Our libraries in Hamm, Bremen and Cologne
Our libraries in North Rhine-Westphalia
A wide range of online databases with a total of over 7,000 eJournals are available to you to optimise your research during your studies. Specifically at the at the Hamm location, there is also an embedded stock of specialised literature in the Hamm municipal central library. This library is located right next to the SRH campus and represents one of the most modern libraries in the area with a large stock of books and online options.
Use our large selection of licensed electronic resources.
For licence reasons, access is only possible for students and lecturers at the university. However, you can also access the library's electronic media from home using EZProxy. EZProxy is a convenient access solution that does not require the installation of additional software or plugins. Simply log in with your university ID after selecting the desired research source.
Literature research during your studies
You will receive a user card for the library, which is located on the Hamm campus in the same building as the university. This card gives students access to all the facilities and services of the central library. The university's books are labelled "SRH". Online encyclopaedias and databases can also be used free of charge outside the Central Library. To log in, you must enter your 11-digit ID number and your date of birth in the form DD.MM.YYYY. The library offers a wide range of resources:
- The online catalogue
- An international press portal
- The largest English-language online encyclopaedia "Britannica Library"
- The metasearch engine for scientific purposes "Digibib" (https://www.hamm.de/bildung-und-weiterbildung/stadtbuecherei/info-seite/die-digibib-wasist-das.html. This is a collection of sources and database access provided by the NRW-HBZ University Library Centre. It contains catalogues and full-text source collections).
- Another service is the KVK, the Karlsruhe Virtual Catalogue, a meta-catalogue search engine that brings together a wide range of national and international library catalogues under one search interface.
The publications searched for in both portals can be ordered from the library via interlibrary loan. During business hours, the library can also be used for studying or preparing for exams. Free W-LAN and free PC workstations are available. There are individual and group workstations on all floors. In addition, three group rooms can be reserved for three hours a day for groups of at least two people. Only a user ID is required to book an appointment
