The holdings of the Geosciences and Oceanography Section (bio) are located on the 4th floor of the Central Library and at the Departmental Library for Mathematics and Natural Sciences on Wechloy Campus.

Finding resources

You can search specialised databases for material on geosciences and oceanography that is not indexed in ORBISplus. Click on the link below for geosciences and oceanography databases:

• Databases: DBIS Geosciences / Oceanography

The Electronic Journals Library (EZB) provides an overview of all the electronic journals available on the subject:

• Electronic journals: EZB Geosciences / Oceanography

Learning how to research

The subject librarians for Geosciences and Oceanography are your library contacts for specialised literature. They also offer library instruction courses and guided tours for Geosciences and Oceanography.

• Instruction and guided tours

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.

• Training sessions and guided tours

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

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• Specialist Information Service for Earth Sciences
• Specialist Information Service for Cartography and Geodata [The FID has lost its funding! Remove link!?]