Library PressDisplay provides online access to more than 2,200 newspapers from 97 countries in 54 languages.
Library PressDisplayis a stand-alone web-based portal which provides online access to more than 2,200 newspaper and magazines from 97 countries in 54 languages.
Publications are presented as full-content digital replicas, which allows users to read on-screen exactly as they would with a familiar print edition.
Bibliotek
» Forskarstöd
» Informationssökning
» Tillgång till samlingarna
The library’s collections comprise books, journals, reference works, etc., both in printed and electronic format. You need to log in to access most of the library’s e-journals, e-books, and databases from outside the university network.
Accessing e-resources from outside the university using your KauID login:
Select the database, e-journal, e-book, etc.
Bibliotek
» Om biblioteket
» För dig som är ny student
» 15 fakta om biblioteket
The Library offer access to a large number of databases, journals and encyclopedias/ dictionaries.
On the library's start page you will find quick links to databases, subject guides, journals and more.
OneSearch provides an easy way to access reports, books and articles through one single search.
A workshop was held at Karlstad University together with students studying Information Systems – what was the purpose of this workshop?
- We looked at the EU directives, laws and standards that regulate web accessibility, says Gunnar Olsson, Lecturer in Information Systems at Karlstad University.
2013-12-20
Erik Wästlund, Lecturer in Psychology and researcher at CTF, appears in the latest issue of the popular science magazine Scientific American. The article talks about how people easier understand and remember text on paper compared to text on a screen.
- As a part of my Ph D thesis I conducted a study where I compared reading comprehension between paper and screen. The results showed that text on paper was easier to understand.
Bibliotek
» Forskarstöd
» Publicera
» Open Access
» Open Access deals with publishers
The national library consortium Bibsam has come to an agreement with Elsevier which enables KaU researchers to publish open access free of charge in a large selection of Elsevier journals.
Computational design optimization is a research area in which simulations are combined with computational optimization algorithms to find the best design for different components.
Computer simulations are now an important cost- and time-effective complement to traditional prototype-based product development. Thus, computational design optimization is a natural part of the digitalization of the manufacturing industry.
The group´s research is focusing on processing of raw materials with biological origin, which can be further processed into a large number of technically useful products.
The research encompass coating and printing process technology, rheological behaviour of coating materials, barrier technology and performance in converting and packaging, modelling of mechanical behaviour and mass transport performance of coating layers, renewable materials utilization and performance
Musikhögskolan Ingesund
» Om MHI
» Konsert och evenemang
Ingesund School of Music is one of the largest concert organisers in Värmland. Each semester there is a wide variety of concerts showcasing the talent of our fantastic students and teachers.
Ingesund School of Music offers a wide variety of concerts each semester. Most of the concerts involve our students and teachers in different ways and form part of the musical training in our different programmes and courses.
To determine whether the information you have found is credible and reliable, you need to evaluate the source of that information critically, regardless of whether the publication is printed or one you have found online. A source always has an author and a message to convey.
To determine whether the information you have found is credible and reliable, you need to evaluate the source of that information critically, regardless of whether the publication is printed or one you have found online. A source always has an author and a message to convey.
Musikhögskolan Ingesund
» Bibliotek
» Musikhögskolans bibliotek
» Om biblioteket
The Music Academy’s library is part of Karlstad University and is primarily for students, researchers, teachers, and other staff, but the public is also welcome to borrow from us.
Start using Adobe Digital Editions or BlueFire Reader.
Adobe Digital Editions
A program used to read and handle e-books on your computer. It can handle books both in epub or pdf format. Use it to create notes and highlights and to search for specific text.
Utbildning
» Att läsa på universitetet
» Anmälan och antagning
If you have been admitted to a programme at Karlstad University but are prevented from starting, you may request and be granted deferment of studies if there are special circumstances.
Deferment of studies can be granted for medical reasons, childcare, student union assignment, or deferred leave of absence from work to study.If your request for deferment is granted, you must later apply again at www.universityadmissions.se when you would like to start stu
Bibliotek
» Om biblioteket
» För dig som är ny student
» 15 fakta om biblioteket
Talking books - listen to your course literature
As a student with a reading disability, you can borrow your course literature in the form of a talking book from MTM - Swedish Agency for Accessible Media. You get access to talking books by contacting the library's contact persons.
Bibliotek
» Studiestöd
» För dig med funktionsvariation
Talking books - listen to your course literature
As a student with a reading disability, you can borrow your course literature in the form of a talking book from MTM - Swedish Agency for Accessible Media. You get access to talking books by contacting the library's contact persons.
Do you want to do a survey? The web-based survey tool can be used by researchers, administrators and students at the C and D level for all types of surveys and studies. The program facilitates the collection and compilation of data.
You create your account by logging in with your KauID.Need help?Questions about the survey and report design, refer to the manual of the program and your supervisor.
Bibliotek
» Studiestöd
» För dig med funktionsvariation
» Stödprogram och appar
Speech-to-text apps
SPEECHY
Real time dictation, converting voice to text. Also with translation options.
Language: Swedish, English etc.
Speechy Lite: free, full version costs
Text-to-speech apps
ClaroSpeak Svenska
ClaroSpeak is a reading and writing app with high-quality text-to-speech and other applications.
An ebook platform with 3000 titles from different publishers where the library buys single titles or small collections like the Nordic Collection.
Most titles have unlimited access. A few are "1 user only" which means only one at the time can access the book.
Search books
The titles are searchable in the Library catalog, in OneSearch and in Libris. It is also possible to go to the portal and search.
Copyright is the legal right to determine how a work may be used, and is held by the person or persons who created the work.
Virtually all material used in teaching and research is protected by copyright. This includes copies from books or journals, images, sketches, photographs, music, films, sheet music, as well as material produced by staff or students. Copyright applies irrespective of medium, i.e.
Rights to your essay
Students always hold the copyright to their essays. If your essay contains illustrations, tables, etc., you have to obtain permission to include them before your essay is published.
Using illustrations, photographs, or tables
Remember that illustrations, photographs and tables available online or in printed form are protected by copyright. This means that you may not use and distribute them without permission from the copyright holder.
