You would like to access electronic periodicals or databases from outside the Göttingen University campus or to learn more about the functions of the link service SFX?

We have put together information and contacts on these and related topics for you:

• Access to electronic periodicals and databases from outside the Göttingen University campus
• SFX: the fastest route to your text
• FAQ on the SFX link service
• Instructions on how to activate SFX in Endnote
• Installation instructions for the ICA client (CD-ROM service)

Access to licensed electronic resources (eJournals, databases, eBooks) of the Göttingen State and University Library is available for authorised users even from off-campus PCs. Authorised persons are defined as staff and students of Göttingen University.

The provider Beck allows off-campus access only for professors and research staff of Göttingen University.

When accessing the Database Infosystem (DBIS) or the Electronic Journals Library (EZB) via the Göttingen University Catalogue (GUK) from PCs outside the IP address range of Göttingen University, a login page will be displayed.

Please enter the number of your student ID which you received upon immatriculation, or your library card number and password which you received upon registration with the Göttingen State and University Library in the relevant fields.

After successful login, the homepage of the required electronic resource will be displayed, and you will be able to access the required items in a full text version.

Please repeat the login process for each session to use the licensed electronic resources of the Göttingen State and University Library. After your successful login, you will be able to access any number of titles in full text versions. You will not be required to login again on the provider's website. An inactivity period of 15 minutes will trigger an automatic logout, and you will have to login again for further access to licensed electronic resources.

Unsuccessful logins are usually caused by:

• Incorrect input of username and/or password: Please check your input.
• You attempted to call up the login page without specifying the electronic resource you would like to access:
  Make sure to select the required licensed periodical or database via the Göttingen State and University website, or via the Göttingen University Catalogue (GUK). An access attempt from a PC outside the campus IP address range will then automatically trigger the display of the login page.
• You are not a member of the group for whom off-campus access is permitted: authorised persons are staff and students of Göttingen University. Please check if access to the required periodical has further restrictions (e.g. for professors only).

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have.