Below you can read how the University Library can support your research.
These webpages provide research data support before, during and after your research. The info is organized according to the research lifecycle, as this is the process a researcher follows to start, conduct and complete a project or study. In addition this portal offers information about training, tools, infrastructure, guidance and support available at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Ask your subject librarian or our theme experts for support or advice on conducting literature/data research or publishing.
These tools help you to get access from anywhere at any time.
- Search systems: LibSearch, Geoplaza, Image database, Pubmed, Web of Science, Scopus
- LibGuides Finding literature relating to various fields.
- Workshops Finding literature.
- Creating source acknowledgements and a bibliography using Endnote
- Endnote & the Endnote LibGuide
- Workshops on Endnote (general and medical, beginners and advanced).
- RDM Support Desk: help and advice with any Research Data Management related questions.
- Learn more about RDM for all phases of your research: Research Data Management LibGuide
- Finding geographic data: Geoplaza
Upload your dissertation
- Upload full text of your publications to the VU Research Portal/self-archiving
As a researcher, you want your publications and other research results easy to find, without wasting time registering them in all kinds of databases and profiles. An ORCID takes care of this.
You can find tools and services to measure your research impact here. Request and use an ORCID here.
Keep up to date with our workshops and services via the research data support portal.
The University Library offers user support for PhD candidates in performing a plagiarism scan with iThenticate. The tool iThenticate is available for scanning research for plagiarism and will be available to all PhD candidates starting September 1, 2022. The University Library provides a Libguide page 'Ithenticate - plagiarism scanner for research', where a Quick Start Guide and FAQ page can be found.