Online databases of the SRH in NRW



  • The online database EBSCO offers databases for scientific research, e-books and electronic journals. It is considered one of the leading online libraries. Access for our students and lecturers is free of charge.
    The access options are explained under "Instructions".


  • Please carry out your search first and then limit it to “review“ and “research articles“. (Please do not limit yourself to “Open Access & Open Archive“)
    The vast majority of these articles are freely available to university members.


  • Please carry out your search first and then limit it to “journals“ (Please do not limit yourself to “Open Access Content“)
    The vast majority of these articles are freely available to university members.

    Examples of open access literature, search engines and databases


    Open access literature is the freely available access to scientific literature on the Internet. Scientific documents published as Open Access can be used free of charge by anyone interested (e.g. reading, downloading, linking).
    In the following, various well-known Open Access databases are listed, which can be both interdisciplinary and subject-specific.

  • Search engine of the University of Bielefeld for scientific literature
  • The largest English language online encyclopedia
  • A metasearch engine for scientific purposes
  • (Directory of Open Access Journals) Search engine from Lund University, Sweden
  • Literature search in German and international databases
  • Orebro University Business School database, Sweden
  • Publication server of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics - for scientific specialist literature
  • Education resources Information Center
  • Electronic journal library of the University of Regensburg
  • One of the largest private collections for retro-digitized books
  • General search for scientific literature
  • Hammer online catalogue
  • General search for scientific literature
  • (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) University of Michigan database, USA
  • An international press portal
  • Statistical data and information
  • Scientifically relevant journals from business administration
  • Digitized important books of business administration


    The Hamm City Library


    Like the SRH, the central library of Hamm is located in the Heinrich-von-Kleist-Forum. All SRH students receive a library card at the beginning of their studies, which is automatically extended every semester. This means that all SRH students have unlimited access to all the offers and services of the city library.

    Most of the media holdings in the central library are in German. However, there is a foreign language offer on the first floor. There you can also find dictionaries, novels, CDs and DVDs in English, for example.

    All books of the SRH are housed in the premises of the central library, assigned to the respective subject groups and provided with an additional sticker "SRH". The subject groups "economy" and "technology" are on the 3rd floor. There are also English-language specialist books there.

    During opening hours, the library can also be used to study or to prepare for exams. Free W-LAN and free workstations are available. There are individual and group workplaces on all floors. In addition, 3 group rooms for groups of at least 2 people can be reserved for 3 hours a day. When making an appointment, only the user ID is required.

    Online encyclopedias and databases can also be used outside the central library free of charge. These are compiled on the right-hand side of the Homepage. If you need to log in, you must enter your 11-digit ID number and your own date of birth as a password in ten-digit form (DD.MM.YYYY).

    Opening times: Mo-Fr 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Sa 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

    All information about the Hamm city libraries can be found on their Homepage. (at the top in the middle under "language" you can switch to English)
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