The HZB library and its services
The HZB's scientific special library procures the required literature - as a loan or by purchase, electronically or on paper, from its own inventory or through interlibrary loan, and also at your workplace in the web browser via direct links on the provider pages.
Nature Complete
From now on, all journals of the former Nature Publishing Group (now Springer Nature) are available for reading as part of the Nature Complete programme at HZB. Examples: Eye, Nature Energy, Scientific American. This is a first result of the DEAL project.RSC Read & Publish Gold Open Access
All publications with HZB corresponding authors in RSC journals from 2018 onwards can be published as Gold Open Access with the CC BY license at no additional cost.
Where to find us?
The rooms of the library employees are in the DV-building in Wannsee on the first floor on the west side (small stairs, rooms DV 201 DV 204).
What media do we have on offer?
Our over 600,000 books, journals and reports, also microfiches and microcards, are located in our closed compact magazine and can be viewed and partly borrowed with the help of our staff.
What electronic media are available?
The subscribed electronic media and databases can be accessed free of charge from the intranet via the pages of the publishers and database providers.
Our publications are often freely available on the publication server.
How to get journal articles, books and reports from other libraries?
We offer library loan from other libraries, as long as these are available in print. Printed magazine articles can be lent to you in electronic form via the FATER web application.
How to buy books and e-books?
Any book that can be reached (also e-books) can be procured at your cost center. Please use our order web application.
Ways to reach us personally
The library staff are available during normal working hours (preferably by e-mail or by telephone).
Interlibrary loans and media can be picked up every work day from Mrs. Friedrich (DV 202) or Mrs. Thunert (DV 203).
Contact
Dr. Andreas Tomiak
Library head
+49 30 8062 - 42593
+49 30 8062 - 42953
library@helmholtz-berlin.de