E-books

We have licenses for e-books for various subjects. The licensed e-books are individual e-books from several publishers as well as subject-specific publisher packages or certain publishers’ entire e-book collection. Additional e-books are available using a nationwide license funded by the DFG (national license).

Places to search

HohSearch

Most of the e-books licenced by the KIM Hohenheim can be found via our literature search engine HohSearch.

To find e-books, limit the results of your search to the media type "Online Resource".

ProQuest Ebook Central

ProQuest Ebook Central (formerly Ebrary) is a platform with which you can access individual e-book licensed by KIM Hohenheim from various publishers.
You can find additional information on the ProQuest Ebook Central platform here.

Agricultural Sciences

CAB eBooks (Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International)

Content:

E-books from the area of Agricultural Sciences and Life Sciences are included.

Access:

E-books from this package can be found in HohSearch (catalogue) on the publisher's platform.

If you want to access the e-books from outside the campus network the VPN-Client is required.

Options for use:

E-books can be downloaded as pdf files or printed out.

De Gruyter-Verlag/ De Gruyter Oldenbourg

Includes, among other books, textbooks for economics from 2017, 2018, and 2020

Access:

You can find ebooks included in the package via the Catalog.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use:

E-books can be saved and printed in PDF format.

Elsevier-Verlag

Content:

Books about sub-areas of Agricultural Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Business and Economic Sciences are included.

Access:

The e-books can be accessed via the publisher's platform.

If you want to access the e-books from outside the campus network the VPN-Client is required.

Options for use:

E-books can be printed out or downloaded as pdf files.

OECD-iLibrary

Content:

Contains all studies and stats compiled by the OECD.

Access:

E-books included in the package can be found on the publisher's platform.

If you want to access the e-books from outside the campus network the VPN-Client is required.

Options for use:

E-books can be printed out or downloaded as pdf files.

Springer-Verlag

Access:

You can find e-books included in the package using the catalog.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use:

E-books can be saved and printed in whole or in part in PDF format.

utb-studi-e-Book

Access:

E-books included in the package can be found via the catalog.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use:

Printing or PDF download is usually possible chapter by chapter.

Wiley-Verlag

Content:

Agricultural Sciences, Crop Sciences, and Nutritional Sciences are included.

Access:

To access the books you can use the catalogue.

If you want to access the e-books from outside the campus network the VPN-Client is required.

Options for use:

E-books can be printed out or downloaded as pdf files.

Economics

Elsevier-Verlag

Content:

Books about sub-areas of Agricultural Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Business and Economic Sciences are included.

Access:

The e-books can be accessed via the publisher's platform.

If you want to access the e-books from outside the campus network the VPN-Client is required.

Options for use:

E-books can be printed out or downloaded as pdf files.

Nomos

Contents

For the publication years 2020 and 2021, the complete package of social and economic sciences of the Nomos-Verlag was acquired.

Included are titles for the following areas:

  • Business and Economics
  • Media and communication sciences
  • Sociology
  • Social work / social economy
  • Pedagogy
  • Political science
  • European policy and politics
  • History
  • Religion
  • Philosophy
  • Sports science
  • Anthropology and ethnology
  • Linguistics and literature

For the years 2017 and 2018, all titles from the overall science package are included.

More ebooks from the Nomos-Verlag published before 2017/2018 which are licensed within the database Beck-online can be found via the catalog. Here, access from outside the campus is possible for students of the University of Hohenheim via VPN and after registration on the Beck Online homepage with a personal login.

Access

E-books included in the package can be found in the catalog or on the publishers’ platform.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use

E-books can be saved and printed in PDF format.

OECD-iLibrary

Content:

Contains all studies and stats compiled by the OECD.

Access:

E-books included in the package can be found on the publisher's platform.

If you want to access the e-books from outside the campus network the VPN-Client is required.

Options for use:

E-books can be printed out or downloaded as pdf files.

Springer-Verlag

Access:

You can find e-books included in the package using the catalog.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use:

E-books can be saved and printed in whole or in part in PDF format.

utb-studi-e-Book

Access:

E-books included in the package can be found via the catalog.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use:

Printing or PDF download is usually possible chapter by chapter.

Vahlen

Content:

The package includes books about several sub-areas of Business and Economic Sciences.

Access:

To access the e-books you can use the publisher's platform.

If you want to access the e-books from outside the campus network the VPN-Client is required.

Options for use:

Sections of e-books can be printed or downloaded as pdf files.

Wiley-Verlag

Content:

Agricultural Sciences, Crop Sciences, and Nutritional Sciences are included.

Access:

To access the books you can use the catalogue.

If you want to access the e-books from outside the campus network the VPN-Client is required.

Options for use:

E-books can be printed out or downloaded as pdf files.

Law

Beck-Online

Contents:

Basic legal standard works from Beck-Verlag, such as legal texts, commentaries, manuals, journals, current judgments from case law, and collections of forms.

Access:

E-books included in the package can be found in HohSearch (catalog) or on the Beck online platform.

E-books from Beck Verlag are only accessible to members of the University of Hohenheim and only with a personal login. More information can be found here.

Options for use:

E-books can be printed out chapter by chapter or sent by email.

Springer-Verlag

Access:

You can find e-books included in the package using the catalog.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use:

E-books can be saved and printed in whole or in part in PDF format.

Natural Sciences

De Gruyter-Verlag/ De Gruyter Oldenbourg

Includes, among other books, textbooks for economics from 2017, 2018, and 2020

Access:

You can find ebooks included in the package via the Catalog.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use:

E-books can be saved and printed in PDF format.

Elsevier-Verlag

Content:

Books about sub-areas of Agricultural Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Business and Economic Sciences are included.

Access:

The e-books can be accessed via the publisher's platform.

If you want to access the e-books from outside the campus network the VPN-Client is required.

Options for use:

E-books can be printed out or downloaded as pdf files.

Springer-Verlag

Access:

You can find e-books included in the package using the catalog.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use:

E-books can be saved and printed in whole or in part in PDF format.

utb-studi-e-Book

Access:

E-books included in the package can be found via the catalog.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use:

Printing or PDF download is usually possible chapter by chapter.

Wiley-Verlag

Content:

Agricultural Sciences, Crop Sciences, and Nutritional Sciences are included.

Access:

To access the books you can use the catalogue.

If you want to access the e-books from outside the campus network the VPN-Client is required.

Options for use:

E-books can be printed out or downloaded as pdf files.

Social Sciences

Nomos

Contents

For the publication years 2020 and 2021, the complete package of social and economic sciences of the Nomos-Verlag was acquired.

Included are titles for the following areas:

  • Business and Economics
  • Media and communication sciences
  • Sociology
  • Social work / social economy
  • Pedagogy
  • Political science
  • European policy and politics
  • History
  • Religion
  • Philosophy
  • Sports science
  • Anthropology and ethnology
  • Linguistics and literature

For the years 2017 and 2018, all titles from the overall science package are included.

More ebooks from the Nomos-Verlag published before 2017/2018 which are licensed within the database Beck-online can be found via the catalog. Here, access from outside the campus is possible for students of the University of Hohenheim via VPN and after registration on the Beck Online homepage with a personal login.

Access

E-books included in the package can be found in the catalog or on the publishers’ platform.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use

E-books can be saved and printed in PDF format.

OECD-iLibrary

Content:

Contains all studies and stats compiled by the OECD.

Access:

E-books included in the package can be found on the publisher's platform.

If you want to access the e-books from outside the campus network the VPN-Client is required.

Options for use:

E-books can be printed out or downloaded as pdf files.

Springer-Verlag

Access:

You can find e-books included in the package using the catalog.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use:

E-books can be saved and printed in whole or in part in PDF format.

utb-studi-e-Book

Access:

E-books included in the package can be found via the catalog.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use:

Printing or PDF download is usually possible chapter by chapter.

Publishers

Beck-Online

Contents:

Basic legal standard works from Beck-Verlag, such as legal texts, commentaries, manuals, journals, current judgments from case law, and collections of forms.

Access:

E-books included in the package can be found in HohSearch (catalog) or on the Beck online platform.

E-books from Beck Verlag are only accessible to members of the University of Hohenheim and only with a personal login. More information can be found here.

Options for use:

E-books can be printed out chapter by chapter or sent by email.

CAB eBooks (Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International)

Content:

E-books from the area of Agricultural Sciences and Life Sciences are included.

Access:

E-books from this package can be found in HohSearch (catalogue) on the publisher's platform.

If you want to access the e-books from outside the campus network the VPN-Client is required.

Options for use:

E-books can be downloaded as pdf files or printed out.

De Gruyter-Verlag/ De Gruyter Oldenbourg

Includes, among other books, textbooks for economics from 2017, 2018, and 2020

Access:

You can find ebooks included in the package via the Catalog.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use:

E-books can be saved and printed in PDF format.

Elsevier-Verlag

Content:

Books about sub-areas of Agricultural Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Business and Economic Sciences are included.

Access:

The e-books can be accessed via the publisher's platform.

If you want to access the e-books from outside the campus network the VPN-Client is required.

Options for use:

E-books can be printed out or downloaded as pdf files.

Nomos

Contents

For the publication years 2020 and 2021, the complete package of social and economic sciences of the Nomos-Verlag was acquired.

Included are titles for the following areas:

  • Business and Economics
  • Media and communication sciences
  • Sociology
  • Social work / social economy
  • Pedagogy
  • Political science
  • European policy and politics
  • History
  • Religion
  • Philosophy
  • Sports science
  • Anthropology and ethnology
  • Linguistics and literature

For the years 2017 and 2018, all titles from the overall science package are included.

More ebooks from the Nomos-Verlag published before 2017/2018 which are licensed within the database Beck-online can be found via the catalog. Here, access from outside the campus is possible for students of the University of Hohenheim via VPN and after registration on the Beck Online homepage with a personal login.

Access

E-books included in the package can be found in the catalog or on the publishers’ platform.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use

E-books can be saved and printed in PDF format.

OECD-iLibrary

Content:

Contains all studies and stats compiled by the OECD.

Access:

E-books included in the package can be found on the publisher's platform.

If you want to access the e-books from outside the campus network the VPN-Client is required.

Options for use:

E-books can be printed out or downloaded as pdf files.

Pearson

Contents:

Included are selected textbooks from the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, statistics, economics.

Access:

You can find the e-books using the catalog.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use:

The e-books are subject to the following DRM (Digital Rights Management):

Copy: No restrictions (watermark)

Printing: Individual chapters with watermark

Full download: Individual chapters with watermark


Springer-Verlag

Access:

You can find e-books included in the package using the catalog.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use:

E-books can be saved and printed in whole or in part in PDF format.

utb-studi-e-Book

Access:

E-books included in the package can be found via the catalog.

If you want to access the offers from off campus, you will need a VPN Client.

Options for use:

Printing or PDF download is usually possible chapter by chapter.

Vahlen

Content:

The package includes books about several sub-areas of Business and Economic Sciences.

Access:

To access the e-books you can use the publisher's platform.

If you want to access the e-books from outside the campus network the VPN-Client is required.

Options for use:

Sections of e-books can be printed or downloaded as pdf files.

Wiley-Verlag

Content:

Agricultural Sciences, Crop Sciences, and Nutritional Sciences are included.

Access:

To access the books you can use the catalogue.

If you want to access the e-books from outside the campus network the VPN-Client is required.

Options for use:

E-books can be printed out or downloaded as pdf files.

National licenses

The German Research Societies (DFG) national license program provides nationwide free access to several electronic resources. Among them are various licensed e-book collections. You can find them on the list of national licenses in the section "Volltext-Datenbank".

Access

To access the national licenses use the University of Hohenheims Database Information System (DBIS). If you do so, no login for using the national licenses is required. Search for the name of the national license in DBIS to get detailed information and the link to the fulltext.

Notes on use

All e-books are available throughout the campus, unlocked for the Universität Hohenheim IP address space. You can access the e-books from a computer with a campus IP address or if you are in the university wireless network. University students and staff can also access the books from any other location or personal computers via VPN.

By using the service you agree to abide by the terms of use of publishers and/or providers. In particular, in most cases it is not permitted to download or print complete e-books or large parts of them. You are often permitted to save and print individual pages or chapters for personal use and research purposes. You may not provide e-books to third parties, whether in electronic format or as a printout.


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