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Members of Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences can use Shibboleth to access licenced electronic services (databases, journals or e-books) from outside the university campus.
By means of a single sign-on, university members can use various services regardless of their current location. The type of device used (e.g. laptop, tablet PC or smartphone) is irrelevant.
Further information can be found on the page Using e-media at home (Shibboleth).
In the database Beck online currently contains around 550 e-books on legal topics.
Link: E-book overview
The e-books are also available via the Discovery Tool or the OPAC can be researched in the university library.
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Within the university, you have access to 1,000 e-books from EBSCOhost. E-books from the following subject areas are available:
The e-books are also available via the Discovery Tool or the OPAC can be researched in the university library.
The Hanser eLibrary provides 16 titles on engineering topics. These can be researched using the Discovery Tool.
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As part of a DFG grant, you have access to around 1,700 e-books, primarily on legal topics.
All titles are available as a complete download from the campus network. The e-books are also available via the Discovery Tool or the OPAC can be researched in the university library.
Link: Nomos eLibrary
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Around 780 e-books from the social sciences are available via the ProQuest platform. It is possible to download the e-books chapter by chapter.
The e-books are also available via the Discovery Tool or the OPAC can be researched in the university library.
Hint: After about 5 minutes of reading, you will be asked to log in with your student account. This is free of charge and possible without prior registration.
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62 e-books on psychology and psychotherapy topics are available via the Thieme Connect publishing database.
Link:Thieme Connect
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The UTB eLibrary gives you access to around 2,700 e-books on economic, social science and engineering subjects.
A chapter-by-chapter download is possible.
The e-books are also available via the Discovery Tool or the OPAC can be researched in the university library.
Link: UTB eLibrary
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The database of the publishing house "Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht" offers you access to a large number of e-books on topics in the humanities and social sciences.
Link: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
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The Content Select platform provides access to around 400 e-book titles from the Walhalla publishing house. These include legal and economic topics.
Link: Valhalla
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ScienceDirect
Online database of the publisher Elsevier
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