Information resources
There are various information resources in which you can search for scholarly information. The main ones are library catalogues, databases and the Internet. You can find more information about the Internet in the module entitled Searching the Internet.
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Catalogue
In the University Library catalogue you will find descriptions of all books and journals currently available in the library (print versions) or to which the library provides access (digital versions). Learn more about the use of catalogues in the module entitled Get to know the University Library.
Access
EUR students and staff require an ERNA account to gain access to the databases. More information about this and about logging on from your PC at home can be found on the Databases page on the library’s website.
Databases
The University Library provides access to specialist databases through the Databases webpage. There are various database types:
- bibliographic databases contain literature references to books and articles in journals. These may be supplemented by lists of keywords or thesauri, summaries (abstracts) and sometimes links to the full text;
- full-text databases provide the complete texts of journal and newspaper articles, legislation, jurisprudence and some books;
- factual or numerical databases offer addresses, share prices, patents or statistical data.
sEURch
sEURch is the search engine of the University Library. It's indexes cover resources described in the University Library catalogue and the contents of an ever growing number of databases so you can use sEURch to search simultaneously within the catalogue and a large number of databases. From the results list you can click thorough to the full text of a journal article or to the catalogue where you can request a book or periodical volume.
Tip: Retrieving information from a database often requires paying a fee. For this reason, most databases are protected from searches via search engines such as Google. You will miss important data in databases if you only search via Google. |
Tip: Tip: Google Scholar offers more possibilities. The link-resolver, Full-Text @ EUR, active in sEURch and a large number of University Library databases can also be set as a library link in Google Scholar. Go in Scholar Preferences to Library Links. Type in: Erasmus and click on the button, Find Library. You can set up to 3 library access links. |
