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Information Retrieval Services (IVS-BM)

Access to Databases

 

The IVS-BM, together with other relevant groups within the Max Planck Society (i.e. the IVS-CPT, MPDL, and the MPI Libraries),carries responsibility for the selection, adaption and integration of numerous literature databases and other scientific information resources available to MPG staff and guests.

Access to most of the resources is restricted to persons in authorized sites of the MPG. For some of the resources, remote access via User ID and Password is also available. If you need assistance, please contact us.

For getting started

 

vLib

The  vLib interface allows users to identify and access relevant resources available in the MPG. Simultaneous searching across several selected resources is possible. The integrated MPG-SFX service allows seamless navigation from a reference found in a database to the respective full-text or to additional relevant information from other resources.

For more advanced searching

Nearly all the reference databases centrally licensed by the Max Planck Society are searchable via the vLib interface. You may, however, also access these resources directly via the more advanced "original" interfaces listed below. The database-specific features of these interfaces will enable you to enhance the precision and recall of your search results (see Database Support). Context-sensitive MPG-SFX Services have been added whenever possible.

 


 

Wolters Kluwer OvidSP

OvidSP offers a selection of high-quality databases, e.g. Medline, PsycInfo, EconLit, ERIC, etc. under a particularly powerful but easy to use search interface. For news, check our Ovid blog posts.

 

 

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The Web of Knowledge provides access to unique databases such as the Science / Social Science / Arts & Humanities Citation Index ("Web of Science"), the Journal Citation Report (including Journal Impact Factors) and Essential Science Indicators via user-friendly search interfaces. For news, check our Web of Knowledge blog posts.

 

 

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ProQuest offers more then 40 field-specific databases and selected web-resources, covering natural sciences, social sciences, technology and the humanities via an advanced search interface.

For information and support, see Database Support - ProQuest. For latest news, check our ProQuest blog posts.

 

Scopus

Scopus is a multidisciplinary database covering more than 16,000 scientific, technical, medical and social sciences journals from the 19th century to the present. Citations are also included (from 1996 onwards).

 

 

 

 

 

SciFinder

SciFinder provides direct access to Chemical Abstracts, Registry, Chem Cat, and other databases for searching chemical structures, literature and patents.

 

 

STNEasy

The STNEasy search interface includes INSPEC, the database for physics, electronics and computing, and ENERGY (+ INIS), the database for energy research and technology.

 

 

Staff of the IVS-BM and the IVS-CPT have access to many additional resources (Patent Databases, etc.). For questions, please contact us or see:

Additional databases and resources may also be provided by your own institute. For more information contact your local librarian.

 

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