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Books, Articles, Journals includes:
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- PhD theses (see also technical reports)
Articles
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Journals
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- Printed journals
Our books, articles and journals come from many databases that can also be searched directly. To support trans-disciplinary teaching and research, all databases are available to all departments.
| Name | Content | Coverage | Focus | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Chemical Society (ACS) | Articles, Journals | Full text | Life Sciences & Chemistry | ⓘ |
| American Mathematical Society (AMS): MathSciNet | Books, Articles, Journals | Abstract, Reviews | Mathematics & Logistics | ⓘ |
| ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM, ProQuest) - Nationallizenz | Articles, Journals, Books, Exhibition Catalogues | Abstract | Social Sciences & Humanitites | |
| Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) | Articles, Journals, Proceedings | Full text | Computer Science & Electrical Engineering | ⓘ |
| BIOSIS Previews 1926-2004 (Ovid) - Nationallizenz | Articles, Journals | Abstract | Life Sciences & Chemistry | |
| British Periodicals Collection (Chadwyck) - Nationallizenz | Articles, Journals | Full text | Life Sciences & Chemistry; Physics & Earth Sciences; Mathematics & Logistics; Computer Science & Electrical Engineering; Business & Economics; Social Sciences & Humanities; Psychology & Methods | ⓘ |
| Business Source Premier (EBSCO) | Articles, Journals | Full text | Business & Economics | ⓘ |
| Early American Imprints - Nationallizenz | Books, Articles, Journals | Full text | Business & Economics; Social Sciences & Humanities | ⓘ |
| Early English Books Online (EEBO, Chadwyck) - Nationallizenz | Books | Full text | Social Sciences & Humanities | ⓘ |
| Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Country Reports Archive - Nationallizenz | Reports | Full text | Business & Economics | |
| Elsevier ScienceDirect | Books, Articles, Journals | Full text | Life Sciences & Chemistry; Physics & Earth Sciences; Mathematics & Logistics; Computer Science & Electrical Engineering; Business & Economics; Social Sciences & Humanities; Psychology & Methods | ⓘ |
| Financial TimesNEW — No account yet? See sign-up instructions | Articles | Full text | Business & Economics | ⓘ |
| GreenFile (EBSCO) | Books, Articles, Journals, Government Documents | Abstract | Physics & Earth Sciences | |
| IEEE Xplore Digital Library | Articles, Journals, Proceedings | Full text | Computer Science & Electrical Engineering | ⓘ |
| International Bibliography of Art (IBA, ProQuest) | Books, Articles, Journals | Abstract | Social Sciences & Humanities | |
| International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS, ProQuest) | Books, Articles, Journals | Bibliographic References | Social Sciences & Humanities | |
| International Encyclopedia of Communication | Articles | Full text | Social Sciences & Humanities; Psychology & Methods | |
| JSTOR: journal backfiles | Books, Articles, Journals | Full text | Life Sciences & Chemistry; Physics & Earth Sciences; Mathematics & Logistics; Computer Science & Electrical Engineering; Business & Economics; Social Sciences & Humanities; Psychology & Methods | ⓘ |
| Literature Online (Chadwyck) - Nationallizenz | Literary Works | Full text | Social Sciences & Humanities | ⓘ |
| Oxford Journals | Articles, Journals | Full text | Life Sciences & Chemistry; Physics & Earth Sciences; Mathematics & Logistics; Computer Science & Electrical Engineering; Business & Economics; Social Sciences & Humanities; Psychology & Methods | ⓘ |
| Periodicals Archive Online (PAO, Chadwyck) - Nationallizenz | Journals | Full text | Business & Economics; Social Sciences & Humanities | ⓘ |
| Project Euclid Journals - DFG-Lizenz | Articles, Journals | Full text | Mathematics & Logistics | ⓘ |
| ProQuest Ebook Central - Demand Driven Acquisition Books | Books | Full text | Life Sciences & Chemistry; Physics & Earth Sciences; Mathematics & Logistics; Computer Science & Electrical Engineering; Business & Economics; Social Sciences & Humanities; Psychology & Methods | ⓘ |
| ProQuest Historical Newspapers - Nationallizenz | Journals | Full text | Business & Economics | ⓘ |
| PsycARTICLES (EBSCO) | Articles, Journals | Full text | Psychology & Methods | ⓘ |
| PsycINFO (EBSCO) | Books, Articles, Journals | Abstract | Psychology & Methods | ⓘ |
| Regional Business News (EBSCO) | Articles, Journals | Full text | Business & Economics | ⓘ |
| Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) | Books, Articles, Journals | Full text | Life Sciences & Chemistry | ⓘ |
| SciFinder-n — No account yet? See sign-up instructions | Chemical substances | Facts | Life Sciences & Chemistry | |
| Scopus — New to Scopus? See Quick Guide | Articles, Journals, Books | Abstract, Citations | Life Sciences & Chemistry; Physics & Earth Sciences; Mathematics & Logistics; Computer Science & Electrical Engineering; Business & Economics; Social Sciences & Humanities; Psychology & Methods | ⓘ |
| SocINDEX with Full Text (EBSCO) | Articles, Journals | Full text | Social Sciences & Humanities | ⓘ |
| SpringerLink | Books, Articles, Journals | Full text | Life Sciences & Chemistry; Physics & Earth Sciences; Mathematics & Logistics; Computer Science & Electrical Engineering; Business & Economics; Social Sciences & Humanities; Psychology & Methods | ⓘ |
| The Economist — No account yet? See sign-up instructions— New to The Economist? See Quick Guide | Articles | Full text | Current affairs; international business; politics, technology; and culture | ⓘ |
| Times Higher Education (THE) — No account yet? See sign-up instructions | Articles, Statistics, Rankings | Full text | Higher education | ⓘ |
| Wiley Online Library | Articles, Journals | Full text | Life Sciences & Chemistry; Physics & Earth Sciences; Mathematics & Logistics; Computer Science & Electrical Engineering; Business & Economics; Social Sciences & Humanities; Psychology & Methods | ⓘ |
| World Biographical Information (WBIS) - Nationallizenz | Biographical Articles | Full text | Social Sciences & Humanities | |
| WorldCat FirstSearch | Bibliographic References | References only | Life Sciences & Chemistry; Physics & Earth Sciences; Mathematics & Logistics; Computer Science & Electrical Engineering; Business & Economics; Social Sciences & Humanities; Psychology & Methods |
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