Electronic Media

ULB provides several million electronic media: e-books, electronic magazines and newspapers, and databases.

Access

Research

When using eMedia (eJournals, eBooks, databases), please pay attention to publishers/providers terms of use. The access to eJournals, eBooks and databases as well as downloading and exporting of full texts requires compliance with these terms and conditions.

TU Darmstadt provides its members access to a large number of licensed electronic media. This media is generally available across campus. They can be accessed both within the TU Darmstadt network on all PC workstations and from home via VPN on your own devices. Users who are not members of TU Darmstadt can use the licensed media only on the premises of the ULB (Stadtmitte, Schloss, Lichtwiese).

Copyright applies to all publications, regardless of whether they are offered in print or electronically and whether they are licensed media or freely available web resources. Please pay attention to copyright law!

For the eMedia offered by ULB generally applies:

  • The content may only be printed out or saved for personal use and for research purposes.
  • Systematic downloading of articles or search results, especially by robots, is prohibited.
  • Content may not be passed on to third parties either electronically or in printed form; personal login data (TU ID, library card number) may not be passed on to third parties.
  • In case of proven misuse, users may be excluded from further access to eMedia.

Further information

  • Databases

    The Database Information System (DBIS) is a portal for article, image, fact and full-text databases as well as for bibliographies.

  • Digital Course Reserve

    As teaching staff at the TU, you have the option of having us digitise printed materials for your courses.

  • eduroam

    You will find information on eduroam and a list of participating institutions at: http://www.eduroam.org/

    Information on using eduroam at the ULB is available at WLAN .

  • eJournals

    All electronic journals are listed in the Electronic Journals Library (EZB). Traffic light symbols show you whether the full text of a journal is available.

  • Electronic Newspapers

    The ULB also offers a number of electronic newspaper archives.

  • Mobile Network Access

    TU members (students or staff) can also access almost all of the licensed electronic journals, databases and e-books from outside the TU network. Access to the licensed full texts is provided via a VPN connection.

  • TUkart

    Digital collection of maps, views, hand drawings, posters and portraits from the inventories of ULB Darmstadt.

  • VPN

    TU members (students or staff) can access almost all of the licensed electronic media offers of the ULB using a VPN connection from outside the TU network.

  • Wi-Fi

    eduroam or Darmstadt WiFi

  • Wi-Fi via eduroam

    You can use Wi-Fi via eduroam in the ULB if you are

    • member of the TU Darmstadt with an eduroam identifier or
    • member of an other institution which is a participant in the eduroam network.