Symbols and terms in DBIS
| Symbol | Zugangsart | Erläuterung |
|---|---|---|
 | free access | Databases that are publicly accessible on the internet. |
 | Online database licensed for the UB (university network only) | Online database licensed for the UB Erlangen-Nuremberg (UB) and searchable within the university network. Access via the university network via Virtual Private Network (VPN) or for university members with IDM identification and password. |
 | Online database licensed for the UB (Campus only) | Online database licensed for the university library and only searchable on computers within the university network. Access: No access via VPN possible, sometimes also no access via Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). |
 | Online database licensed for the UB – also via login with UB-ID or IDM ID | Online database licensed for the UB. Access:
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 | Online database licensed for the UB – trial access | Online database with trial access for the UB |
 | CD-ROM database (university network only) | CD-ROM database licensed for the UB. Access:
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 | Locally available database | Databases that can only be operated on a single workstation for technical or licensing reasons are available locally at various locations of the UB. Access: No access possible via internet |
 | A pay-per-use offer for a fee | Pay-per-use offer. Access to a pay-per-use platform of databases specialising in the humanities and social sciences operated by the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek for a fee for interested parties residing in Germany. You can see the fee for the use of the database under “Notes” at the individual database. To use CD-ROM databases in the network of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek you need to install Citrix® Workspace app on your PCDownload Citrix® Workspace app |
  | freely accessible throughout Germany (DFG-funded national licence) | National licence for use in all German higher education institutions as well as state, provincial and regional libraries. Germany-wide access to the databases was made possible by funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG). Access:
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 | Database with SFX® functionality. For more information on SFX®, click here. | |
 | Databases with full text links to the Electronic Journals Library (EZB). You can find a short explanation based on the OCLC special subject databases here. All databases in DBIS with full-text link to the EZB via the EZB’s Open URL interface. |
Terms in DBIS
TOP-Datenbanken
Databases that are particularly important for users at the university are marked as “TOP Datenbanken”. These titles are then displayed separately from the other databases at the beginning of each subject list. Below this, the total number of databases in this subject is listed, with the top databases listed again.
CD-ROM-Databases
The university library also offers access to a large number of CD-ROM databases in all subject areas via the Database Information System (DBIS). In most cases, access to the databases is available via the university’s network or locally on an individual workstation at the various locations of the university library. However, a few CD-ROMs are not installed locally or in the network and can be loaned via the catalogue.
You can limit your database selection to CD-ROM databases by selecting the database type “CD-ROM/DVD-ROM” in the Advanced Search.
HAN-Server
The Hidden Automatic Navigator is used by institutions such as libraries to manage licences and grant their users access to the licensed resources from outside the library
NetMan
NetMan is a management software that allows different resources in the network (Local Area Network, Intranet or Internet) to be managed centrally and made available to users by integrating these resources into a common user interface.