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ACM digital library
The ACM Digital Library is a full-text database covering the fields of computing and information technology and includes the complete collection of ACM's publications, including journals, conference proceedings, magazines, newsletters, and multimedia titles.
AccessAll metadata in the ACM Digital Library is open to the world, including abstracts, linked references …
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database
FEA
FEA - engineering
IEEE Xplore: Digital Library
IEEE Xplore Digital Library is a full-text research database for discovery and access to journal articles, conference proceedings, technical standards, and related materials on computer science, electrical engineering and electronics, and allied fields. It contains material published mainly by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and other partner publishers.
AccessAnyone can search IEEE …
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FEA - engineering
Project Muse
Project Muse is een full-text databank met peer-reviewed artikelen en boeken uit de geestes- en sociale wetenschappen rond de volgende onderzoeksgebieden:
- Area and Ethnic Studies
- Art and Architecture
- Creative Writing
- Education
- Film, Theater, and Performing Arts
- History
- Language and Linguistics
- Library Science and Publishing
- Literature
- Medicine and Health
- Music
- Philosophy …
Library: Renewal of Online Library Services
As of September 16, 2025, the online library services will be operated via a modernized infrastructure. This update is part of a large-scale overhaul of systems aimed at keeping pace with the evolving needs of researchers and students.
New as of 16/09/2025
- On lib.ugent.be, you will be able …</!-->
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bibliotheek
library
search engines
search strategy
zoekmachine
zoekstrategie
OneNote: wat is dit?
OneNote kan je eigenlijk zien als een digitaal notitieblok. Het is perfect om tijdens vergaderingen te gebruiken door middel van touch of pen.
Je kan er:
- notities in maken,
- je ideeën opschrijven,
- afbeeldingen invoegen,
- content als documenten, e-mails, video's en audiobestanden in bewaren.
Een grote digitale map waar je dus alles in kwijt kan …
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academisch schrijven
Book: can I borrow a book?
As soon as you are registered as a user in the library system, you can borrow books with your student card, personnel card or visitor's card, unless:
- the book has been borrowed by someone else (out of library)
- the book can only be consulted in the library ( …
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library
Book: how to renew the loan term
The standard loan period for books borrowed from Ghent University libraries is four weeks. However, exceptions may apply depending on the faculty (see regulations).
You can renew a loan yourself at the end of the loan period by logging into the library catalogue.
- when you renew, the …
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library
Book: how do I request a book from another library?
You are looking for a book that would help your research, but the library does not have it in their collection. How do you get that book?
Print booksIf it is a print book, you have two options:
- You need one or two chapters: request a chapter scan.
- You …
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library
Access to full text or database: why do or don't I have access?
A database is a collection of information, and in the context of libraries, it's often a database filled with scientific articles and/or abstracts. You can find those databases in our library's catalogue, lib.ugent.be.
If you're a student, researcher or staff member at Ghent University, you can access the databases …
Read moreRecources: using Lean Library for e-sources
Lean Library is a tool that provides quick and easy access to online information sources and is a user-friendly alternative to VPN or Athena. With the Lean Library browser extension, you have our e-resources at your fingertips, on any website and from any location.
How does it work?You install …
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library
search strategy
Reference software: overview of tips
EndNote Starting with EndNote
Importing references in EndNote
- EndNote: importing a Mendeley library
- EndNote: importing references
- EndNote: importing references from Web of Science
Editing references in EndNote Read more
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academic writing
EndNote
refer
Article: requesting an article from another library
You're looking for an article, but the University Library does not have access to the full text. There are three ways to request the full text :
Via the library catalogue
If you search lib.ugent.be and do not …
Read moreResources: consulting e-resources as a library visitor
Via lib.ugent.be, you can search directly in millions of scientific e-resources, mainly articles and (chapters of) e-books.
Students and staff affiliated with Ugent automatically have access to all e-resources for which a license has been obtained.
Registered readers who are not affiliated with Ghent University can log in to …
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zoekstrategie
Web of Science (WoS): introduction
Web of Science (WoS) is a portal of several scholarly databases. Ghent University has access to:
- Science Citation Index (SCI)
- Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
- Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)
- Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S)
- Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH)
- Emerging Sources …
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article
database
evaluate
FEA
journal
library
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Resources: search and find information
Do you need to write a text or do you need to find information and you are looking for the right resources? Follow the step-by-step plan below.
Step 1: define your subject- Narrow down your subject based on the literature you find.
- Explore the subject. You can read a paper …
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academic writing
library
search strategy
Resources: helpful tools to find literature
These tools will help you find literature on the topic of your choice.
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lib.ugent.be
You can find over 4.000.000 references for books, serials, images, theses, and databases in the library catalogue of Ghent University. Many of these can be consulted online, from the comfort of your home.
If you can't …
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academic writing
evaluate
library
search strategy
Chapterscan: searching and finding references and content tables of books
It is possible for researchers and students at UGent to request chapter scans of some of the books, that are eligible for scanning, via the catalogue (lib.ugent.be). You can find a blue button 'Scan request' if we provide this service on a book.
Here are some tips & …
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databank
database
FBW
FDI
FEA
FEA - architecture
FEA - engineering
FEB
FFW
FGE
FLW
FPP
FPS
FRE
FWE
FWO
library
Zotero: how to cite in Word or LibreOffice
The Zotero client also automatically installs a plugin for your word processor. If you want to cite from your Zotero library, always start Zotero first and then Word so that all plugins load correctly. Depending on the word processor you use, the Zotero plugin looks like a tab at the …
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RSpace: how do I use this ELN?
RSpace (software provided by ResearchSpace) is an online tool that allows researchers and students to effectively document their research progress.
Ghent University has made the Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) RSpace available for all researchers. Other ELN tools are not supported by DICT.
When to use?You can use Lab Notebooks for …
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integrity
kwalitatief onderzoek
research data management
Grove Dictionary of Art
Grove Art Online is a scholarly art encyclopedia, updated regularly and covering global art and architecture from prehistory to present day. Includes peer-reviewed articles contributed by nearly 7,000 scholars from around the world, accompanied by images, bibliographies, and links to additional resources. Grove Art Online is part of Oxford Art …
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database
FEA - architecture
Plagiarism detection: use of the tool StrikePlagiarism
Where can you find the tool?
Checking articles or other textual work for plagiarism? Recently, it can be done with a new tool, StrikePlagiarism. The new tool is built into the Ufora learning environment.
Teachers are already familiar with it in the context of checking papers or assignments …
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academic writing
article
EndNote
integrity
journal
refer
EndNote: what is it?
EndNote is software supporting:
- information management: collect information in one place, group in a relevant structure, comment, add keywords and much more;
- referencing, footnotes and a bibliography: add references in a text, using the correct reference style ("output style"), make or change reference styles, set up bibliographic lists.
Using reference …
Read moreReference software: reasons to use it
Reference software, also known as bibliographic software, allows you to collect, manage and use information in a systematic way.
The tool supports you in
- building your own library of references
- coherently integrating references and citations in a text, according to a certain citation style such as APA, Vancouver, MLA
- drafting …
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refer
Sources: primary, secundary and tertiary sources
What are primary sources?
Primary sources are sources written (or made) by an original author. In exact sciences, these are lab logs, articles in which you present your research, the data you gathered during your research, etc. In social sciences these could be novels, paintings, archaeological objects, and so on. …
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article
journal
quality assessment
search strategy
systematic review
FAIR: What are the FAIR data principles?
FAIR refers to a set of attributes that enable and enhance the reuse of data (and other digital objects) by both humans and machines. The 'FAIR' acronym stands for:
- Findable
- Accessible
- Interoperable
- Reusable
The FAIR principles originated in the life sciences, but can also be applied …
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integrity
open science
research data management
Zotero: how to install Zotero?
Zotero is a bibliographic software manager. You can compare it to EndNote. The main difference is that it is free and offers a group library option. EndNote, however, has more options for creating your own style. Both are compatible: you can import and export libraries between the two.
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Critical reading: how do you do it?
Before getting to writing your paper, you'll need to read up on your subject. The portal for Ghent University students proposes the following three steps.
Scan the source
- Read the title and subtitle.
- Look at the date of publication. Aim for recent publications.
- Doublecheck how relevant and reliable the …
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evaluate
MAXQDA: qualitative data analysis
MAXQDA is a software programme for qualitative research in social sciences. It is a versatile programme with a wide range of analysis tools, flexibly deployable in the diversity of qualitative analysis approaches. It replaces Nvivo, for which support will be discontinued from the start of the 2025-2026 academic year.
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kwalitatief onderzoek
Searching: what is a citation search?
A citation search can go forward or backward in time. If you go forward in time, you look for the sources that cited your original article. If you go back in time, you look for the sources cited by your original article (also called "snowball search").
Benefits … Read more
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article
database
search engines
search strategy
Write: do you know what you're writing?
Before you start writing, having a good sense of what you'll be writing is an important first step. Some examples of text types that require different kinds of writing are:
- a paper: you look for the answer to an objective research question through field research or a literature study. …
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academic writing
poster
systematic review