Earth Sciences / Oceanography
Earth Sciences / Oceanography
Location of the subject
The collections for the subject of Earth Sciences / Oceanography are located on Level 4 of the Central Library and in the departmental library on the Wechloy campus.
In addition to the print collections, the BIS also provides access to electronic resources such as e-books, databases and journals. Further information on this can be found here: Information on accessing electronic resources.
Search for literature
You can search for specialist literature and articles not listed in ORBISplus in specialist databases:
You can find an overview of all electronically available journals in the Electronic Journals Library:
You are welcome to suggest books and other media for acquisition by the BIS. Please use the following form for this purpose:
Learning how to research
The Earth Sciences / Oceanography Department is your point of contact for selecting specialist literature and offers training courses and guided tours in this subject area.
Research-related services
Digital Humanities (DH)
The BIS Digital Humanities Service offers advice, training and further education on the methods and tools of DH: Digital Humanities at the BIS
Research Data Management (RDM)
The BIS operates the DARE research data repository and also offers advice and training on RDM: Information on RDM
Authority Data Service
Authority data is a tool for increasing the visibility of research data and findings. The BIS assists with the creation and editing of entries in the Joint Authority File (GND): Authority Data Service
Open Access
The BIS supports the University’s researchers with open-access publications, including through an open-access publication fund: Information on open-access publishing
Nationwide services
Specialist Information Service for Earth Sciences
The FID’s services are aimed specifically at researchers. Their aim is to provide them with specialist literature and research-relevant information quickly and directly, regardless of their location. As a nationwide system, specialist information services complement the information infrastructures of universities and research institutions.