During the semester the HSG library offers a range of courses about specific research, reference management and academic writing as well as library tours.
HSG Library Sercvices: An Overview
| Content | This course will introduce you to the key services offered by the HSG Library. We will introduce you to the library’s spaces and infrastructure, as well as providing an overview of our extensive range of resources. These include business and law literature, art, philosophy, fiction, e-books, databases, newspapers and journals. You will learn how to search for resources in HSGswisscovery, borrow or order them, and access electronic resources. Where possible, we will also address questions related to your studies and/or day-to-day work. |
| Instructor | Leoni Wirth |
Course details and further courses offered by the HSG Library and the HSG Writing Lab can be found here.
Learn more about reference management with Endnote
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| Instructor | Jacobus van Seumeren |
Course details and further courses offered by the HSG Library and the HSG Writing Lab can be found here.
Learn more about using our financial databases
| Content | The course provides an overview of the range of corporate and capital markets databases. Key data sources such as LSEG Workspace and LSEG Datastream will be introduced. It will be shown how to search these databases for the required figures and data. Participants will also gain an insight into working with the WRDS data platform, which provides access to the majority of our databases in this area. The research can be carried out directly on the participants' own notebooks. |
| Instructor | Thorsten Uehlein |
Course details and further courses offered by the HSG Library and the HSG Writing Lab can be found here.
| Content | Are you about to write your thesis? The HSG Writing Lab, in collaboration with the HSG Library, offers you the opportunity to refresh your knowledge of research, academic writing and working methods. We will also cover the use of AI tools in research and writing. |
| Instructor | HSG Writing Lab and HSG Library |
Video about the Writing Lab / Search & Find Service
Course details and further courses offered by the HSG Library and the HSG Writing Lab can be found here.
Using AI effectively for literature research
| Content | AI opens up new possibilites for academic research. In this course, we will show you how AI can help you to narrow down a topic, gain a first overview of the state of research, and find relevant literature. You will learn where AI-powered research has its strengths and limitations, you will be introduced to the AI-powered research tool Consensus, and you will be shown how to successfully combine traditional research methods and research with AI. |
| Instructor | Corina Göldi and Leoni Wirth |
Course details and further courses offered by the HSG Library and the HSG Writing Lab can be found here.
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CH-9000 St. Gallen
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bibliothek@unisg.ch
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