The online-tutorial LOTSE-Slavistik (Online Tutorial Slavic studies) - LOTSE means pilot service in German - gives a didactic introduction to information for researchers interested in Slavic languages, literature and cultural studies. The tutorial is primarily for students and has been developed by Bochum University Library in cooperation with the Slavic Department / Lotman Institute at the Ruhr-University Bochum. The open-access tutorial can be either used as an e-learning tool or can be implemented into an information literacy course.