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Understand your reading list
All course books may be borrowed from the library. Learn how to use the reading list and find answers to common questions.
What is a scholarly article?
Here you will learn more about what characterises scholarly articles and other texts you will encounter during your studies.
Search guide
Learn more how to search. Read our guide how to search in our databases and what methods to use for finding scholarly texts.
Book tutoring in information seeking
Do you need help with information seeking, source evaluation or referencing? Book a time or drop in.
Writing references
Learn more about paraphrasing, quoting, plagiarism, reference management programs, and other common referencing questions.
Referencing guides
Find guides to Harvard, APA and Oxford. These are referencing systems used at Södertörn University and the Swedish Red Cross University College.
Book tutoring in referencing
Do you need help with referencing, information seeking or source evaluation? Book a time or drop in.
About copyright
Copyright protects creative works from being misused. You need to know what applies when you use material others have created.
Publish your essay in DiVA
Make a final check and publish your approved essay in DiVA.
Register your research in DiVA
If you are a researcher, you can read more here how to register your research in DiVA.
Publish research Open Access
Are you considering to publish Open Access? Here is some advice to think of before publishing.
Book the library´s research support
The library offers support in publishing issues for PhD students and researchers.
Request an information seeking course
As a teacher, you can request a course in information seeking, source evaluation and referencing from the library. Read more here.
FAQ in the library
Read about for example how to borrow books and find your way around the library.
My loans (Link to external site)
See your loans, renew books and pay any overdue fines.
The Study Support Unit
Book an individual guidance in writing, study techniques and much more.
Publications (Link to external site)
Go directly to our publication series.