Research - Infos, Tips and Links

Scientific work

The guidelines for citation and structure of your work (BA/MA thesis) are specific to your study program. You can find the guidelines provided in moodle.
The library has many different books regarding scientific writing style and much more. Ask us or check out the library search engine!

Research

How to use the library search engine and library services effectively

An overview on our licenced databases

Use the inter library loan if you need media that is not available at FH Upper Austria libraries.
Start here: Search engine of the Austrian library network
More search engines: KVK Catalog a world-wide library catalog, WorldCat (Focus on US libraries)

Use the library research classes to learn more. Ask for individual dates/small group dates any time!
 

Reference management, knowledge management and other helpful programs

Citavi

Citavi is a literature reference management database that helps you stay organized and quickly cite your needed literature.

FH Upper Austria students can download the licensed program ("Citavi Web and Desktop")
Choose: "W" -> Wels -> Fachhochschule Oberösterreich and click:  "Ich bin StudentIn" 
How to use Citavi: Video Tutorials
Citavi Web can also be used by non-Windows operating systems (e.g. MacOS).

Unipark survey software

The FH Upper Austria has licensed the Unipark survey software. To create an account please follow the instructions:
Send an email with the following data to Daniela.Noemeyer@fh-ooe.at

First and Last Name
E-Mail address
Team name (The team name should be as meaningful as possible (i.e. not FH Steyr) and consist of 1-2 words or abbreviations. A name is required even if the "team" consists of only one person.)

SPSS Software
Students can obtain the SPSS software at reduced prices. There is currently no direct way to obtain SPSS licenses from the FH. However, we are working on a solution for this.

Transcription Feature in Microsoft Word
Information about this feature in MS word
 

Open Access databases, tools, sites....
Check out an ever expanding list on our database site (scroll to bottom).


Journal Ratings:

Plagiarism Scan

The ÖH (Student Union) of the FH OÖ offers a plagiarism check. Here you will find all information about it.

You can find many scan softwares online (partly free or for a fee).
Here are a few examples:

PlagScan 
Prepostseo 
Plagaware
Scribbr
 

Bookbinders (for your BA/MA theses)
Every study program has a guideline on the information that has to be put on the binding.

We recommend the following bookbinders:

Bindewerk Eichenauer (Steyr)
Buchbinderei Strandl (Linz)