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The largest database of the world for periodicals, newspapers, etc., with 1.9 million title entries in all languages and 16.8 million holdings records of German and Austrian libraries.

The largest database of the world for periodicals, newspapers, etc., with 1.9 million title entries in all languages and 16.8 million holdings records of German and Austrian libraries.

Library catalogue with media of all types belonging to the collections of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (books, periodicals, newspapers, maps, sheet music, manuscripts or electronic media such as e-books, e-journals or databases | Articles and more, predominantly containing articles from e-journals and databases

Library catalogue with media of all types belonging to the collections of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (books, periodicals, newspapers, maps, sheet music, manuscripts or electronic media such as e-books, e-journals or databases | Articles and more, predominantly containing articles from e-journals and databases

Library catalogue with media of all types belonging to the collections of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (books, periodicals, newspapers, maps, sheet music, manuscripts or electronic media such as e-books, e-journals or databases | Articles and more, predominantly containing articles from e-journals and databases

Library catalogue with media of all types belonging to the collections of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (books, periodicals, newspapers, maps, sheet music, manuscripts or electronic media such as e-books, e-journals or databases | Articles and more, predominantly containing articles from e-journals and databases

Library catalogue with media of all types belonging to the collections of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (books, periodicals, newspapers, maps, sheet music, manuscripts or electronic media such as e-books, e-journals or databases | Articles and more, predominantly containing articles from e-journals and databases

Library catalogue with media of all types belonging to the collections of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (books, periodicals, newspapers, maps, sheet music, manuscripts or electronic media such as e-books, e-journals or databases | Articles and more, predominantly containing articles from e-journals and databases

Library catalogue with media of all types belonging to the collections of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (books, periodicals, newspapers, maps, sheet music, manuscripts or electronic media such as e-books, e-journals or databases | Articles and more, predominantly containing articles from e-journals and databases

Library catalogue with media of all types belonging to the collections of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (books, periodicals, newspapers, maps, sheet music, manuscripts or electronic media such as e-books, e-journals or databases | Articles and more, predominantly containing articles from e-journals and databases

Database Information System (DBIS) with around 3,400 databases on all areas of specialisation (for articles, biographies, statistics, images, maps, newspapers, encyclopaedias, etc.): Please determine which database is relevant for your topic/ your search. Out of the total offer, 2,750 databases are freely accessible and 650 are accessible with the BSB identification code.

The overview of fields of specialisation in the Database Information System (DBIS): Proceeding from the overview of fields of specialisation, you can select the relevant databases. Important databases in the respective field are on top of the list as "TOP databases". 2,750 databases are freely accessible and 650 are accessible with the BSB identification code.

The "alphabetical list" in the Database Information System (DBIS): The overview allows you to select the relevant database for your search. 2,750 databases are freely accessible and 650 are accessible with the BSB identification code.

Proceeding from the overview of e-book platforms in the Database Information System (DBIS), you can select the matching database, e.g. ProQuest Ebook Central or SpringerLink, and then search for e-books in this database. A total of around 1.2 million licensed e-books are available. The BSB identification code is required.

The digitized (historical) holdings of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, with an emphasis of works up the 19th century. Around one million e-books from all fields of specialisation are available in the Open Access format.

Book search engine listing several million media in catalogues worldwide. Read more...

Google Books with several million e-books from all fields of knowledge: The service includes the collections of renowned libraries from all over the world. On the basis of agreements concluded with over 20,000 publishing houses, also their e-books are accessible via Google.

Library and union catalogues and articles databases can be queried at the same time. The data are from the "B3Kat" (joint union catalogue of Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg), the licensed Primo-Central-Index, the "Bayerische Bibliographie", the "VD 16" and "VD 17" catalogues. Search tips

The most comprehensive catalogue for electronic journals with around 104,000 titles from all fields of specialisation: 69,000 specialist journals are freely accessible in full text versions, 28,000 titles are accessible with the BSB identification code. The EZB does not permit searching for articles. Read more...

The "Alphabetischer Realkatalog", alphabetical classified catalogue (1501 – 1856), the oldest large alphabetical subject catalogue of the world, with around 84,000 titles from the old stocks of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (articles as well). The catalogue takes account of the subjects of historical science, philosophy, mathematics, sciences and medicine in particular. Register

Register of the alphabetical subject catalogue 1501 – 1952: The subject catalogue is subdivided into three parts, a topographic part, a historical part and an art catalogue. On the subject of Bavaria, also articles were registered from 1916 to 1952.

E-journals of the Springer publishing house: Around 1,500 electronic journals from all fields of specialisation are accessible as full-text versions (partly without the current years of publication). BSB identification code required.

E-journals of the provider Elsevier: Around 2,800 electronic journals from all fields of specialisation are accessible as full-text versions (partly without the current years of publication). Focal points are on medicine and sciences among other fields. BSB identification code required.

E-journals of the provider JSTOR, i.a. from the collections: Arts & Sciences, Business, Health Sciences, Language & Literature, Life Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Music. The respectively most recent years of publication are not accessible via JSTOR.
BSB identification code required (or access with FID identification for Music Collection).

The newspaper portal of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek currently offers access to more than 1,200 digitized historical newspapers from the 17th century to predominantly the 1920s. The portal is constantly being expanded. digiPress help | Tutorial

The issues of the Süddeutsche daily newspaper for Germany, Bavaria and Munich, including the issues for the individual administrative districts and the SZ Magazin as of 1992, complementary SZ retro 1945 to 1993. BSB identification code required. FAQ and help

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as of 1993, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung as of 1995 etc., as well as retro-digitized articles of the FAZ and its local news section (01/11/1949 – 31/12/1992). BSB identification code required. Read more...

Articles from up-to-date (and past) issues of several thousand periodicals, journals and newspapers in full-text version, e.g. Der Spiegel, Die Welt, Die Zeit, The Guardian, The Independent, The New York Times, American Banker, El Pais. BSB identification code required. Read more...

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wiso database with full-text access to over 180 newspapers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland among other things. BSB identification code required. Read more...

Multidisciplinary database for current research literature from the fields of sciences, technology, medicine and life sciences, social sciences, fine arts and humanities. BSB identification code required. Read more...

Multidisciplinary articles database for humanities and social sciences: The search encompasses 6,000 periodicals and publications from over 37 subject areas, from 1739 – 2000. BSB identification code required. Read more...

International bibliography of periodicals literature from the fields of humanities and social sciences: Journal articles from 11,500 journals as of the publication year 1983. BSB identification code required. Read more...

Search engine by Google for journal articles and scholarly literature. Full texts are accessible partly freely and partly with the BSB identification code.

Already digitized collections of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek: medieval and modern-age manuscripts from all over the world, letters and autographs, music manuscripts.

National reference tool for personal papers, autographs and archives of publishing houses with individual entries from almost 450 institutions in the Federal Republic of Germany and from further registers of collections and personal estates. Read more...

Holdings of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek that have already been digitized: Personal papers and autographs of famous persons.

References for secondary literature on manuscripts (90% of entries), personal papers, autographs, rare and valuable printed books (no music materials). Read more...

Data on over 135,000 Occidental manuscripts and manuscript fragments available primarily at German libraries.

Database Information System with the subject area "codicology" being preset: The databases relevant for your search can be selected from the overview. The databases can partly be accessed freely, and partly only with the BSB identification code.

Catalogue of the manuscripts of the collection group "Codices iconographici" – illuminated manuscripts of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek from the 15th to the 20th century – with the extended field of architectural manuscripts ArchIcon (under construction). Read more...

Catalogue of the manuscripts of the collection group "Codices iconographici" – illuminated manuscripts of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek from the 15th to the 20th century – with the extended field of architectural manuscripts ArchIcon (under construction). Read more...

Important digitized materials from a large number of countries and cultures around the world, among them manuscripts, maps, rare works, music recordings, films, printed books, photographs and architectural drawings.

World maps and street plans of cities all around the world, topographic and topical maps, atlases, panoramas, bird's eye view maps, facsimiles and electronic resources, etc. – 265,000 publications with around 273,000 holdings records of the participating libraries. Read more...

The Image Archive of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek has entries of over 230,000 individual images (around 166,000 together with the digitized image): Portraits from the 16th to the 20th century, views of cities and locations (particularly in Bavaria), historical photographs, etc.

Three million images, graphic representations and illustrations (at high resolution and with extensive metadata) on all topics from over 50 renowned sources, among them Getty Images, National Geographic Society. Read more...

An image similarity search tool for searching over 54 million machine-identified images from manuscripts, early printed works and more from the 9th to the 20th century from the holdings of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Read more...

An overview of around 320 image databases in the Database Information System (DBIS), from which the topically relevant collection of images and photographs can be selected. The databases are accessible either freely or with the BSB identification code.

Holdings of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek that have already been digitized: Printed sheet music, music manuscripts, libretti and literature about music.

Specialised catalogue for historical performance materials of around 955 stage performances of the Bavarian State Opera from around 1780 to the beginning of the 20th century: Scores, instrumental and vocal voices, piano reductions, text books and role books (for example director's books, prompt books).

A collection of music prints, music manuscripts and hitherto unpublished material from the 15th to the 21th century. Various genres of music are covered, among them orchestral and chamber music, opera, songs, instrumental and choir music, as well as different types of scores. BSB or FID identification code required.

Over 1.1 million historical items of sheet music from collections of libraries and archives worldwide, indexed and bibliographically processed by experts: Music manuscripts from 1600 – 1800 (series A/II), music prints before 1800 (series A/I), collective prints 1500 – 1550 (series B/I).

Database with over 540,000 entries of pieces of music printed in collected works and series on classical music. Contains over 20,000 name variations and biographic data of composers, librettists and editors. BSB or FID identification code required.

Prototypical application for finding melodies in selected digitized music prints based on optical music recognition technology, OMR. Help

The image portal of the stern Photo Archive with almost 1,100 catalogued photo stories, almost 17,000 contact sheets and more than 250,000 individual images (last updated February 2023). The portal is currently under construction and is continuously being expanded. Read more ...

Image portal with a selection of photographs (as of March 2024: 21,000 images) taken by Isolde Ohlbaum between 1975 to 2022. The images mainly show German and international artists.