Subject databases can be divided into the following groups based on their content:
Bibliographic databases
Bibliographic databases list literature on specific topics. They do not support the full text of the essays. However, each work is listed with the link “Bestandsabfrage”. This lets you see if the KIM Hohenheim has licensed the journal directly from the publisher or in a full-text database. The inventory query directs you to the full-text version of the journal.
If the KIM Hohenheim does not have a particular journal, you can request the article via inter-library loan or a document delivery service for a fee.
Numerical databases
Numerical databases contain statistics and measurements. This data is often available for printing, and may sometimes also be saved in an Excel sheet.
Factual databases
Factual databases contain primary data and information. This includes stock guides and chemical compound databases.
Full-text databases
Full-text databases provide access to publications such as newspaper essays and articles, legislative texts, decrees, articles, court rulings, technical rules, patents, and so forth. You may read the entire text and it is usually possible to save it to your computer and print it.
