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DIGITAL CULTURETHE LAB / DIKULT105

TURING'S LIBRARY / THE SEARCH DESK

Follow your idea.
Find a source.

Made something? Bring one question about it. Start with two or three search words, find one useful source, then take the idea back into your work.

My game lets someone choose a path.
Try player agency games. For a story, try interactive fiction choice. Add belonging if that is your theme.

PICK ONE DOOR. YOU DO NOT NEED ALL FIVE.

What do you need right now?

Service links open in another tab so these instructions stay here. Screenshots come from the linked official guides, not a live capture of your account. Some show older layouts.

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THE ARTICLE DESK

Search Google Scholar

  1. Search a small question. Start with two or three terms. Too many results? Add a theme. Nothing useful? Remove a word or try a synonym.
  2. Read one result. Check title, authors, year and publication. Open the title and read the abstract, the short summary. Does it address your question?
  3. Find the actual text. Try a [PDF] or [HTML] link beside the result. No file? Select All versions. For library access, follow the UiB route below.
  4. Follow a useful lead. Cited by finds works citing this source; Related articles finds similar material. Neither is a quality score. Read the source before citing it.

Need an exact title? Put it in quotation marks. Newer research? Use the year filters. Older work can still be relevant.

Google's search and access help ↗

Google Scholar results with PDF and HTML links on the right, and All versions below results.
Screenshot from Moudhi Almutairi’s Kuwait University HSC Library guide. This older example shows PDF/HTML and All versions. The subject is enzymes; use your own project words. Layout and dates can differ today. Google's current search help ↗. Select the image to enlarge.
Found something? Bring it back to your project →
02
SIKT'S NATIONAL RESEARCH ARCHIVE

Find research in NVA

Open NVA at nva.sikt.no ↗ · About Sikt ↗

  1. Choose what you want to find. Beside the search box, choose Result for publications, Persons for researchers or Project for research projects.
  2. Type a title, theme or name. Try game interfaces. Or choose Persons and try Kristine Jørgensen, then check the institution on the matching profile.
NVA search bar with Result, Persons and Project choices.
Choose Result for publications or Persons for a researcher. The English interface is shown; the sample result is from another field. Sikt search guide, September 2025 ↗. Select the image to enlarge.
  1. Narrow the results. Open Filter. Choose a relevant category, such as Academic article. Add an institution if useful. Use the file filter when you need an uploaded text.
  2. Open a publication record. Check author, year, type and summary. Open an available file or follow the publication link. Some records have no readable file.
  3. Keep a route back. Save the record link or DOI, then read the text. A record in NVA alone does not establish peer review.

Sikt's full search instructions ↗ · Illustrated English guide (.docx) ↗

NVA Filter panel with Category, Academic article, Institution and Contributor.
Use Category to narrow the publication type. Counts in this guide image are examples. Sikt search guide, September 2025 ↗. Select the image to enlarge.
Take the source back to your work →
03
YOUR UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

Find a book. Open the full text.

  1. Open UiB's catalogue. Go to UiB Oria ↗. Type the title, author or a few topic words. Select a result.
  2. Physical book? Find Get It / Finn og bestill. Check the library, availability and complete shelf mark. Keep the record on your phone, then follow the shelf signs. Show it to library staff if you cannot find the book.
  3. Borrow or reserve? Use Sign in / Logg på, choose UiB / Feide when offered, and use your UiB account. Follow the record's request options.
  4. Article or e-book? Follow the record's full-text link. On a private device, connect to UiB's VPN ↗ for licensed material, then reopen the link. UiB says eduroam alone does not give licence access.
Starting in MittUiB?

Open your course and its reading-list link, then choose the title. MittUiB is the course platform. The library provides access to the book or article.

UiB: find your course reading list ↗

UiB's real screenshot walkthrough: find physical materials ↗ · UiB login and access instructions ↗

The screenshot walkthrough opens UiB's own guide. If access still fails, show the title or DOI to library staff. An Oria record does not guarantee full text.

Back to the shelves and the book's index →
04
THE DIGITISED COLLECTION

Use Internet Archive

  1. Search first. Open archive.org ↗, search a title or author, and open an item. Check the edition and what is actually readable.
  2. Need an account? Follow Sign up ↗. Enter an email you can open, choose a public screen name and an Internet Archive password. Complete verification and confirm the email when asked.
Internet Archive account form: email, public screen name, password and account verification.
Official account-creation example, published in 2022. Follow the labels on the current form. Internet Archive Help Center ↗. Select the image to enlarge.
  1. Return and log in. Use Log In ↗ with your Internet Archive account.
  2. Read what is available. Follow the item's reading or borrowing controls. Borrow Unavailable means the book cannot currently be borrowed. Try UiB Oria for another route.
Internet Archive Sign In menu with the Log In option.
The account menu leads to Log In. This is Internet Archive’s own login. Internet Archive Help Center ↗. Select the image to enlarge.

Official account guide ↗ · Why borrowing may be unavailable ↗

Use the edition you actually read →
05
THE LISTENING ROOM

Read with the Tibi app

Tibi is adapted literature for people who have difficulty reading visual text because of a disability or illness. Check who can borrow ↗ and apply through Bli låner at tibi.no ↗ if this fits you.

  1. Install Tibi. Open the official iOS App Store ↗ or Android Google Play ↗ listing.
  2. Log in. Use your Tibi borrower number and PIN, supplied through registration. For a forgotten PIN, follow the reset instructions in Tibi's app help ↗.
  3. Search and borrow. Choose Søk, type a title, author or theme, open a book and choose Lån boka. Available books appear in Bokhylle.
  4. Download and listen. On the shelf, open the book's three dots, choose Last ned and confirm. An arrow marks the downloaded book. Tap the book to play it offline.
Tibi Bokhylle with three-dot book menus and an arrow marking a downloaded audiobook.
Bokhylle means bookshelf. The marked arrow shows a downloaded book. Example loans and dates belong to Tibi’s demonstration. Tibi official app guide ↗. Select the image to enlarge.
Tibi audiobook with text, player controls and a three-dot menu.
Open a book from your shelf to listen. Some books include text alongside the audio. Tibi official app guide ↗. Select the image to enlarge.

Some study books have restricted access. Tibi's student guide ↗ explains availability and how to identify the adapted edition for your citation.

Bring the idea you listened to back to your work →

BACK AT THE MAKING TABLE

One source. One new way to look.

Read or listen to the relevant argument in context. What does it help you understand about your creation? Try a change, question a choice or explain an effect you can now see.

Keep the author, year, title and the edition you used. For an article, also keep the journal, volume, issue, pages and DOI. Record the page or locator for the passage you use. Check the publication type and the journal's review policy if you need a peer-reviewed article.

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