Which e-Journals are available in full-text version?

In its role as a medical faculty library, the ZB MED provides access to full text journals through the network of the University of Cologne, known in German as “UKLAN”. These journals have been licensed and can be used within the campus network at no charge. They are indicated on the Electronic Journals Library (EZB) website by an amber traffic light.

The EZB also catalogues full text open access journals that are available for free over the Internet (indicated by a green traffic light) and paid access journals for which the library has not yet acquired a licence (red traffic light). Even if you cannot access the full text of a journal, the system will generally display its table of contents and abstracts.

VPN access

Faculty, employees and students of the University of Cologne and of the teaching hospitals of the medical faculty can access the UKLAN from outside the campus network by setting up an authenticated connection via modem/ISDN or via a VPN connection. Applications should be submitted to the Computer Centre (“Rechenzentrum”) at the University of Cologne.

How to contact the Computer Centre: Help and tips
Information on VPN Access

Help! I can’t access the network.

Step 1: Are you online and connected?
Check that your Internet connection is working and that you are connected to the University of Cologne's network.

Step 2: Check your browser settings:
Make sure you are not using a proxy server. Check that your browser options are not set to use a proxy server as follows:

• Firefox: Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Network -> “No Proxy”
• MS Internet Explorer: Tools -> Internet options -> Connections -> LAN settings -> make sure that "Use a proxy server for your LAN" is NOT checked!

Step 3: Try accessing other items:
Verify that you are also unable to access other items that have a yellow traffic light. As a precaution, experiment with different publishers. Occasionally one publisher's server may be overloaded or offline for maintenance work.

Step 4: Is Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer?
To browse and print PDF files, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Alternatively you can try opening the items as HTML files. The latest version of Acrobat Reader is available from Adobe's website.

Step 5: Do you have cookies activated in your browser?
Most publishers' websites require you to accept cookies. Check that you have cookies activated in your browser as follows:

• Firefox: Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> Set the “Firefox will” option to “Use custom settings for history” -> Check the box "Accept cookies from sites"
• MS Internet Explorer: Tools -> Internet options -> Privacy -> Adjust your setting for the Internet zone or click Advanced for further options

Step 6: Do you have JavaScript activated in your browser?
Some publishers require JavaScript to be activated before you can use their website.

• Firefox: Tools -> Options -> Content -> check the box next to “Enable JavaScript"
• MS Internet Explorer: Tools -> Internet options -> Security -> Custom level -> enable "Active Scripting"

Step 7: Contact us for help! Please send an e-mail to ezeitschriften@zbmed.de
To help us try and solve the problem you will need to supply us with the following information:

1. Which computer (institute and IP address) are you using to access the full texts?
2. What are the details of the journal you are trying to access (title, year, issue, article)?
3. Are you only having problems accessing this particular item or is it a wider problem?

Occasionally publishers might block access to their data for short periods without our knowledge. We are always grateful to have this brought to our attention. We will do our best to reply to your e-mail as soon as possible.  

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Using e-Journals in the reading room

The library's reading room provides computers with Internet access for research purposes. You will need a library card to use these Internet access points. No word processing software is installed on the computers. You can either print your research results, send them by e-mail, or save them to a USB stick.  
 

Please respect copyright!

Please ensure you adhere strictly to the following conditions when using electronic journals. It is expressly prohibited to

• download the entire contents of journal issues;
• systematically reproduce or duplicate journal articles you have accessed;
• systematically forward journal contents in an electronic format to non-authorised users;
• re-sell journal articles to third parties.

Any breaches of licensing or copyright law will be traced by the publishers and could lead to revocation of the entire campus license!

DFG (German Research Foundation) national licences

Since 2004, the German Research Foundation (DFG) has been funding the acquisition of national licences with the aim of making lasting improvements to the provision of electronic specialized information to German universities, research institutions and science libraries. These national licences provide permanent access to the electronic contents of journals, databases and e-books.

German institutions and private individuals who are permanently resident in Germany can register to use the national licences at no charge. Commercial use is strictly prohibited. You can sign up for current and previous offers at any time.

As one of the lead negotiators in the process to acquire electronic contents in the fields of medicine, health care, nutrition, the environment and agriculture, the ZB MED can provide access to the following national licences:

• The American Physiological Society/APS Journal Legacy Content (12 journal titles from issue 1 through to 1997)
• Informa Healthcare Digital Archive (153 journal titles from issue 1 through to 2008)
• Journal of Clinical Oncology/ASCO (issues 1.1983 to 16.1998)
• Liebert On Line Archive (59 journal titles up to the 2005 issue)
• Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Legacy Archive (220 journal titles from issue 1 through to 2004)
• The Scientific World Journal (from issue 1 up to the current issue, licensed for use over the period 2009 – 2011 as part of the international Knowledge Exchange network)
• Springer E-Book Collection / Medicine (2005 - 2008)
• Thieme journal archive (36 journal titles from 1980 - 2007) 

List of all national licences available through the German Research Foundation scheme

In its role as a medical faculty library, the ZB MED registers all national licences relevant to medicine for use within the campus network. Journals available under national licences can be accessed within the UKLAN and are indicated in the Electronic Journals Library.  

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