Important e-resources at a glance
Databases that are accessible from within and outside the THWS network are listed in the Database Information System (DBIS).
Below you find an overview of the most important databases
E-Books
All e-books are included in the library catalogue.
List of publishing houses and providers of e-books offering licensed access for THWS.
Licensed specialist databases
In these specialist databases, you can search for journal articles, congress papers, dissertations, statistics, facts and much more.
- ACM Digital Library*
- Academic Search Premier*
- Business Source Premier *
- Compendex*
- ERIC*
- IEEE Xplore Digital Library*
- Inspec*
- nwb-Datenbank*
- PsycInfo / Psyndex*
- ScienceDirect*
- Social Services Abstracts*
- Social Work Abstracts*
- SpringerLink*
- WISO*
AI-supported tools
Scientific search engines (with open access)
Laws, court rulings, legal commentaries
Reference books and dictionaries
Norms, directives, technical regulations, patents
- Depatisnet (Patents)
- DWA-Regelwerk*
- IEEE-Standards*
- Nautos (DIN norms, ISO standards, VDI guidelines)*
- Straßenbau A-Z*
- VDE Regulations*
- WIAM
Statistics, economic and business data
Journals and newspapers
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Elektron. Zeitschriftenbibliothek*
- F.A.Z. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung*
- Mainpost*
- New York Times*
- Süddeutsche Zeitung*
- WISO Presse*
Videos
* Access via the THWS network or via external access to licensed library material
** Access via the THWS network or via VPN
*** Access only via the THWS network