Information on Using E-Books and Databases
The University Library provides access to a comprehensive and licensed collection of subject-specific e-books and databases.
Our e-books and databases can be found in the Primo catalog. You can also access our databases via the database and information system (DBIS). The e-books can be opened and read on every computer, laptop or tablet.
Current additional offerings
E-books
All e-books can be accessed in the Primo catalog.
Springer
University members have access to the usual German- and English-language subject packages.
For 2023, the “Professional and Applied Computing” and “Synthesis Collection of Technology” packages were added, followed by the “Artificial Intelligence” package for 2025.
Cambridge University Press
All Cambridge University Press textbooks and Cambridge University Press Companions to Literature & Classics remain accessible to members of the University of Mannheim.Mohr Siebeck for Law
Members of the University have access to all Mohr Siebeck e-books from the subject area of Law.Meiner Publisher for Philosophy
Members of the University have access to all e-books published by Meiner.
E-journals
JSTOR
You can access all e-journals available on the JSTOR platform.Remote access to juris
Members of the University of Mannheim may still access the juris database from off-campus in 2023. This means you can search for case law and journal articles and have remote access to numerous full texts – such as handbooks and commentaries, including the “Staudinger”. Members of the University also have access to the textbooks from the supplemental module on Law Studies. For remote access, you need the VPN client.
Students of cooperating institutions and non-university members holding a library card can access juris at the library’s computers.
Remote access to beck-online
As an academic staff member of the University of Mannheim, you can apply for a personal account with remote access to beck-online. Please fill out the application form (PDF, 117 KB).
Students of the University of Mannheim can access beck-online from off-campus.
Setting up remote access
You have to register free of charge at beck-online with your university e-mail address and activate two-factor authentication in your beck-online account. You need an authentication app of your choice for your PC/
Mac or smartphone and you must be on campus. Instructions can be found on the website of beck-online.
Using remote access
If you log in to beck-online off campus, you will be asked to enter a security code generated by your authentication app after entering your user name and password.
Additional resources
In addition to the higher education module (Hochschulmodul), these additional resources are currently accessible:
- Corona und COVID-19 PLUS
- Datenschutz- und Informationsfreiheitsrecht PREMIUM
- Kartellrecht PLUS
- Verfassungsrecht PREMIUM
- beck-online.GROSSKOMMENTAR zum Zivilrecht (beckOGK)
- beckOK Steuerrecht
Access
As student or staff member of the University of Mannheim you can use our services:
- on campus via computers or the eduroam wireless
- outside the university network by using the VPN client.
Please make sure to select the “WebVPN” group when logging in to the VPN Client. If you select “WebVPN Split”, you do not have access to licensed electronic resources. - outside the university network by using Shibboleth – this option is not available for all electronic resources.
Some electronic resources can only be accessed on the campus.
Members of cooperating institutions and private users holding a library card can access most licensed e-books and databases at the library’s computers. Access from outside the University Library is not possible because the license agreements of the publishers regularly do not permit this.
Information on eduroam by the University IT
Install the VPN Client of the University of Mannheim
Terms of use
You must not disclose your personal login data to third parties.
You can save and print individual pages or chapters for personal use or research purposes only. The use of electronic resources is subject to copyright law. Please also note the terms of use specified by the publishers and other providers.
The publisher’s copy protection mechanism must not be circumvented. Systematically downloading e-books or database content is prohibited. Full-text documents, whether in print or in digital form, may not be distributed to third parties.
If you have any questions, the e-media team will be happy to help.
Please send an e-mail to e-medien.ubuni-mannheim.de.
