Library Guide

Research and Access

In EBC, two types of e-books are to be found: request items and full-access items. While the latter are available indefinitely, the former are accessible for a limited amount of time only before they need to be requested from the library. Requests are attended to within 24 hours at the most. The search results list will always display all e-books available. The 'availability' section in the centre of each e-book's page details the respective access options.

Available

Full access to the text for an unlimited amount of time. Able to download book as a PDF for offline use.

Available on Request

Preview available for 5 minutes. Book can be requested via the EBC website.

Hogrefe PsyJournals

Full-text access to e-journals on the topic of Psychology, including 27,000+ articles.

These are labeled as “Free” or “Open Access” and can be viewed online or downloaded.

Open Access

Full access rights to the article, able to read and download the full content.

Free Access

Full access rights to the article, through a current subscription to that publication.
Springer eJournals

Full-text access to the current issues of approx. 2,800 Springer journals, all available under an Open-Access agreement.

Those articles belonging to the agreement are labeled as such:

Open Access

Full access rights to the article, able to read and download the full content.
Wiley eJournals

Full-text access to the current issues of approx 1,700 Wiley journals all available under an Open-Access agreement.

Those articles belonging to the agreement are labeled as such:

Full Access

Full access rights to the article, through a current subscription to that publication.

Free Access

Subscription articles, which require payment after the free access period ends. During the free period, users have full access to read content online or download PDFs.

Open Access

Freely accessible for all users, but commercial or derivative reuse rights may be restricted.
Elsevier eJournals

Full-text access to the current issues of approx. 2,800 Elsevier journals, all available under an Open-Access agreement.

Those articles belonging to the agreement are labeled as such:

Open Access

Full access rights to the article, able to read and download the full content.

Full Access

The article/chapter is included in our subscription to ScienceDirect. Able to read and download the full content.