Which e-book packages are available in full-text versions?

In its role as a medical faculty library, the ZB MED provides access to e-book packages that fall within its subject areas. These have been acquired under national licences funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), which means they can be accessed for free throughout Germany.

The following packages are available through the ZB MED:

• Springer e-book collection / Medicine 2005-2008:
  • List of titles in MEDPILOT
  • Information on the Springer package on the DFG website (German only)

Collection of 1,307 English-language eBooks published by Springer in the field of medicine between 2005 and 2008. Also includes some French and Spanish editions.

• Karger e-book collection 1997 - 2009:
  • List of titles in MEDPILOT
  • Information on the Karger package on the DFG website

Collection of 419 English-language e-books published by the medical publisher Karger over a number of years, including some complete book series. The collection covers a broad range of biomedical sciences.

How can I identify e-books in the search portals?

In our search portals MEDPILOT and GREENPILOT, e-books are identified in the list of search results by a pictogram and by the ‘National licence’ link. You can also use the document type search filter to specifically search for e-books.

You can find out more about search filters (German only) and identifying e-books included in the national licence scheme (German only) on the MEDPILOT site.

Help! I can’t access one of the e-books!

If for some reason you are unable to access an e-book which is shown as being included in the national licence, there is another option: German institutions and private individuals who are permanently resident in Germany can register to use the national licences for free by visiting www.nationallizenzen.de.

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Using e-books in the reading room

Computers with Internet access are available in the library's reading room 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!

If you wish to use e-books, please remember that you must adhere strictly to the following general conditions of use:

• e-book chapters may only be printed and saved to storage media for personal use and research purposes. They may not be forwarded to third parties either electronically or in printed form.
• The systematic downloading of e-books, particularly by robots, contravenes the terms of the license and is prohibited.

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

In addition, please ensure you observe the terms of use specified by the publisher:

• Terms of use Springer e-book collection / Medicine 2005-2008 (German only)
  
• Nutzungsbedingungen Karger e-book collection 1997 - 2009 (German only)

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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