For researchers and PhD students
As a researcher or PhD student, you can get guidance and support from the library. Here we have compiled our services. Please contact us to find out more.
The library offers support on issues such as information retrieval, reference management software, academic publishing and open science.
You also find information about the library's research support on the Stockholm University staff website along with other services for researchers. On the staff website you can for instance receive guidance on research funding, research data and research ethics.
Information about the University Library's work with open science.
Book a consultation or workshop
As a researcher or PhD student at Stockholm University you can book a consultation with a librarian. Send an e-mail to bokabibliotekarie@su.se and describe what kind of support you want. We offer consultations both in the library and in Zoom. Groups can also book a workshop by emailing kursbokningsub@su.se.
The library offers the following:
- Introduction to library services, for instance if you are newly employed at Stockholm University.
- Guidance on information retrieval, including choice of databases, search terms and search techniques.
- Introduction to reference management software Zotero. It is also possible to book a Zotero group workshop.
- Support developing a search strategy for systematic reviews, including advice on choice of databases, research question, search terms and search techniques.
Searching for information
The library offers support on the different stages of information retrieval, including guidance on formulating a search question, choice of search terms and databases and conducting and documenting your search. We also give advice on developing a search strategy for systematic reviews.
Systematic reviews
The library offer support on developing a search strategy for systematic reviews, including advice on choice of databases, research question, search terms and search techniques. Email bokabibliotekarie@su.se to book a consultation.
Here you can also find more information about conducting a systematic review:
Systematic reviews - for researchers – Karolinska Institutet University Library
Method - Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services
Keenious – an academic AI search engine
Keenious is a search tool for academic articles available for all students and staff at Stockholm University. Instead of searching using individual search terms, Keenious analyses articles or your own written text using AI and presents search results based on the topic of the text.
Read more about how Keenious works and how to get started using it
Reference management software
Reference management software can be very useful in academic writing.
The programme helps you to:
- Collect your references to articles, books, reports, etc. in one place.
- Organise your references in the programme library.
- Create citations and references in Word in any reference style.
- Share references with others in group libraries.
- Remove duplicates.
There are various reference management software that offer similar features. Below you will find information on two of the most common programmes, Zotero and EndNote.
Zotero
Zotero is free to download. Users with an active university account can create an account with unlimited storage by using their Stockholm University e-mail (@su.se or @*su.se) when logging in. If you already have a private Zotero account, you can access the extra storage space by adding your Stockholm University e-mail to your zotero.org account settings. With Zotero you can insert references in your text documents, if you use Word, LibreOffice and Google Docs.
Watch this tutorial on how to use Zotero (A complete beginner's guide)
EndNote
A licence is required to install EndNote on your computer. Staff at Stockholm University can obtain a licence from the department’s licence manager, which is then paid for by the department. EndNote is not supported by the library.
Watch this tutorial on how to use EndNote 20 (made by Lunds University Library)
Another alternative is to use EndNote Basic, a free web-based version of EndNote, which includes the basic functions of EndNote.
Writing and publishing
As a researcher or PhD student at Stockholm University, you can get support from the library regarding academic publishing. The library also offers support for printing doctoral theses. For those who use LaTex and RichText, the library offers the editing tool Overleaf.
Dissertation support
Dissertation support provides help and advice towards the end of your doctoral studies when printing your dissertation. We help with the timeline for the printing process, support on how to use the Word template, registration in DiVA/the nailing, how to create print-ready PDFs in the university’s production tool, as well as making your dissertation available to a wider circle of readers.
SU Dynamica
SU Dynamica – SUstainable publishing is a new publishing platform that is currently only open to researchers at Stockholm University. In this publishing tool researchers can publish articles open access at no cost to them and have their articles peer-reviewed. The articles receive a DOI and will eventually also be registered in DiVA.
The platform is for all researchers and all disciplines, regardless of the field you are researching in. Peer review is open and the platform automatically matches submitted manuscripts with appropriate peer reviewers based on their previous experience in their area of expertise. SU Dynamica is not a traditional journal but a publishing platform, and thus does not have a responsible editor. Stockholm University is the responsible publisher.
The service has just started and is under development. The platform has a help center where you can give feedback anonymously about what you want to improve.
More information about SU Dynamica - SUstainable publishing
Do you want to know more about SU Dynamica? Watch this 10-minute video where Abeni Wickham introduces the platform.
Register in DiVA
All texts you write in relation to your employment at Stockholm University should be registered in DiVA.
Discounted article processing charges
Would you like to publish an article open access? If so, the university library will cover the publication costs.
Other publishing support
The library helps with other kinds of publishing support.
Online course: Creative Commons licences in scholarly publishing
The course is created by Umeå University Library and is primarily aimed at researchers and doctoral students but parts of it may also be of interest to students.
In this course, you will learn:
- what Creative Commons licences are and how they work
- how to choose a licence when publishing your research results
- how to use Creative Commons-licensed material correctly.
Link to the course:
Online course: Creative Commons licences in scholarly publishing
Use Overleaf in LaTeX and Rich Text
Overleaf is a LaTeX/Rich Text editing and publishing tool. Stockholm university has a license making it possible for you to use the program, regardless if you are a researcher, employee or a student. Using Overleaf you can:
- Write and edit in Rich Text eller LaTeX using the online tool, and easily shift between versions.
- Work together with several persons simultaneously in the interface by sharing and editing the material with users of your choice.
- See the finished result on the right, as your are writing and editing your material on the left side of the screen.
- Use the integrated submission system to submit your material directly to one of several publishers available.
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Last updated: April 8, 2025
Source: Stockholm University Library
