Informatics and Data Science

Physical as well as digital books, journals and databases can be searched via the Regensburger Katalog plus.

Literature on site

Printed books

UR students can borrow max. 5 books for 14 days from the Informatics and Data Science reading room. For external users, weekend borrowing (max. 5 books) is possible again.

Printed journals

The following periodicals can be found in the periodical boxes in the reading room:

• Chip
• Communications of the ACM
• Computerwoche
• Computing Reviews
• C't
• Dotnetpro
• i-com
• Informatik-Spektrum
• Information Services & Use
• Information Technology
• Interactions
• IT-Administrator
• IX
• Künstliche Intelligenz
• Linux-Magazin
• Linux-User
• Log-In
• MIT Technology Review
• Morals & Machines
• On - Lernen in der digitalen Welt
• Website Boosting

Digital offers

Access to electronic media licensed by the University Library is possible within the university's data network. From home, access is possible via VPN. For library services you can use the FortiClient.  As an alternative to VPN, some providers also offer the simpler use via Shibboleth.

If you use IPv6 and access to articles on IEEE is blocked, you can either use the 'Institutional Sign In' and enter 'Universitaetsbibliothek Regensburg' or use the web-VPN.

Databases

• IEEE Electronic Library (IEL)
• ACM Digital Library

For further informatics databases please search the Database Information System (DBIS).

E-Books

• Springer E-Books
  • Amon them, the years 2012, 2013, and 2016-2020 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science.
• Wiley Online Library
• Cambridge University Press
• Open-Access-Books for Informatics

Journals

In the Electronic Journals Library (EZB) you will find an overview of the retrievable e-journals.

These include the following journals:

• Cambridge Journals
• SAGE Journals
• Open-Access-Journals for Informatics

Subject portals

• DBLP

Preprints

• arxiv

Helpful tools

• Connected Papers
• Litmaps

Further literature offers

• Interactive Book Library
• Free Programming Books
• Linux User Magazin - Community Edition
• Vintage Byte Magazine Library

Department

Constantin Lehenmeier

Phone 0941 943-3955

E-mail: constantin.lehenmeier@ur.de

Central Library, Room 6.35

Departmental librarian

Katrin Hildenbrand

Phone 0941 943-3952

E-mail: katrin.hildenbrand@ur.de

Philosophy/Theology, Room 1.2.10

Do you need a book or medium that is not yet in the library's collection?

Feel free to send us your acquisition request.

Reading rooms with subject allocation

Reading rooms with subject allocation (PDF)

Reading Room

Reading Room Informatics and Data Science level 6 and 7 (PDF)