can book individual guidance in literature searching.

Thesis writing

You can get help with your thesis writing from student mentors in the Study Lab. They also offer writing groups for master students. In UiS Brage you can find previous student thesis, both bachelor- and master thesis. You can use these for inspiration, but be aware that the grades ranges from A to E

Useful resources

Research assistance

If you are starting a research project, the library can help you with literature search, data management, useful reference managing software and more.

Searching for literature

If you are starting a research project and need help getting started with literature searches you can book an appointment with a librarian. Master students, PhD students and employees can book individual guidance in literature searching.

Software

We recommend using reference managing tools, and other software to help you when doing research. The library offers a wide range of workshops and courses in: Endnote: reference management software that helps you save time formatting citations. Zotero: a free and user-friendly reference manager software. LaTeX: An advanced document editing system. NVivo: software for processing qualitative data. Rayyan: a tool for screening your references for systematic reviews and more.

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Library courses

The University Library offers a wide range of courses, and most of them are open for everyone. In addition to this, we offer courses for students at the Faculty of Science and Technology, like searching workshops in the beginning of the spring semester.

We offer courses in LaTeX, Zotero, EndNote, NVivo, Rayyan, Academic writing, study techniques and literature searches. Information about our open courses will be available in the library’s course calendar.

You can find information and guides about the courses the library offers, in Canvas.

Open classes

Shut up & write for PhDs

Wed. 27.11.2024

09:00-11:30

Universitetsbiblioteket, Studieverkstedet

Staying Well and Being Productive

Fri. 29.11.2024

09:30-11:30

Online

Shut up & write for PhDs

Wed. 11.12.2024

09:00-11:30

Universitetsbiblioteket, Studieverkstedet

Introduction to Zotero

Tue. 14.01.2025

14:15-16:00

The Ullandhaug Library
KE A-253

Webinar: Introduction to NVivo

Tue. 18.02.2025

09:15-12:00

Teams
Language: English

Webinar: Introduction to Zotero

Thu. 06.03.2025

09:15-11:00

Teams
Language: English

Workshop: Introduction to NVivo

Thu. 22.05.2025

12:15-15:00

Universitetsbiblioteket
campus Ullandhaug

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