• Datenbank-Infosystem (DBIS)
  Find the right database for your research. In DBIS, you can view databases licensed by Freie Universität, open-access databases, and national licenses.

• KOBV regional

  List of holdings from libraries in Berlin and Brandenburg that offer interlibrary loan services.

  - Primus Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (in German)
  - StabiKat der State Library Berlin (in German)
  - Knowledgeportal Technical University of Berlin (in German)
  - VÖBB – Association of Public Libraries in Berlin (in German)

• KOBV-Fernleihindex
  List of German library collections with interlibrary loan options.

• Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog (KVK)
  A meta-search engine for German and international library catalogs, bookstores, and digital archives.

• ZDB – Zeitschriftendatenbank
  List of print and online journals in Germany (including interlibrary loan).

• Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek (EZB)
  Access to Freie Universität's licensed e-journals and freely available e-journals

• Google Scholar
  Google's academic search engine for general literature research.

• BASE – Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
  Search engine for repositories and digital collections.

Primo of things: Here you can search for and borrow everyday items such as adapters, charging cables, or cameras (in German).

• Collections in Primo

Our locations house numerous special collections, such as donations and bequests. Other collections are grouped by subject under Collections verfügbar.

• Scientific Collections of Freie Universität

At Freie Universität, there are a variety of collections housed in individual departments and institutes. An overview page for these collections is currently under construction.    

• Digitized Collections  

You can find digital copies of selected items from our collection at this Website (in German).

The following tools are available for targeted thematic research:

• Subject- and Discipline-Specific Contacts
  We are happy to assist with subject-specific questions at all University Library locations.

• OGND – Shared Authority File (in German)
  Standard database for authors, organizations, and German-language keywords.

• Regensburger Verbundklassifikation (in German)
  Database of thematic notations

• Dewey Decimal Classification
  Database of thematic notations

• Library of Congress Subject Headings 
  Database of English-language subject headings from the Library of Congress