Frankfurt School Learning Centre

FS library

 access 24/7

Office hours Monday-Friday

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

E-Mail library@fs.de
Phone 069 154008 – 714

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What does the library offer?

• work stations

• rooms for group work

• printers

• PCs

print-media online-media
• (text-)books • e-books
• journals • databases (articles, statistics,
• newspapers corporate data) 3
The Library in the Online Campus

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The library catalogue
You can find the Library catalogue and your personal Library account within the Online Campus

with one click you are

forwarded to the
search interface and
functions of the WebOPAC
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The library catalogue
 by clicking on the search results you can see the detailed information

Yuki, Gary

reserve a medium

Symbols for the type of medium, e.g.:

Monographs Article E-Book Journal issues CD/DVD

call mark = special location availability date of return

location of of the medium of the
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medium
How do you find print media in the library?

Topical shelving on the ground floor

• books
• journals – current and older issues

Pay attention to the special locations

• textbook collection
• course texts
• Frankfurt School shelf  FS publications
• FS dissertations
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EBSCO Discovery Service
The EBSCO Discovery Service is the optimal search
interface for electronic media
• Publications: records of print and online media from our
collection and online media from our licensed databases
• Bibliographical records from external databases

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 EBSCO Discovery Service
Limit your search results! Pay attention to information about availability!

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EBSCO Discovery Service – Journal Search
For journals you can access via the library you will find
information about access possibilities and available issues
Journal Search: titles of print and online journals that you can
access via the library

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EBSCO Discovery Service – Journal Search
For online access click on the database and
choose the year the article was published in

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 EBSCO Discovery Service – Journal Search

You can access the articles as PDF

files

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How to access online media? - e-Books

Access to the fulltext via this link

(when using FS Wlan)

Symbols for the type of medium, e.g.:

You will recognize e-Books by their icon.

Within the FS Wlan the link in the detailed display will
Monographs Article E-Book Journal issues CD/DVD
forward you to the fulltext of the e-Book.
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How to access online media? - Literature- and factual
databases
Most databases are available via the links in
the Online Campus

Literature databases:
Access to fulltexts of
articles,
e-Books, other media

Factual databases:
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economical data, statistics
How to access online media? – Literature databases
• CFA Exam E-Books

• Emerald Management 120+

• Financial Times Online

• IMF eLibrary

• OECD iLibrary

• World Bank eLibrary

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How to access online media? – Factual databases

Factset

Only
available at
Thomson Reuters Eikon & Datastream the Campus

Bloomberg

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How to access online media? – Factual databases

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How to access online media? – Factual databases

Amadeus & ORBIS Bank focus

S&P Global Market Intelligence

Statista

WRDS Wharton Research Data Services

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 Remote Access
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Access e-media from
outside the FS Campus

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Access to e-books & databases from outside the FS Wifi
 with use of the Citrix Client

Citrix Client Download

Access Link

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Access to e-books & databases from outside the FS Wifi
 with use of the Citrix Client

 Access Link

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 Access to e-books & databases from outside the FS Wifi

Important!:

Login with your

FS workstation identification

You can find it under:

My Profile  Login data workstation
+ set up password
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Checking out books
You have to borrow the media you are taking out of the Library!
You can borrow it independently at any time!

Books: 2 weeks
3 renewals possible

Return media into this box

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Renewing media and overdue fines

Renewing media
• in your Library account until 1 day before the end of the lending period
• after that: contact library staff

• reminder via e-Mail

• 1 week time to renew or return the book

Overdue fines
• 10 € after the first week
• 15 € after two more weeks

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Services

 book (print or e-book) requests

 appointments for research help
etc.

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Printing

• copy room in the library

• two machines for printing, copying, scanning

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Printing

Step 1: choose a password for your workstation ID -> Login for printing
Step 2: put your ID card on the printer and enter the Login -> the printer will
remember your Login from now on
Step 3: print
• USB
• E-Mail (mp@fs.de)
• from PC in the Library

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See you soon at the library!

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