Our librarys
In order for you to be able to do optimal research during your studies, there is a wide range of online databases with a total of over 7,000 eJournals available for you. We have also embedded our stock of specialist literature in the municipal central library Hamm. It is located right next to the university and is considered one of the most modern libraries in the area with a large stock of books and online options.
Greatly expanded range of scientific eJournals
The literature databases are all accessible via our campus WLAN and can be used without passwords. Access from home is possible via CITRIX.
The SRH universities have joined the nationwide DEAL agreements concluded under the auspices of the University Rectors' Conference with the largest scientific publishers Elsevier, Springer Nature and Wiley. All students and staff will thus have access to the majority of the electronic journals offered by the three publishers mentioned (over 7,000 eJournals in total) starting in the summer semester 2024.
The contents of the journals are now available on the respective publisher platforms and can be searched there:
Wiley Online Library
The stock currently includes over 1,700 German and English language and interdisciplinary journals published by Wiley. Please start your search first and then restrict to "Journals". Please do not restrict to "Open Access Content". The majority of the articles displayed are freely available to university members (symbol: open padlock).
Springer Link
The stock currently includes over 2,300 German and English language and interdisciplinary journals published by Springer-Verlag. Be sure to remove the tick next to "Include Preview Only Content" (= paid content)! In the left-hand column, you can restrict your search to eJournal content by selecting the "Article" option; otherwise all licensed content from the university will be displayed.
EBSCO Online Database
The university has invested in a new online database for literature research. With "EBSCO", one of the largest providers of printed and electronic journals, periodicals and e-books is at your disposal.
From 1 May 2020, you will be able to access the "Business Source" in this database, one of the most widely used full-text databases in the academic sector. In addition to a large number of academic journals, it also contains numerous industry reports and company profiles. This combination, in its breadth summarised in one source with a standard reference bibliography, provides the basis for optimal research. The database includes:
- More than 1,100 active journals and magazines in full text.
- More than 660 active, peer-reviewed journals in full text
- More than 300 active, peer-reviewed journals in full text without embargo
- More than 550 active journals in full text
In addition, more than 21,000 e-books relevant to the subject area "Technology and Economics" are available to you.
For optimal use of the literature database, the university has provided you with detailed instructions for the various research options on the CampusNet platform. In CampusNet you will also find the access link to the database. If you click on this link while you are connected to the university's VPN, you can directly access the content that has been activated for you. Click here to go to CampusNet.
Please note: You can currently only access Ebsco and content select via BYOD WLAN at the university.
Literature research during your studies
You will receive a library card for our library, which is located on the Hamm campus in the same building as the university. This gives students access to all the services of the central library. The books of the university are labelled "SRH". Online encyclopaedias and databases can also be used free of charge outside the central library. The 11-digit ID number must be entered as the login and one's own date of birth in the form DD.MM.YYYY as the password. The library offers a wide range of services:
- The online catalogue
- An international press portal
- The largest English-language online encyclopaedia "Britannica Library
- The meta search engine for scientific purposes "Digibib" (https://www.hamm.de/bildung-und-weiterbildung/stadtbuecherei/info-seite/die-digibib-wasist-das.html. This is a collection of sources and database access provided by the NRW-HBZ University Library Centre. It includes catalogues and full-text source collections).
- Another service is the KVK, the Karlsruhe Virtual Catalogue. This is a meta-catalogue search engine that bundles a wide variety of national and international library catalogues under one search interface.
The publications searched in both portals can be ordered through the library via interlibrary loan. During opening hours, the library can also be used for studying or preparing for exams. Free WIFI and free PC workstations are available. There are individual and group workstations on each floor. In addition, three group rooms can be reserved for three hours a day for groups of at least two people. For making an appointment, only your library card is required.
