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Courses - Manage literature

Citavi and Zotero - get to know and master the basic functions.

Citavi basics

In this course you will get an overview of the reference management program Citavi and its basic functions, such as

  • Transferring references to books, articles, etc. from catalogs and databases and structuring them thematically
  • Defining citation styles
  • Linking literature sources with your own publication in Word
  • Create bibliographies.

 

Venue

Main Library Adolf-Reichwein-Straße (AR)
Contact: Central Information staff
Tel.: 0271/740-4203, zinfo@ub.uni-siegen.de

Dates
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 2 p.m. (attendance)
Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 11 a.m. (Webex)
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 2 p.m. (attendance)
Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 2 p.m. (Webex)

to the registration

Everything at a glance

  • Target group
    Students and university staff
  • Format
    Course
    We offer the course in person and online.
    The meeting point for face-to-face courses is the foyer of the main library AR, for courses via Webex you will receive the link to the room after registration.
  • Duration
    approx. 90 minutes
  • Registration required
    Please register for the desired date by 12:00 noon the day before at the latest, stating your e-mail address and your field of study.
    Special dates can be arranged for groups on request.
  • Language
    German
  • Help texts, tutorials, download/licensing
    Citavi info page

 

Zotero basics

In this course you will get an overview of the reference management program Zotero and its basic functions, such as

  • Transferring references to books, articles, etc. from catalogs and databases and structuring them thematically
  • Defining citation styles
  • Linking literature sources with your own publication in Word
  • Create bibliographies.


Venue

Main Library Adolf-Reichwein-Straße (AR)
Contact: Central Information staff
Tel.: 0271/740-4203, zinfo@ub.uni-siegen.de

Dates
Tuesday, April 07, 2026 at 11.00 a.m. (attendance)

To register

Everything at a glance

  • Target group
    Students and university staff
  • Format
    Course
    We offer the course in person and online. 
    The meeting point for face-to-face courses is the foyer of the main library AR, for courses via Webex you will receive the link to the room after registration.
  • Duration
    approx. 90 minutes
  • Registration required
    Please register for the desired date by 12:00 noon the day before at the latest, stating your e-mail address and your field of study.
    Special dates can be arranged for groups on request.
  • Language
    German
  • Help texts, tutorials, download/licensing
    Zotero info page 
     

Further links

Course calendar

 

Further tips

Offers and materials on the topic of information literacy for self-study

  • Vision
    (Virtual Services for Information Online)
    Short texts and videos from the TU Hamburg on the areas of literature management, writing, video editing and recording.