Ladies and Gentlemen,

As a member of the university you are automatically admitted to use the university library. Your official ID card, which you will receive from the university administration, is also your library ID card. You can choose a password for your user ID (the default password is the last six digits of your account number). You have access to the entire range of the university library. Please note that we must not hand over any media without your library ID card. However, you have the option to issue a warrant for your staff to pick up books or articles for you. You can use this form *, which you can also receive at every circulation desk. This option is also suitable for scholars, who spend less than half a year at the University of Bayreuth. For longer stays, a separate ID card can be issued.

Many online journals can be accessed via the Electronic Journals Library (EZB). Information on the existing (scientific) databases provides our Database Information System (DBIS), listing all databases available at the University of Bayreuth in one single interface. It also allows for a subject-specific differentiation. Database research and the display of full-text journals is restricted to members of the University of Bayreuth; authentication is usually provided through your IP address. Only a few cases require a login via password. To access the databases and journals from home, you must install the proxy-addon in the browser Mozilla Firefox. You can find more information on the proxy on the pages of the IT service centre.

You can deposit your publications (theses, dissertations, journals or conference papers) on the publication server EPub Bayreuth. You will benefit from many advantages (e.g. broad dissemination and archiving).

Open Journal Systems Bayreuth (OJS Bayreuth *) is a platform for the administration and publication of academic Open Access journals by members of the University of Bayreuth. This service enables the complete editorial workflow of a scientific journal to be clearly displayed in a uniform user interface. You can easily adapt the layout and the workflow process of the journals to your individual requirements.

If your publication in an OA journal incurs publication charges (APCs), an OA publication fund is available to promote the Golden Road of Open Access publishing for members of the University of Bayreuth, from which these publication charges can be covered by the University Library under certain conditions.

In addition to the publication of Open Access articles, the publication of books in Open Access has also gained of importance in recent years, particularly in the humanities and social sciences. In order to meet the demands and requirements of different disciplinary cultures, researchers at the University of Bayreuth also have access to an Open Access monograph fund.

Recommendations for the standardised indication of affiliation for members of the University of Bayreuth can be found in the publication guideline “The Affiliation in German and English Language Publications”. Information on how you can contribute to your publications entered in databases being clearly assigned to you as author can be found on our website about author identification. If you are interested in the topic "Funding Acknowledgement", please visit our Funding Acknowledgements page.

Information on dealing with and publishing your research data online can be found on the homepage for research data management.

For the creation of bibliographies for your publications the University is now offering a specially licensed reference management programme; please read the information on Citavi.

In course reserve collections you can compile important literature for your lectures, seminars, or trainings at a central location in the library. You can even set up templates for making copies. If necessary, contact the circulation desk of the respective department library. If you need more literature for your research and lectures, or if the available copies are not sufficient, please feel free to send a purchase request.

For the latest information about project DEAL and its impact on employees of the University of Bayreuth please visit our separate website on the topic.

The University Library informs on a seperate homepage about the dangers of Predatory Publishing.