FAU students and employees can access licensed electronic media within the university network and remotely via a virtual private network (VPN). They can also download documents ordered through the FAUdok document delivery service.
Non-university members can access our licensed electronic media from Internet workstations located in each library. Some databases can be accessed from outside the university. A valid library card is required. Much of our electronic media is freely available and can be accessed from home.
Using the eduVPN software, you can access the FAU university network from outside the university. This will provide you with a unique IP address.
Here’s how to proceed:
- Download and install the software: Download eduVPN.
- Under Organization Access, select Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg and enter your IdM ID and password.
- Select “Full Tunnel” and move the slider to the right.
- You can now access our e-media. For databases, please use the link in the Uninetz section.
Further information and illustrated instructions can be found on the web site of the RRZE. VPN Instructions [GERMAN].
Staff at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen can receive VPN access from the MIK (Medizinische IK-Zentrum).
FAU staff and students can use Shibboleth to access licensed electronic media (databases, electronic journals, e-books, etc.) from home or from any computer with Internet access by logging in to RRZE’s single sign-on service. To do so, all you need is your IdM username and password; you do not need to install any additional software.
In the Database Information System (DBIS), a link to the Shibboleth login is provided for electronic media that can be accessed via Shibboleth. All databases that can be accessed via Shibboleth are listed in the collection ‘Datenbanken mit Shibboleth-Zugriff‘ (databases with Shibboleth access).
Here’s how to proceed:
- Open the publication via a catalogue, Electronic Journals Library or DBIS.
- The publication’s login page will have an option such as ‘Institutional login‘, ‘Select your region or group‘ or ‘Shibboleth login‘.
- Choose ‘Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg‘ from the list of institutions. In some cases you will be shown a search tool or will be asked to select a broader category first (e.g. ‘German Higher Education and Research‘ or ‘Deutschland DFN-AAI‘).
- You will then be redirected to RRZE’s single sign-on service, where you should log in using you IdM username and password.
- Shibboleth’s terms of use are shown the first time you log on and you must accept them before you can continue. The first time you log on you will then see a notice from the provider on the transferred data (digital ID card), which you must also confirm.
- After this confirmation you will be directed back to the provider’s page.
UB users can access certain electronic media (databases, electronic journals, e-books) from outside the university network without using VPN.
Here’s how to proceed:
- Select your database in the Database Information System (DBIS). All databases with this access option can be found by external library users in the Remote access for non-university members collection.
- Access the database via the Access via authentication methods (HAN) or CD-ROM Network link.
- Log in as an employee or student using your IdM credentials, or as a non-university member using your UB ID and corresponding password.
Please note
that if you requested a new catalog password, you must first log in to the catalog with it before using it for external database access.
Personal IDs for Employees and Students
You can apply for a personal ID for some databases, such as Beck-Online. The relevant forms and instructions can be found in the database descriptions.
Registration for National Licenses
Individuals residing in Germany can access databases licensed for private use via a national license at no cost. Prior registration is required.
Initial registration is required for private individuals: https://www.nationallizenzen.de/nl-registration-individual