Access to the e-resources of UB Bodenkultur

The University Library provides a variety of electronic resources with the possibility of access for BOKU members independent of time and place (HAN access)

In addition, some publishers and providers are currently making some of their content available free of charge due to the corona crisis:

  • The publishing house Elsevier is currently (probably until mid-June 2020) making 256 titles from the textbook sector available free of charge.
    Direct access is possible HERE. The title list is updated continuously.
  • JOVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) currently (until 15.06.2020) allows free access to the “STEM education video library“.

For questions please contact ub.support(at)boku.ac.at.

Open Access at ACS

The Main Library offers BOKU scientists the opportunity to publish Open Access in American Chemical Society (ACS) hybrid journals at no additional cost. Open Access fees (Article Processing Charges, APC) are charged centrally at the library. The agreement also includes online reading access to the entire ACS journal collection covering the period 2020-2022.

More information is available at OA-Publishing at ACS.

New e-journals available with January 2020

UB BOKU has acquired a number of new journals through consortium agreements. As of January 2020 the following journals are, among others, available online:

Annual Reviews Inc.:
Annual review of biochemistry
Annual review of genetics
Annual review of cell and developmental biology

BioOne:
Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Environmental Entomology
Journal of Economic Entomology Journal of Medical Entomology

Wiley:
Crops & Soils Mathematika
Elsevier: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Access via Electronic Journals Library (EZB).

PressReader license starting with January 2020

From January 2020, UB BOKU will license the PressReader platform. The online platform offers access to national and international daily press as well as to magazines from different subject areas. In total, over 7,000 titles are available in their original print layout.

–> More Information and Access to PressReader via DBIS

BOKU:LITsearch replaces the old library catalogue

Due to the implementation of the new library system ALMA the search-platform „BOKU:LITsearch“ will replace the hitherto existing online-catalogue.

Access to BOKU:LITsearch
Literature search is generally possible without login.
Access to licenced electronic resources (e-books, e-journals) is provided on BOKU-campus without login.
Outside BOKU-campus BOKU staff members and BOKU students have access to licenced content after login with their BOKU account.

Library user account
To log into the library user account BOKU staff members and BOKU students use their BOKU account.
For other users login is provided with the barcode-number of their library card and password.
After login the following services can be used:
– Library account (renewals, reservations)
– Overview of borrowing options for items
– Interlibrary loan

Literature search
The search-platform „BOKU:LITsearch“ provides access to all literature and media offered by the BOKU-library and further resources. A general search produces an extensive title list which can be refined to „Bibliothekskatalog“ (library catalogue) with the facet located at the left bar.

-> Access to BOKU:LITsearch

Due to the recent implementation of the new library system there may well be data corrections and other adjustments to the system.

Guided library tours at the beginning of the semester

At the beginning of the semester the library offers guided tours regularly. During these tours we present our various services and look forward to answering any remaining questions.

Minimum amount of attendees: 3 persons

Duration: approximately 30 min

Click here for the dates for the winter semester 2018.