Articles & More
Are you looking for articles from scientific journals, books or newspapers? You can use the following starting points for your research.
If you are looking for a specific article and you already have its bibliographic reference, you can find out via our library catalogue whether it is available in printed or electronic form in the collection of Bayreuth University Library.
Search for the title of the book or journal in which the article has been published in our catalogue. Please note that searching for the title of the article will not render any satisfactory results. It is possible to order materials which are not available at Bayreuth University Library from other libraries via interlibrary loan. You can find instructions on how to order articles via interlibrary loan in our catalogue information sheet and in our video tutorial (German only).If you have any problems or questions concerning searching for literature, please contact our colleagues of the information team. You can also refer to our site "Doing your literature search" for information on general search strategies, or our webpage on "Alternative ways for finding and obtaining journal articles".
Information about accessing electronic content (including from outside the campus) can be found on the page “Accessing the Internet in the libraries”.
If you are looking for a specific article and you already have its bibliographic reference, you can find out via our library catalogue whether it is available in printed or electronic form in the collection of Bayreuth University Library.
Search for the title of the book or journal in which the article has been published in our catalogue. Please note that searching for the title of the article will not render any satisfactory results. It is possible to order materials which are not available at Bayreuth University Library from other libraries via interlibrary loan. You can find instructions on how to order articles via interlibrary loan in our catalogue information sheet and in our video tutorial (German only).If you have any problems or questions concerning searching for literature, please contact our colleagues of the information team. You can also refer to our site "Doing your literature search" for information on general search strategies, or our webpage on "Alternative ways for finding and obtaining journal articles".
Information about accessing electronic content (including from outside the campus) can be found on the page “Accessing the Internet in the libraries”.
"Articles & More" in our Library Catalogue
When you enter your search terms into the search fields “All fields” or “Title” of the advanced search mode of our library catalogue, results for your query will be listed in the second tab “Articles & more” of the result list.
In most cases, the displayed results are available online as full texts. Please familiarise yourself with the access rights especially for licensed content.
The search for articles via our catalogue cannot substitute a search in one or several databases relevant to your subject because the results in the tab “Articles & more” represent only a selection of available articles.
Databases
A query in a specialised database will provide you with more and also more precise search results. Depending on the type of information you are looking for (articles, business data, statistics…), it is recommended to use different types of databases. You can access the entire content of full text databases directly online.
Access to databases is provided through the database information system (DBIS). This portal gives an overview of available databases, both licensed and freely available.
DBIS provides an overview of databases according to subject. Databases can also be sorted according to their type or mode of access (licensed or freely available) or you can search for a specific database. For each subject our subject librarians recommend TOP databases which can be seen by using the filter "Top databases". Please note that a query across several databases is not possible. Repeat your search in several databases if necessary.
In the result lists of most databases you find a button labeled SFX. Click on the button to get the document as a full text. If Bayreuth University Library has not licensed the content, you will be redirected to the interlibrary loan form via SFX.
Accessing our licensed databases (identifiable by the yellow icon) from outside campus is (generally) possible for members of the university via proxy. Other registered library users can only access theses databases from computers in our libraries.
DBIS provides an overview of databases according to subject. Databases can also be sorted according to their type or mode of access (licensed or freely available) or you can search for a specific database. For each subject our subject librarians recommend TOP databases which can be seen by using the filter "Top databases". Please note that a query across several databases is not possible. Repeat your search in several databases if necessary.
In the result lists of most databases you find a button labeled SFX. Click on the button to get the document as a full text. If Bayreuth University Library has not licensed the content, you will be redirected to the interlibrary loan form via SFX.
Accessing our licensed databases (identifiable by the yellow icon) from outside campus is (generally) possible for members of the university via proxy. Other registered library users can only access theses databases from computers in our libraries.
Finding Journals
Do you have a specific journal in mind which contains articles you are interested in? Use the following search portals to find out how to get access.
Electronic Journals Library (EZB)
You can search for electronic journals in our catalogue as well as in the EZB.
Please note: You cannot search for single articles in the EZB, only for journals. You will be redirected to the homepage of the journal where you can then search for the required article(s). Please note, that not in all cases all volumes of a journal are licensed by Bayreuth University Library and therefore are not accessible to you. In these cases refer to our interlibrary loan team.
Accessing our licensed e-journals from outside campus is (generally) possible for members of the university via proxy. Other registered library users can only access these e-journals from computers in our libraries.
Tip: If you are looking for a specific article, you need its exact bibliographic data (title, volume, issue number). For topical queries refer to specific subject databases or scientific search engines. For more details, see ”Databases".
Please note: You cannot search for single articles in the EZB, only for journals. You will be redirected to the homepage of the journal where you can then search for the required article(s). Please note, that not in all cases all volumes of a journal are licensed by Bayreuth University Library and therefore are not accessible to you. In these cases refer to our interlibrary loan team.
Accessing our licensed e-journals from outside campus is (generally) possible for members of the university via proxy. Other registered library users can only access these e-journals from computers in our libraries.
Tip: If you are looking for a specific article, you need its exact bibliographic data (title, volume, issue number). For topical queries refer to specific subject databases or scientific search engines. For more details, see ”Databases".
German Union Catalogue for Serials (ZDB)
The German Union Catalogue for Serials (ZDB) records all journals and newspapers which are available in German and Austrian libraries.
With more than 1.7 m documented titles it is the largest database of its kind in the world. It contains printed as well as electronic journals.
It does, however, not record single articles.
The ZDB can be used to find out whether a specific journal is available at a library in Germany.
You can find more information on online access to journals from the publishing houses Elsevier, SpringerNature and Wiley, in the context of project DEAL, on our dedicated webpage.
With more than 1.7 m documented titles it is the largest database of its kind in the world. It contains printed as well as electronic journals.
It does, however, not record single articles.
The ZDB can be used to find out whether a specific journal is available at a library in Germany.
You can find more information on online access to journals from the publishing houses Elsevier, SpringerNature and Wiley, in the context of project DEAL, on our dedicated webpage.
Finding Newspapers and Magazines
Do you have a specific newspaper or magazine in mind which contains articles you are interested in? Use the following search portals to find out how to get access.
German Union Catalogue for Serials (ZDB)
The German Union Catalogue for Serials (ZDB) records all journals and newspapers which are available in German and Austrian libraries.
With more than 1.7 m documented titles it is the largest database of its kind in the world. It contains printed as well as electronic journals.
It does, however, not record single articles.
The ZDB can be used to find out whether a specific journal is available at a library in Germany.
With more than 1.7 m documented titles it is the largest database of its kind in the world. It contains printed as well as electronic journals.
It does, however, not record single articles.
The ZDB can be used to find out whether a specific journal is available at a library in Germany.
Newspapers and Magazines
As a member of the University of Bayreuth you have access to a variety of newspapers in printed as well as electronic form. Examples are the Süddeutsche Zeitung and the Frankfurter Allgemeine. On the Süddeutsche Zeitung portal you can also access articles dating from 2012 and up from the Norbayerisches Kurier as well as the Frankenpost.
Additionally, the portal PressReader offers access to the newest issues of the last 60 or 90 days from over 7,000 international, national and regional daily newspapers as well as journals from 120 countries and in 60 languages. The title selection includes, among others, Corriere della Serra, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, USA Today, Washington Post and El Pais as well as journals National Geographic and numerous other lifestyle- and special interest titles.
Accessing our licensed digital newspapers and magazines from outside campus is (generally) possible for members of the university via proxy. Other registered library users can only access them from computers in our libraries. You can also search for newspaper articles in some of our licensed databases:
Additionally, the portal PressReader offers access to the newest issues of the last 60 or 90 days from over 7,000 international, national and regional daily newspapers as well as journals from 120 countries and in 60 languages. The title selection includes, among others, Corriere della Serra, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, USA Today, Washington Post and El Pais as well as journals National Geographic and numerous other lifestyle- and special interest titles.
Accessing our licensed digital newspapers and magazines from outside campus is (generally) possible for members of the university via proxy. Other registered library users can only access them from computers in our libraries. You can also search for newspaper articles in some of our licensed databases:
- WISO The database does not only include the Nordbayerischen Kurier and the Fränkischer Tag, but also Die ZEIT and the Handelsblatt.
- Business Source Complete
- Nexis Uni This database contains different German newspaper as well as Der Stern. International newspapers such as The Times (London), Financial Times, Daily News or The Mirror can also be searched.
Historical Newspapers and Magazines
To find out which historical newspapers are available at Bayreuth University Library, you can check our UB Catalogue. It is best to use the advanced search and limit your search to “newspaper” as “document type”. You can contact the information team for an overview of available historical, regional newspapers, as well as current daily newspapers, as well.
The entire holdings of newspapers and magazines in German libraries are recorded (including their publication formats (paper, film or electronic resource)) in the German Union Catalogue for Serials (ZDB).
Please note: University members are (generally) able to access licensed content via proxy from outside campus. Other registered library users can only access them from computers in our libraries.
You would like to work with historical newspapers from outside of Germany? Please contact auskunft.ub@uni-bayreuth.de.
The entire holdings of newspapers and magazines in German libraries are recorded (including their publication formats (paper, film or electronic resource)) in the German Union Catalogue for Serials (ZDB).
A selection of national newspapers which are available online:
- Die Zeit (starting 1946, you can access the volumes starting from 1955 using the database wiso)
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (starting 1993); access via "databases")
- Der Spiegel (starting 1947, moving wall: no access to the latest four volumes) (Tip: for full-text search, click on the magnifying glass in the top right corner of the page)
- Süddeutsche Zeitung (starting 1992); access via "databases"
Please note: University members are (generally) able to access licensed content via proxy from outside campus. Other registered library users can only access them from computers in our libraries.
Digitalisation projects of different libraries:
In the case of digitised newspapers, it is ideally possible to perform a full-text search within the newspapers for a search term of your choice. In particular, daily newspapers up to 1945 are being digitised.- digiPress – newspaper portal of the Bavarian State Library (more than 1,000 copyright free historical newspapers)
- ZEFYS - the newspaper information system of Berlin State Library
- Digitized newspapers of the press corpus of the GDR ("DDR-Presse") made available by Berlin State Library (mainly daily newspapers from the German Democratic Republic)
(For full text queries in papers from 1945 – 1994, free registration is necessary.) - Zeitungsportal NRW: Digitised historical newspapers from North Rhine Westphalia
- Digitised historical newspapers and magazines from Austria
- Newspapers Europeana
Ordering newspapers via interlibrary loan:
Printed journal volumes cannot be obtained via interlibrary loan. Newspapers can only be ordered via interlibrary loan if a microfilm copy is available. Unfortunately, under German copyright law, since 1st March 2018, copies from newspapers may only be supplied if they are no longer protected by copyright. If you have further questions, please contact our interlibrary loan team directly (flp@uni-bayreuth.de). Microfilm readers are available in the Main Library. It is also possible to save microfilm pages as PDF files.You would like to work with historical newspapers from outside of Germany? Please contact auskunft.ub@uni-bayreuth.de.
ERef Bayreuth
ERef Bayreuth serves as the key tool for documenting references of scholarly publications by the staff members of the University of Bayreuth. It currently contains about 25,000 entries, including articles, books, PhD theses and conference papers.
If these publications are available as full texts on EPub, they are linked in ERef.