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Databases
The library provides numerous licensed databases for research.
List of databases (sorted alphabetically)
These and other databases are also available sorted by subject in the database information system DBIS.
Beck online - Law
Full-text database of law with access from all computers of the HSN.
You have access to the following modules:
- University module
- NomosOnline Social Law
- NomosOnline Federal Law
Link: Beck online
Link to the user manual: User manual
Note: For lecturers of our university there is the possibility to get a home access for this database. If you are interested, please contact the university library.
DigiZeitschriften - Multidisciplinary
DigiZeitschriften is a service for scientific work. Students and scientists can access core journals of German research via controlled user access. Access is provided by libraries and academic institutions that have subscribed to DigiZeitschriften.
DigiZeitschriften are freely accessible in full text on the Internet.
Link: DigiZeitschriften
Dubbel interactive - Mechanical engineering
Electronic pocket book for mechanical engineering.
Link: Full text
External access from home or mobile: Shibboleth - Instructions
EconBiz - Economic Sciences
EconBiz is the search engine of the German National Library of Economics (ZBW) and lists up to 3.4 million online documents on economic topics.
In addition to journals and individual articles, the service also includes eBooks and working papers, most of which can be read and downloaded free of charge. Within the search engine, freely available texts can be filtered out separately.
EconBiz is freely accessible on the Internet.
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Link: EconBiz
EconBiz - Help: Help-file
Elsevier / ScienceDirect - Multidisciplinary
The scientific publisher Elsevier provides English-language e-books and freely accessible e-journals from social, economic and technical subject areas via its online portal ScienceDirect.
Access is possible campus-wide.
Please note: This database also contains content that is not licensed by us. You can recognise full-text access by the orange box in the results list.
Access: ScienceDirect
ScienceDirect - Help: Help-file
External access from home or mobile: Shibboleth - Instructions
Environment digital - Environmental statistics
Almost daily access to the full text of all new and amended environmental regulations from the EU, the federal government and the Länder as well as selected regulations from international law.
Access: All PCs of the library
LOGIN required! Please contact the information desk!
Link: Environment digital
IBISWorld - Economics
With around 4,000 industry reports worldwide, the IBISWorld database offers detailed market analyses for Germany, Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Canada, China and major global markets.
Each report contains both quantitative and qualitative trend analyses of industry-specific key statistics, operating conditions, product and market segments, and the competitive environment, including major industry players.
Key external influencing factors as well as other industry-relevant drivers are incorporated into IBISWorld's exclusive five-year industry development forecasts.
The IBISWorld database is activated for the Nordhausen campus (remote access v. Shibboleth).
Access: https://my.ibisworld.com/
Video Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxrjZL2DT5s&list=PLiVirW17JZQGDxIK7Dv1FiIhENP6QCl4A&index=3
External access from home or mobile: Shibboleth-Instructions
National license databases - Multidisciplinary

In the list below you will find databases that have been acquired by the library within the framework of national licenses.
The acquisition of National Licenses is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
For more detailed information on the individual national license databases, please visit the database information system DBIS.
General / Interdisciplinary
EBSCOhost E-Books
e.g. economics, biology, medicine; 1995 - 2006
Informaworld / Taylor & Francis Online Archives
e.g. mathematics, physics, technology, economics; 1799 - 2000
Oxford Journals / Oxford Journals Digital Archive
including biology, mathematics, law, sociology; 1849-2010
Periodicals Index Online
incl. history, psychology, sociology, economics; 1739-2000
SciVerse ScienceDirect / Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect
including biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, engineering, economics; 1907 - 2002
Biology, chemistry, medicine, pharmacy, physics
ACS Legacy Archives
including biology, chemistry, environmental research, environmental technology; 1879 - 1995
Annual Reviews / Annual Reviews Electronic Back Volume Collection
including biology, chemistry, medicine, physics, psychology, sociology; 1932 - 2006
BIOSIS Previews
a. o. Biology, Medicine; 1926 - 2004
Crystallography Journals Online / IUCr Backfile Archive
Crystallography, crystal physics, crystal chemistry; 1948 - 2001
EBSCOhost E-Books
e.g. economics, biology, medicine; 1995 - 2006
GetInfo / APS Digital Backfile Archive
Physics, lic. Period: 1893 - 2003
IOP Electronic Journals / IOP Historic Archive
Physics, lic. Period: 1874 - 2010
Nature.com / Nature Archives
including biology, chemistry, earth sciences, medicine, physics; 1869 - 2009
ResearchNow / Berkeley Electronic Press Academic Journals
including medicine, law, engineering, economics; complete
RSC Journals / RSC Journals Super Archive
Chemistry, Pharmacy; 1841 - 2010
Scientific.Net / Trans Tech Publications Archiv
Physics, Engineering; 1984 - 2008
Wiley Online Library / Wiley InterScience Backfile Collections
Chemistry, Mathematics, Pharmacy, Physics; 1832 - 2005
Humanities and Social Sciences
Brill Journal Archive Online / IngentaConnect
e.g. natural sciences, law, sociology; 1890 - 2009
Editoria Italiana Online / Periodici
Interdisciplinary, Romance Studies; 1971 - 2010
Natural Sciences
Brill Journal Archive Online, The / IngentaConnect
Including natural sciences, law, sociology; 1890 - 2009
China Academic Journals
a. chemistry, computer science, mathematics, natural science, physics, sociology; from 1994 - 2010
ResearchNow / Berkeley Electronic Press Academic Journals
e.g. medicine, law, engineering, economics; complete
Political science, history
Columbia International Affairs Online
Political science, law, sociology, economics; as of 1997
Declassified Documents Reference System
History, political science, sociology; complete
EIU Country Reports Archive
Political Science, Sociology, Economics; 1996 - 06/2011
ResearchNow / Berkeley Electronic Press Academic Journals
including medicine, law, engineering, economics; complete
Psychology, Sociology
Annual Reviews / Annual Reviews Electronic Back Volume Collection
Biology, chemistry, medicine, physics, political science, psychology, sociology; 1932 - 2006
Columbia International Affairs Online
Political science, law, sociology, economics; 1997 - present
SOWIPORT / CSA Sozialwissenschaftliche Datenbanken
Psychology, education, sociology; 1996 - 2010
Technology
China Academic Journals
including chemistry, computer science, mathematics, natural science, physics, sociology; from 1994 - 2010
ResearchNow / Berkeley Electronic Press Academic Journals
including medicine, law, engineering, economics; complete
Scientific.Net / Trans Tech Publications Archiv
Physics, Technology; 1984 - 2008
SciVerse ScienceDirect / Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect
including biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, technology, economics; 1907 - 2002
Economics, law
Columbia International Affairs Online
Political science, law, sociology, economics, 1997-present
EBSCOhost E-Books
e.g. economics, biology, medicine; 1995 - 2006
EIU Country Reports Archive
Political science, sociology, economics; 1996 - 2009
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database
Economics; 1994 - 2005
Kluwer Law International Journals
Law, until 2010
ResearchNow / Berkeley Electronic Press Academic Journals
including medicine, law, technology, economics; complete
Nomos eLibrary - Law
As part of a DFG grant, there is access to around 1,700 e-books from 2017 and 2018, primarily on topics in law.
All titles are available as a complete download from the campus network and via Shibboleth. The e-books can also be searched via the Discovery Tool or the OPAC of the university library.
Link: Nomos eLibrary
External access from home or mobile: Shibboleth - Instructions
Perinorm / VDE Standards - DIN Standards
Perinorm is a full-text database of all currently valid DIN standards and draft standards including pre-standards and supplementary sheets as well as the VDI guidelines. Access is via Perinorm. Authorised users are members of the university, lecturers and guest lecturers, other members of the university, students and visitors to the library who use an IP address within the defined address ranges. Standards may only be printed or permanently stored for personal academic use.
Commercial use is not permitted.
Attention: VDE standards can be found in a separate database (see below).
Link: Perinorm
User manual: Perinorm user manual
VDE standards
Full-text database of all valid DIN standards on electrical engineering and information technology. The standards are additionally marked VDE (e.g. DIN VDE 0100-570/ VDE 0100-570). It is not possible to download documents.
Access: Only via research PCs (Discovery Tool and OPAC) in the library
- 2x in the entrance area
- 2x level 0
- 1x level 3
- 1x level 4
Link: VDE standards
ProQuest
About 780 e-books from the field of social sciences are available through the ProQuest platform. It is possible to download the contained e-books chapter by chapter.
The e-books can also be searched via the Discovery Tool or the OPAC of the university library.
Note: After approximately 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.
External access from home or mobile: Shibboleth - Instructions
SpringerLink eJournals - Multidisciplinary journals
SpringerLink is one of the most popular databases for e-books and e-journals.
Here you will find full-text access to approx. 2,800 e-journals published by Springer Nature (including Springer Medical, Palgrave, Adis and Macmillan Academic) on social and economic sciences, but also on technical subjects.
The following journals are not included: Nature journals, magazines (e.g. Scientific American, Spektrum der Wissenschaft), technical journals (e.g. ATZ and MTZ).
From the period 1860 - 1997, much content has also been made searchable and freely accessible.
A detailed list of the journals included can be found under the following link: http://keeper.mpdl.mpg.de/f/a6dc1e1ed4fc4becb194/?dl=1
Link: SpringerLink
External access from home or mobile: Shibboleth - Instructions
Statista - Statistics
The statistics portal Statista gives you direct access to relevant statistics on markets, consumers and social issues. Statista does not generate statistics itself, but works together with renowned partners.
The campus licence contains only German-language statistics.
Link: Statista
Statista - Help & FAQ: Help & FAQ
External access from home or mobile: Shibboleth - Instructions
Thieme Connect - Psychology and Psychotherapy
62 e-books on topics in psychology and psychotherapy are available through the Thieme Connect publisher database.
Link:Thieme Connect
External access from home or mobile: Shibboleth-instructions
UTB eLibrary - Multidisciplinary
Through the UTB-studi-e-books you have access to approx. 2,700 e-books from economics, social sciences and engineering.
The e-books can also be searched via the Discovery Tool or the OPAC of the university library.
Link:UTB-studi-e-books
External access from home or mobile: Shibboleth - Instructions
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
The database of the publisher "Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht" offers you access to a variety of e-books on topics in the humanities and social sciences.
The e-books are also searchable via the Discovery Tool or the OPAC of the university library.
External access from home or mobile: Shibboleth - instructions
VDI Heat Atlas - Technology/Physics
The VDI Heat Atlas contains all important calculation methods for the thermal design of apparatus and plants.
Access from all computers of the university network.
Link: VDI Heat Atlas
External access from home or mobile: Shibboleth - Instructions
Walhalla - Multidisciplinary
The Content Select platform provides access to around 550 e-book titles from Walhalla Verlag. These contain legal and economic topics.
Link: Walhalla
External access from home or mobile: Shibboleth - Instructions
WEKA - Security
Full-text databases with access from all HSN computers. The licensed contents
of the WEKA Business Portal are:
- Occupational Safety
- Fire protection / Fire brigade
- Quality management
- Environmental protection
Wiley Online Library - Interdisciplinary journals
The Wiley Online Library offers full-text access to approx. 1,700 e-journals published by Wiley / Wiley-VCH.
The journal articles included cover social, economic and natural science subject areas.
All journals are available from the campus network and can be searched in OPAC or the Discovery Tool.
Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
External access from home or mobile: Shibboleth - Instructions
WISO - Economics and Social Sciences
This database offers access to approx. 14 million journal articles from the fields of economics and social sciences. Access is possible from all computers in the university network.
Link: WISO
WISO - Help: Help file
Video - Tutorial: Video - Tutorial
External access from home or mobile: Shibboleth - Instructions