Find Information
The provision of qualified specialist literature forms the basis for successful work in study, research and teaching. We will gladly support you in your search as well as in the acquisition of information.
We recommend our Discovery-Service as a universal search entry point. You use it to search scientific sources inside and outside our library holdings.
For a search within our library holdings, our Online Catalogue (OPAC) is still available.
For an in-depth look at services and research options in the library, check out our new regular event series. Click here to register!
Important research tools
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Literature Search Engine
Our Discovery-Service allows searching various sources of our holdings, scientific and other accessible databases worldwide. In terms of content, the literature search engine combines the printed library holdings, licensed eBooks and eJournals, many licensed subject databases, and open access publications. Use the faceting options to personalize the number of results.
Printed media are arranged on the shelves according to subject group (notation) and call number. They can be borrowed unless they are marked as reference holdings. If a work is located elsewhere, we will be happy to obtain it for you!
For our eTutorial on how to research in our Discovery-Service, click here!
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Catalogues
OPAC
The OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) lists the library's entire holdings.
The "advanced search" allows the entry of several criteria and keywords as well as the limitation of the media type. Printed media are listed on the shelves according to subject group (notation) and shelfmark and can be borrowed unless they are marked as reference holdings.
If a work is located elsewhere, we will be happy to obtain it for you!GVK
As a union database, the GVK provides the materials relevant for interlibrary loan and direct delivery services. It includes over 72.6 million titles with more than 183.0 million ownership records from over 1,000 libraries. It contains journal records from all subito delivery libraries in Germany and Austria as well as other German university libraries. Titles and articles that are not in our holdings can also be obtained via interlibrary loan.
KVK
The Karlsruhe Virtual Catalogue (KVK) is a meta-catalog for referencing more than one hundred million books and journals from library and book trade catalogs worldwide.
Worldcat
OCLC Worldcat is the world's largest bibliographic database, which includes catalogs from thousands of OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) libraries.
EZB
The Electronic Journals Library is a service for the effective use of scientific full-text journals on the Internet. It includes 94,384 titles, of which 19,846 are purely online journals, covering all subject areas. It also lists more than 116,000 journals from aggregators. We also offer access to the full texts of the eJournals we license.
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Databases
The Database Info System (DBIS) identifies scientific databases, portals and other sources of specialized information that you can search by subject, name or even by popularity. All databases are briefly introduced and directly linked.
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Digital Learning
Learn languages online with Rosetta Stone
This online language course allows you to learn different languages at different levels interactively and on the go. Access is free of charge for university staff and students. Please only use this link for registration.
After the successful registration you can start learning here!
Instructions on the use of mobile Apps
Information Brochure Rosetta Stone
Tutorials (english subtitles can be activated):
For more information please visit the website of the language centre!
Online courses with LinkedIn® Learning
The LinkedIn® Learning portal offers you professional learning videos from the fields of technology, business and creativity. In addition to training videos for standard software such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint, there are also learning videos on soft skills such as presentation techniques, self-confidence, negotiation, etc.
The use of LinkedIn® Learning is free of charge for university members and students and is possible after a one-time registration with an e-mail address of the university. Please follow these instructions.
Access to LinkedIn® Learning is available after successful registration via the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/learning
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Literature Management
We offer all university members access to "Citavi", the ideal combination of literature management, knowledge organization and task planning.
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Standards / Patents
Standards:
You can access VDE standards in the entire campus network.
The VDE standards library is available for this purpose.For general research you can use the freely accessible database of the Beuth Verlag.
However, there is no access to the standards.
For individual standards and technical regulations, please contact the library team (contact: Svea Weißbach). If you request standards from us, you will receive a copy of them.
DIN paperbacks can be borrowed from the site libraries.Pantents:
DEPATISnet is the database of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office for online searches on patent publications from around the world. It includes the internal DEPATIS electronic document archive of the office (German patent information system).Our librarians will be pleased to arrange further database searches for you.
- New Acquisitions
How do I find...
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... General Information?
To approach a topic for the first time, it is a good idea to research it in an encyclopedia or other non-diverse sources of information. For example, use the Gabler Wirtschaftslexikon or one of our printed or electronic works. You will get not only a thematic overview and new keywords, but also further information that will help you to continue and concretize your research in specialized media.
You can use this tutorial for a quick overview on how to research in our Discovery-System!
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... the Instruction for the Remote Access?
In order to access the electronic services of the university library from outside, you can authenticate yourself via the proxy configuration of your network settings for the university network.
Please follow these instructions for Remote Access.
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... Literature on Scientific work/writing?
We would like to provide you with a list of literature references on the topic of scientific work and writing to support your studies/research. The literature list refers to a selection of specialist literature that you can research/borrow via our OPAC or download as an eBook.
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... Specialized Information on the Topic?
To get a first overview on searching and finding information in catalogs and databases, feel free to use our fact sheet.
The DataBaseInfoSystem (DBIS) provides access and gives descriptions of a large number of licensed and freely accessible databases. You can search for the name of the database, the access type or by topic. Most of the databases are provided in english
Some of our licenced Databases:
SCOPUS is an English-language bibliographic database for the natural sciences, engineering, medicine and health sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities.
JSTOR with a focus on journal archives from the Arts and Sciences Collection.
wiso offers you the largest German-language compilation of literature references and full texts on economics and social sciences as well as technology.
Juris: As one of the leading online providers of legal information in Germany, Juris offers the most comprehensive collection of judicial decisions, laws, standards and literature references and supplements these with journals, commentaries and working aids. On these pages you will find valuable research tools.
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... Articles?
For the most part, articles are referenced in bibliographic databases such as Scopus and Jstor. If you have identified an article whose source is not directly accessible, searching for the journal reference in our library catalogue will help.
Printed journal articles are partially indexed in our union catalogue. From here, you can go directly to the source you are looking for using the article title. If we have not licensed or subscribed to them, we can order them for you as an interlibrary loan.
Journals that are available digitally are recorded in the electronic journals library (EZB) by the journal title or ISSN number. If the title is licensed for the university, you will be linked from here to the publisher or journal pages, where you can find the corresponding source based on the indicated year, issue, and page numbers.
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... New German law on Copyright in Science
The new "Copyright Knowledge Society Act" (UrhWissG) has been in force since March 1, 2018. It regulates which copyrighted works may be used at universities and educational institutions without permission and in what form.
Please find further Information here (only German)
Which resources am i allowed to share electronically?
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... Statistics, Market and Companies Data?
Interesting multidisciplinary statistics, infographics and dossiers are offered by:
Statista: access to over 1 million statistics and facts from the fields of food, social media, mechanical engineering (among others) - informative video tutorials can be accessed online here.
Wiso Module Business Practice: Practice-oriented supplementary module with market data, press, company and personal information - a complete list of sources can be found here.
Bisnode / Hoppenstedt (german): detailed information on the 300,000 most important companies and institutions in Germany
Access on the university network and remotely via Remote Access.
For our eTutorial on how to configurate the Remote Access. click here!