Library
Search tools
Library catalogue and interlibrary loan
- Library catalogue (OPAC) with interlibrary loan function
Search for print and online media in the holdings of the Ansbach University Library and the Ansbach State Library, possibility of interlibrary loan. - Gateway Bayern
The Gateway Bayern is the union catalogue of the Bibliotheksverbund Bayern, and can be used to order interlibrary loans. (Info sheet, PDF) - Karlsruher Virtual Catalogue
Germany-wide search for books. - Help: Interlibrary loan in 2 minutes
Screencast showing how to order an interlibrary loan. (German) - University members can use eduVPN to access our digital offerings, such as our e-books and databases, from home.
Info sheet RDS (PDF, English)
Databases
- The database information systemDBIS provides an overview of the databases available at the Ansbach University Library.
- Database WISO: Comprehensive German-language database for economic literature
- WTI-Frankfurt-Databases: References from the technical-scientific field
- Database EBSCO Business Source: EBSCO Business Source Elite contains bibliographic references, abstracts and full texts from business and economics journals.
- Database Beck online: Database with legal literature
- Newspapers in full text (wiso module press, SZ archive, FAZ archive) can also be found via our DBIS
Further search options
- ANNE (=Ansbacher Nachweis elektronischer Ressourcen) Internet platform on which scientific documents of the Ansbach University of Applied Sciences (e.g. final theses, project papers, student research projects, research reports) can be digitally archived and made available to the entire university. Here you will find the nfo text (German) and the relevant form (German).
- The Die Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek (EZB) The Electronic Journals Library offers easy and convenient access to electronic journals.
- Primo [Beta] Metasearch via various catalogues and databases
Search Tipps
The search is not case-sensitive
Use words from the title or subtitle that are as meaningful as possible (no articles, prepositions, etc.).
Search with Wildcards
- "*" replaces any number,
- "?" replaces exactly one character in the search term.
- Example: "mark*" finds terms such as "mark", "brand", "brands", "marketing", "mark".
Phrase search
- "...": Terms in quotation marks are searched for as a group of words.
Multiple terms in a field and multiple fields are automatically linked with "and", limiting the search.
A combination of multiple terms with "or" must be specified separately; this extends the search.
What to do with too many hits?
- Restriction according to years of publication
- Restriction with further search terms
- Change of search field (e.g. "title keyword" or "keyword" instead of "free search")
What to do with 0 hits or too few hits?
Writing errors?
Reduce the number of keywords (fewer keywords = more hits)
Truncate terms with wildcards (* or ?)
Change field (e.g. to free search)
search for headings, synonyms, subheadings, English translations
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