Library

All print publications of the IPU library are listed in the IPU catalog (OPAC). Please note that only book and journal titles are displayed here, not the articles contained within them. When searching for journals which are accessible online, you should use the Electronic Journals Library (EZB). In addition, a variety of licensed and free scientific databases are available that should be researched in addition to the library stock. 

Access to the electronic library resources is available for all devices connected to the IPU's WiFi. IPU members can also use the resources outside the campus. 

If you are unable to find the required title in the IPU library's holdings, you can make use of our acquisition request form. 

Alternatively, you can search the catalogs and directories of other Berlin libraries. Use the search portals of the KOBV Cooperative Library Network Berlin-Brandenburg and the VÖBB Association of Public Libraries in Berlin for this purpose. We especially recommend setting up a free library card for the Berlin State Library to gain remote access to their extensive program of licensed electronic resources. 

In particularly urgent cases, the delivery service Subito can be used for a fee, which delivers copies from scientific journals and books as PDFs. The delivery usually takes one day.

More information can be found in our online flyer on research in the library.

Electronic Journal Collection of the IPU

The electronic journal collection of the IPU can be accessed via the Electronic Journals Library (EZB). All journals listed there are marked with indicators (traffic light symbols) that refer to the rights of use of the participating institutions. 

Electronic Journals Library (EZB)

Most of the databases listed here, or the content therein, have been licensed by the IPU. Please use your personal login details for authentication. This means that the current offerings are fully available only within the IPU network. Some databases are offered as part of national licenses, from which scientifically interested private individuals can also benefit. Individuals with permanent residence in Germany can register in person for free access if they do not have access through a university network or through their scientific library.

You can find additional scientific databases, some of which are freely available online, in the Database Information System (DBIS).

Psychology

APA Databases (via EBSCO Host)
Through the EBSCOhost search interface, you have access to four distinct databases of the APA (American Psychological Association). These databases cover various media such as journal articles, contributions from anthologies, books, dissertations, audiovisual media, or tests. They include bibliographic details, abstracts, or even full texts from the field of psychology and related disciplines. 

PEP-Web
Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing (PEP-Web) is a fully searchable archive of significant psychoanalytic journals, classical texts, and videos. It includes articles from professional journals over the last 150 years up to now. Indispensable for researching psychoanalytic literature. 

OLC-SSG Psychology 
The OLC-SSG Psychology database is a subject-specific extract from the Swets database Online Contents, continuously supplemented by selected journal titles from SLUB Saarbrücken, the responsible SSG library for psychology. 

PubPsych
PubPsych is a search portal for international psychology publications, merging several international databases. 

PsychArchives
The Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID) offers PsychArchives, a digital repository containing preprints, research data, preregistrations, tests, and multimedia objects among other items.

Medicine

LIVIVIO
An interdisciplinary search portal for literature and information on life sciences such as medicine, healthcare, and nutritional sciences. 

PubMed
An English meta-database containing biomedical literature, life science journals, and ebooks.

More databases to follow.

Access to Ebook Packages under National Licenses

EBSCOhost ebook Collection One thousand ebooks are available from the following areas: business and economics, science and engineering, social and behavioral sciences, humanities, and area studies. In addition, registered institutions and individuals can access 3,400 free ebooks from all areas. 

Hogrefe eLibrary
Psychological specialist books from Hogrefe Publishing.