During March 2 to April 1 the library has a trial period for the databases ProQuest One Performing Arts och ProQuest Global Newsstream.

• ProQuest One Performing Arts contains material on music, theatre, and dance. The library currently subscribes to the Performing Arts Periodicals Database as well as the Dance in Video, Vol. I collection.

Karlstad University Library now offers access to Covidence, a web-based tool that supports every stage of the systematic literature review process. The platform streamlines the work of importing references, screening titles and abstracts, reviewing full texts, assessing risk of bias, extracting data and exporting results.

• Read more about Covidence and how to access it

Webinar series – learn how to use Covidence

During November and December, a series of web-based training sessions will be offered for Kau employees. All sessions will be recorded, so register even if you are unable to participate live. A link to the recording will be sent out after each session.

 Webinars:

The library has activated trial periods for a couple of AI tools that aim to enhance the search experience through natural language and intelligent topic exploration. You can find the tools directly in the databases Scopus and Web of Science. The test runs until October 10

Evaluation is ongoing for a subscription from January 2026

Scopus AI

Scopus AI allows you to search using full questions or phrases—no need for keywords or Boolean operators. You can even ask your question in Swedish (or another language); the response will be provided in English.

The results are based on abstracts from the Scopus database and are presented as a brief or extended summary with references, foundatinal documents and a concept map generated from your query.

The library has for 2025 updated some agreements concerning media resources and subscriptions.

The anatomy resource Human Anatomy Atlas 2018 has been upgraded to Visble Body Web Suite - now also with yearly updates

We now have institutional early access to JSTOR’s interactive research tool. This tool is described by JSTOR as "employs AI and other technologies to empower people to deepen and expand their research with JSTOR’s trusted corpus".

To use the tool you will need to login/create a personal account. The tool helps you to assess content relevance, deepen your 
research and uses natural, conversational language. Use it to identify relevant material faster and to discover new topics and content. 

Scopus, a database containing bibliographic records and citation data, has recently launched an AI functionality in its service.

The trial period has now ended, and evaluation is in progress.

Scopus AI is an add-on that is not included in the regular offering of the database, but KAU now has access to it on a trial basis for four weeks (October 7th-November 6th , 2024). You can directly access Scopus AI from the Scopus.com homepage.