SEMINARS

OPEN WEB-SEMINARS (without registration)

All upcoming web seminars can also be found in the event calendar of the Staatsbiblitohek zu Berlin under “Wissenswerkstatt”.

Additional training programms by Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin

If you are looking for futher training programms about academic research, academic writing or specific trainings for PhD candidates, please follow this like to scheduled trainings and events of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin.

If you want to request a specific training programm for your insittution, feel free to contact us via the contact form bellow or via E-Mail.

Introduction Japan
11.06.2026 | 5 p.m.-6 p.m. | Dr. Ursula Flache

The topic of this webseminar is how to search for Japan-related materials in Japanese and/or western languages that are available in Germany. The overview includes the CrossAsia Search, Cinii Research  and the German Union Catalogue of Serials (Zeitschriftendatenbank, ZDB). In addition services such as the special interlibrary loan system called “Blauer Leihverkehr “, the possibility of acquisition requests and the access to Japan-related databases will be introduced. The course is aimed at users who have no or little experience with CrossAsia. The course will be held in English.


Introduction to Korean Databases
16.06.2026 | 5 p.m.-6 p.m. | Dr. HU Jing

The online training course is designed to introduce Korean e-resources available through CrossAsia. The lecture will provide an overview of CrossAsia’s functionality, with a focus on access to licensed databases related to Korean studies. Participants will receive detailed introductions to 19 Korean databases and observe a live demonstration of how to use these databases. The lecture will be delivered in English.


CrossAsia – Specialised Information Service Asia (FID Asia): an Introduction
18.06.2026 | 5 p.m.-6 p.m. | Antje Ziemer

The introduction aims at users new to CrossAsia and its services. It will give a short overview of the history and tasks of the portal and the registration process followed by an introduction to CrossAsia Search, CrossAsia Get it services (special interlibrary loan service, acquisition requests and digitisation on demand) and the features of the CrossAsia database portal. The lecture will be held in English.


Zeitschriftenartikel aus und über Japan
23.06.2026 | 5 p.m.-6 p.m. | Dr. Ursula Flache

Die über CrossAsia angebotenen Datenbanken für Zeitschriftenartikel aus und über Japan bieten unterschiedliche Inhalte und Funktionalitäten. In diesem Webseminar sollen Cinii, Web OYA-bunko, 雑誌記事索引集成データベース (Zassaku) sowie Project Muse kontrastierend vorgestellt werden. Darüber hinaus gibt es einen Überblick in welchen weiteren Datenbanken sich komplette Zeitschriftenarchive finden lassen.


Introduction Central Asia
24.06.2026 | 5 p.m.-6 p.m. | Antje Ziemer

The webseminar deals with the subject area of Central Asia, which is defined geographically and includes Mongolia, regions of the Mongolian, Tibetan and Uyghur minorities in China as well as the Tibetan and Uyghur exile communities. In addition to general notes, basic research strategies for printed and electronic resources will be presented. The event is aimed at students and other interested parties who want to use the CrossAsia portal with selected databases, the StaBiKat and the digitised collections. The course will be held in English.


Was steckt alles in JapanKnowledge?
25.06.2026 | 5 p.m.-6 p.m. | Dr. Ursula Flache

Wie der Name der Datenbank JapanKnowledge schon andeutet, handelt es sich um eine Plattform für Nachschlagewerke und Wörterbücher zur Japanologie. Darüber hinaus besteht Zugriff auf mehrere historische Zeitschriften und umfangreiche elektronische Buchausgaben. In dieser Online-Schulung sollen die Recherchemöglichkeiten sowie die Inhalte von JapanKnowledge näher vorgestellt werden.


Introduction to CEIC Data (external online seminar by CEIC)
29.06.2026 | 5 p.m.-6 p.m. | Presentation by CEIC | Moderator: Anna Stryjewska

CEIC Data is one of the leading global macroeconomic data and analytics platform, especially relevant for researchers working quantitatively in economics, political economy, international relations, development studies, and finance.

This external training session will provide an overview of CEIC coverage relevant to East and Southeast Asian economies, as well as introduce practical search strategies, key datasets frequently used by researchers (including macroeconomic indicators, industry data, historical time series, etc.), and platform features such as metadata, data transformation, charting and export options. Tips for integrating CEIC data into research workflows and publications will also be given. The web-seminar will be held in English.


CrossAsia Japan: Einführung für Einsteiger:innen
02.07.2026 | 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. | Dr. Ursula Flache

Das Webseminar findet statt im Rahmen der Übung “Arbeitsmittel der Japanologie” für Studierende im 2. Fachsemester an der Universität zu Köln und ist gleichzeitig geöffnet für alle Interessierten. Die Inhalte umfassen einen Überblick über die CrossAsia Webseite, die Kontaktmöglichkeiten, die Recherche via OPAC sowie CrossAsia Suche, den Blauen Leihverkehr (BLV), die Möglichkeiten für Anschaffungswünsche (PDA) und den Zugang zu den lizenzierten Datenbanken. Vorgestellt werden vornehmlich westlichsprachige Datenbanken:  Japan Times Archives, ProQuest Dissertations, Brill Asian Studies Collection und JapanKnowledge. Außerdem wird ein Recherchebeispiel vorgeführt. Die Veranstaltung richtet sich an Personen, die noch keine oder wenig Erfahrung in der Nutzung von CrossAsia haben.


Introduction Southeast Asia
06.07.2026 | 4 p.m.-5 p.m. | Tristan Hinkel

The online training course „Introduction Southeast Asia“ presents resources and research tips and is aimed at students and researchers in the field of Southeast Asian Studies. The focus is on the use of CrossAsia, the Digitised Collections and the StaBiKat. The course will be held in English.


Beyond Databases: CrossAsia Services Open to All
08.07.2026 | 5 p.m.-6 p.m. | Dr. Martina Siebert

The Webseminar will give an overview of CrossAsia services offered also to users beyond those authenticated to access the license protected CrossAsia databases, such as the CrossAsia Fulltext Search, ITR Explorer, CrossAsia Talk recordings, as well as Open Access resources linked in the catalogue or offered as iiif image and metadata presentations. The Webseminar will be delivered in English. All welcome!


All online courses are scheduled in Berlin Time / Central European Time (CET/UTC+1).

Please note: You can take part in the courses using your browser without having to install a special software. Please click on the respective button “meeting room” below, follow the link “join via browser” (“über Browser teilnehmen”), and enter your name. Please allow, for the Welcome, that the Meeting room may access to your microphone and video. During the session, please deactivate the video function via the Meeting room menu, in order to improve the connection. If you do not want to say something yourself, please also deactivate your microphone.

TRAINING PROGRAMS

  • Training courses on request from your institution, such as for a class, workshop or a colloquium. We will do our best to accommodate your specific wishes. These training courses can be conducted at your institute or online-based. Please note: Due to the Covid19-Corona pandemic, we presently only offer online courses. Please contact us by using the form below or via e-mail.
  • Open online courses with dates for general introductions, as well as with region-specific content. Follow this link for the current dates, incl. the access links for the individual sessions.
  • Open online courses on specific types of materials and research tools, as well as further offers of the FID Asia project and CrossAsia; you can find up to date information in our course plan below. You can also suggest specific topics, which we eventually may bundle up and integrate into our programme. For communicating your suggestions, please also use the form below or contact us via e-mail.

INFO MATERIAL

CrossAsia How-to Videos

CrossAsia Get It

CrossAsia Search

Database Search

Registrierung

Anmeldung

User guides

User guides within the respective databases are often very informative. These are often labeled as:
ヘルプ /このデータベースについて / ユーザーガイド /  ?  /  使い方 / マニュアル etc.

Freely accessible user guides of the database providers (often Japanese versions are more detailed than English versions…):

Illustration aus dem Ansei kenmonroku (安政見聞録, Signatur: 42586 ROA)

CONTACT

“CrossAsia Classroom” — CrossAsia

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