The works will be available until December 31, 2023 and can be read on site using the library’s service PCs.
Members of the University of Bonn can also access the e-books from home using a VPN connection1.
The North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Centre (Hochschulbibliothekszentrum NRW) negotiated the state-wide licenses as part of the Ministry of Culture and Science’s E-Books.NRW initiative.
The service is mainly being provided to support online teaching in North Rhine-Westphalia.
To consult the e-books that have been released for access, simply visit the publisher’s website2.
A number of packages have already been unlocked as part of the initiative. The links below will take you to the available content:
De Gruyter eBooks3 (until December 31, 2023)
Preselect.media4 (until December 31, 2023)
Bloomsbury Collections5 (until December 31, 2023)
Wiley Online Library6 (until December 31, 2023)
Hanser eLibrary7 (until December 31, 2023)
Nomos eLibrary8 (until December 31, 2023)
VDI eLibrary9 (until December 31, 2023)
Meiner eLibrary10 (*new* until December 31, 2023)
Elsevier Freedom and Backfile Collection11 (until May 2024)
Springer eBooks12 (copyright year 2016 to 2023 available permanently)
After the initiative has come to an end, a few selected works will be acquired and added permanently to the holdings of the Bonn University and State Library.