Starting Points for 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 (personalized)
Metakatalog: Karlsruhe Virtual Catalog (KVK)
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
How to get literature, that is not available in Tuebingen?
document delivrey service Subito
2. Databases
licensed databases (available only in the network of the university):
database information system dbis - an index of databases everywhere
jstor database of journal articles (also try the tool JSTOR text analyzer)
Menalib - virtual library of the middle east
Facts and documents:
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
Table of Contents (tocs) / Alertdienste
Journal Tables of Contents Service
4. helpfull stuff
RSS-Reader
VPN-Client
citation software
Citavi (Citavi Campuslizenz !!), Bibliographix, Endnote (Campuslizenz), Zotero, Bibsonomy