Use reliable information, don't settle for Google, Wikipedia or AI chats. An extensive collection of electronic resources from different fields has been made available to students at the University of Oulu (UniOulu) and Oulu University of Applied Sciences (Oamk).
Students at the University of Oulu cannot use Oamk's e-resources and vice versa, subscriptions to e-resources are separate. However, there are open access terminals in the library for browsing the e-materials of Oamk and the University of Oulu.
E-resources can be accessed via Oula-Finna and Library guides website.
In the Library guides, the information sources are grouped by university, by topic or field of study to make it as easy as possible to find and use them.
On campuses, you can use e-resources from any computer connected to the University network | the Oamk network, by logging in using your institutional student username and password (Haka Login). On your own computer, you can log into your institution's network or use the Owlan or Eduroam wireless network.
When studying at home or elsewhere outside campuses, you can also make a VPN or remote desktop connection to the University network | the Oamk network to access e-resources, as if you were on your institutions's network.
See instructions: Remote desktops and VPN.
Most electronic resources can be accessed off campus by logging in to the Oula-Finna portal or Library guides website using your institutional student username and password (Haka Login).
The terms and conditions related to the individual resources determine the use of e-resources, what you are / are not allowed to do. These include issues such as printing and linking.
Theses published openly are available in OuluREPO (University of Oulu) and in Theseus (Oamk).
E-thesis workstations in the Pegasus Library and Medical Library provide access to all theses (University of Oulu) since the switch to electronic publishing of theses in 2013.
Generative AI applications, such as ChatGPT, are not suitable for searching for scientific information. There are several applications where AI is utilized specifically for scientific article search. As with any tool, there are also ethical and evaluative issues to consider for their appropriate use.
See AI tools in information searching -guide for more information.
In the Library guides you find self-study material:
Self-study material for information searches (Oamk)
Finding scientific information (University of Oulu)
For more information about using databases, you can use Database quick guides or contact us in the library.
