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Screenshot Academic Search

EBSCO databases with a new look!

EBSCOhost has moved to a newly designed graphical user interface. This relates to all EBSCO-databases licensed by the University Library:

  • Academic Search Premier
  • American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection
  • American Bibliography of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ABSEEES)
  • Business Source Complete
  • Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS)
  • Communication and Mass Media Complete
  • Computer Source
  • eBook Collection
  • EconLit with Full Text
  • Education Source
  • Ergonomics Abstracts
  • ERIC
  • GreenFILE
  • Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
  • Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies
  • MLA Directory of Periodicals
  • MLA International Bibliography
  • Political Science Complete
  • APA PsycArticles
  • APA PsycInfo
  • APA PsycTherapy
  • MEDLINE
  • PSYNDEX Literature with PSYNDEX Tests
  • Regional Business News
  • SocINDEX with Full Text
  • The Nation Archive (DFG), The New Republic Archive (DFG)
  • Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text
  • LGBTQ+ Source

In the drop-down menus below the search mask, filters such as publication period, document type or peer review as well as various search modes (e.g. AND/OR operators, “Also search in full text”) can be set before the search is carried out. Depending on the database selected, a list of relevant publications and a subject thesaurus are also available:

Screenshot of the EBSCO-Academic Search: Filter options, search mode settings, publication lists and thesauri can be found – depending on the selected database – in the menu below the search mask.

After the search, a pop-up menu can be opened by selecting “All filters” below the search mask. Here, further filters can be defined:

Screenshot of EBSCO-Academic Search: Filter options after the search

The “Document available?” button can also be used to check directly whether literature without full-text availability in EBSCO is licensed via other university library services:

Screenshot of EBSCO-Academic Search: The “Document available?” button is used to check whether the document searched for is licensed via another service of the library.

Only the indexes previously offered (e.g. index of persons) are no longer available. Instead, name suggestions are made directly when an author’s name is entered in the Author search field:

Screenshot of the EBSCO-Academic Search: suggestions are made when text is entered in the search field.

The functionalities in the dashboard for saved articles and searches as well as for citation have been expanded.

For more information, see the introductory tutorials to the new EBSCOhost or contact the library. All databases can be accessed via DBIS.

 

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New E-Media 2025

A futuristic and stylish library interior with people sitting and interacting with electronic media devices. The scene includes users reading e-books.

AI: DALL-E / AI-Promter: Tino Riedel

Whether in the library, on campus or from home, the e-offers (e-books, e-journals, databases) of the university library are always available to you. We have also revised our offering for the year 2025. We would like to inform you here about innovations and changes in this area.

We have compiled all the information on the expansion of the offer in a structured overview.

We would like to inform you about a new offer in more detail below.

ISO standards in Nautos
In addition to the DIN standards, the Nautos database now also contains a complete edition of the standards of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) with full-text access to the valid ISO standards and drafts. The Nautos standards database is updated monthly. The database can be used in German, English and French. It contains around 2.6 million data records from 28 countries, including standards, technical rules, German legislation with a technical reference, VDI guidelines as well as european (e.g. CEN/CENELEC) and international (e.g. ISO/IEC) rules. Nautos – as the successor product to Perinorm – not only offers research into standards, but also serves as a portal for accessing full texts.

We wish you a lot of pleasure in learning, researching and browsing through our new e-offers.

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New design for Database Information System DBIS

The database information system DBIS has been shining in a new design since October 15, 2024!
With the latest version, the layout and user interface have been completely redesigned to give you a more modern and intuitive user experience. It is now not only available in German, but also in English.

DBIS helps you to find the right databases for your research needs.
In DBIS we show you which databases are freely available and provide you with access to our licensed databases.
The new DBIS version was developed in a DFG project 440516279 (funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
The University Library of Regensburg, in broad cooperation with the (inter)national library system, further developed the database information system into a web service closely aligned to the new needs of users. DBIS lists all important information on databases, enables a quick and well-founded selection and allows individual views to be flexibly adapted. Over 370 participating.

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New E-Media 2024

Photo: Katrin Pötschke / University Library Chemnitz

Whether in the library, on campus or from home the e-offers (e-books, e-journals, databases) of the university library are always available for you. We have revised our digital offerings for the year 2024 as well. We would like to inform you here about innovations and changes in this area.

We have compiled all information on the expansion of the e-book range as well as innovations and changes in licensing for you in a structured overview.

Below we would like to inform you about some of them in more detail.

DEAL Elsevier
Since 2024, Chemnitz University of Technology has been participating in the DEAL agreement with Elsevier. This provides reading access to almost the entire Elsevier journal portfolio, including the Cell Press and The Lancet titles. Furthermore, the costs for open access publications in Elsevier journals are covered by the University Library. Further information on the agreement can also be found on the University Library website.

LGBTQ+ Source
Relevant for several disciplines is the EBSCO database "LGBTQ+ Source", which has been licensed since January 2024. As the authoritative database for LGBTQ+ studies, it offers academic and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text as well as historically important primary sources. The database also contains a special LGBTQ+ thesaurus with thousands of topic-related terms that can be used for further literature research.

AIS-e-Library
Thanks to a co-operation with the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, all TUC members have access to the AIS e-Library again this year. The AIS-e-Library is an comprehensive portal containing full texts from journals and proceedings of the Association for Information Systems (AIS). Further information on access can be found in a blog post.

CAS SciFinder-n Discovery Platform Academic
Since 2024, access to the CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform has been possible. In addition to SciFinder-n, this also contains the tools CAS Formulus and CAS Analytical Methods, which enable the search for formulations and analytical methods. Access is provided via the existing SciFinder-n interface.

We wish you a lot of pleasure in learning, researching and browsing through our new e-offers.

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A new one is here! Access to the AIS-e-Library database

AIS e-Library start page

Screenshot of the AIS e-Library start page. Marked are the simple search and the possibility of searching by browsing.

Since the beginning of the year, all TUC members have had access to a new business information systems database. Thanks to a cooperation with the Faculty of Economics and Business Adminnistration, the University Library was able to make all contents of the AIS-e-Library accessible.

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