Workings Catalogue Media library Databases Bachelor's theses Lend and reserve As a student, you are automatically a member of the media libraries. You can borrow materials on presentation of your valid student card. Books and didactic material: max. 5 / loan period 1 month Bachelor's theses: max. 3 / loan period 1 month Works on loan can be reserved free of charge. External parties can only consult on site, not borrow. Services Study and group work You can study in the library without reserving a table. In Bruges, there is also a separate room next to the library to do group work together. Print and crop With your student card you can also print, copy or scan documents in the library. Instruction videos can be found on the ICT service's website. Both libraries have cutting machines and Kortrijk also has a folding machine. Found something in another library? You can request a magazine, article or book from another library. This can be from Howest's other media library or from the library of another college or university. Request Purchase suggestions Lecturers can pass on purchase suggestions for (e-)books, journals, databases, didactic materials... Materials can be loaned by students and teachers after delivery. Make a suggestion In the catalogue, you will find books, final works, didactic material, e-books and so much more. The catalogue shows you the physical and digital collection of the Howest libraries. Don't know where to start? Pop in, our staff will be happy to help you in your search for reliable information. Consult the catalogue Audiovisual material At the media library in Kortrijk, you can lend a lot of audiovisual material (AVM). Some of the offerings: cameras video cameras Zoom audio recorders Osmo smartphone stabilisers GoPro action cams ... Soon you will be able to request all your equipment via a new reservation system. In the meantime, please contact media librarian Jan Seynaeve. Podgrot At the reception and in the library, you can reserve the podcave to record your own podcast. Contact Jan Seynaevejan.seynaeve [at] howest.betarget="_blank" or kortrijk.bib [at] howest.be Monday-Friday 8u15-12u Consult the Databases You can find our entire database collection by entering the correct database name in the search bar of our catalogue or by clicking on 'Databases' at the bottom of the same homepage. To the catalogue Most important databases Academic Search Ultimate: multidisciplinary database of journals, scientific articles, newspapers, news videos and more Art Full Text: database of fine, decorative and commercial art such as photography, film and architecture Arts Premium Collection: very extensive range of specialised databases on visual arts, design, architecture, music, performing arts... Belgapress: press database of more than 70 national and international written, online and audiovisual sources Business Source Ultimate: economic database with many articles on economics, finance, marketing, business... DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals eBook Academic Collection: recent EBSCO eBooks for all courses Education Full Text: scientific database for education students and professionals Elsevier ScienceDirect: multidisciplinary database of Elsevier publishers Google Scholar: search engine to search scientific literature Mediaspecs: database with up-to-date data of all advertising media in Belgium and Luxembourg monKEY: Kluwer database for tax, accountancy and corporate law OECD iLibrary: website of the Organisation for European Cooperation and Development PubMed: search engine that searches the MEDLINE database of references to medical scientific articles SpringerLink: Multidisciplinary database with a wide range of scientific articles and ebooks, also in Dutch Statista: platform with statistics and reports, market insights, consumer insights and business insights Trefzeker: database of Acerta Consult, with information on social legislation and personnel taxation Wiley: multidisciplinary database Consult The library has the bachelor's theses of many courses from previous years. You can consult these on paper or digitally. Go to our catalogue and click on 'dissertations' and the name of the programme. At the top right, you can sort by year so that you see the most recent theses first. Click on the title of your choice and you will see where you can find it in the library or how to request it digitally. Plagiarism control You can have your own bachelor's thesis checked once for plagiarism. Mail the document as a Word file or as a PDF to kortrijk.bib [at] howest.be or brugge.bib [at] howest.be. One or two days later you will receive the report and you can adjust your references where necessary. Want more information on the correct way to refer to your sources? Then be sure to check out our page on LEHO on source referencing. Contact and opening hours Opening hours can vary due to vacation days or illness. Campus Bruges Centrum Sint Jorisstraat 71, 8000 Bruges Katrien Vanthournout and Elien Beuselinckbrugge.bib [at] howest.be T 050 33 32 68 Opening hours Monday: 8u30 - 17u Tuesday: 8u30 - 17u Wednesday: 8u30 - 17u Thursday: 8u30 - 17u Friday: 8u30 - 12u Campus Kortrijk Weide - The Penta Sint-Martens-Latemlaan 1B, 8500 Kortrijk Eva Vanackere, Isabelle Mignon and Jan Seynaevekortrijk.bib [at] howest.be T 056 23 98 81 Opening hours Monday: 8u30 - 17u00 Tuesday: 8u30 - 17u00 Wednesday: 8u30 - 17u00 Thursday: 8u30 - 17u00 Friday: 8u30 - 15u30 Campus Oudenaarde Fortstraat 47, 9700 Oudenaarde oudenaarde [at] howest.be T 0474 16 49 97 There is no library on the Oudenaarde campus. However, students can request books and journals from the other libraries there. Please use the ILL-form above. There is a return box at the reception desk to return your works.