By the end of 2020, the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences will have more than 30,000 electronic books from the publisher Walter de Gruyter available in full text as part of a Saxon state license. The state license was made possible by a consortium of all Saxon University and University Libraries. After one year, the most important titles will be permanently licensed.

The electronic books are offered in a wide range of subject areas: Architecture, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Linguistics, Materials Science, Mathematics, Physics, Law, Social Sciences, Engineering, Economics - and of course History and Philosophy.

All electronic books are included in the finc catalog (http://katalog.hszg.de) of our University Library (http://hsb.hszg.de). The full text is freely accessible from computers within the university campus. Access from outside is possible through authentication (student login/staff login) via the VPN service (http://hrz.hszg.de/netzzugang/vpn.html).

The electronic books are supplied in PDF format, chapter by chapter. The files can be downloaded, printed and saved for personal use.

The ePUB format is also offered with the option of downloading the entire book. Further details are described on the de Gruyter website for eBook readers (https://www.degruyter.com/page/1561; ePUB tab).

Please note that occasionally no page numbers are displayed due to the ePUB format, so that correct citation is not guaranteed. In this case, please download the relevant chapter as a PDF and take the page numbers from there.

Good luck with your research!

If you have any questions, please contact the University Library.

Contact:

Ralf Schwarzbach
Head Librarian

Center for Communication and Information
- University Library -

E-mail: ralf.schwarzbach(at)hszg.de