Media Search
An online-search is possible in three categories. in catalogues, in databases and in internet search services.
1. Catalogues
local catalogues: Katalog plus, Library Catalogue (red, personalized)
Metakatalog: Karlsruhe Virtual Catalog (KVK)
WorldCat
Search for content in books:
Google Books (advanced search)
Search for the titles of journals:
Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek = electronic journal-library EZB
Zeitschriftendatenbank ZDB: world's largest database of titles of journals
Search in the content of open access journals:
Directory of Open Access Journals DOAJ
http://jurn.org/#gsc.tab=0
How to get literature, that is not available in Tuebingen?
2. Databases
licensed databases (available only in the network of the university):
database information system - an index of databases everywhere
jstor database of journal articles (also try the tool JSTOR text analyzer)
Menalib - virtual library of the middle east
IREON-Portal
Sowiport
IngentaConnect
Facts and documents:
EUR-LEX
Statistics in general: Statista, Zanran und NationMaster
Statistics of the EU: EuroStat
3. Internet search engines
Please use the "advanced search" option of search engines, often displayed after searching. The search operatos are really helpful. The special service 2lingual Search gives the opportunity to initiate a translated search via Google.
Meta search engine: etools.ch
Special search engines:
scientific search engine: Google Scholar
search for news: GoogleNews
full text search (repositories)
Bielefeld Academic Search Engine BASE
search for Videos
Google Video Search EU channel @ youtube
Table of Contents (tocs) / Alertdienste
Journal Tables of Contents Service IngentaConnect,
4. Helpful stuff
RSS-Reader Inoreader, netvibes, feedly
citation software
Citavi (Citavi Campuslizenz !!), Bibliographix, Endnote (Campuslizenz), Zotero, Bibsonomy
Guide
The "SozialwissenschaftenFAQ" is a guide (German/English) in very limited space, which after an introduction to scientific research is limited to the most important web addresses for social science research.