Further information:
Head of the information services Eila Rämö,
tel. +358 9 470 30243, +358 50 502 7716
Information specialist Hannele Suhonen,
tel. +358 50 524 9075
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Master of Arts Programme

Image Searching 0.5 ECTS
Content: Familiarises students with different kinds of image sources. The course also covers source criticism and copyright issues related to image use. The objective is to learn the efficient use of a variety of image databases and the ethical and lawful utilisation of visual materials. The course covers the following:
•    introduction to different types of visual materials, from slides to digitised images
•    information searching from image databases licensed by the TaiK Library
•    Finnish image databases
•    international museum image databases
•    image service consortia and other extensive image services
•    evaluating image searches: source criticism
•    using images lawfully: copyright.

Personal Tuition in Information Searching
Prerequisite studies: Systematic Information Retrieval
Students working on diploma works receive individual instruction and help with information searching. The objective is to learn the efficient use of essential information sources related to the research subject, including the University Library’s and TaiK’s online materials, as well as other libraries’ or organisations’ (e.g. businesses) information sources.