Services of UCL in the Corona crisis

You can borrow books, order interlibrary loans, and use over 4 million e-books, e-journals, and databases.

Using our e-media at home

Access for studens and members of the University of Cologne via VPN-Client
Electronic journals, e-books and databases marked with can only be accessed via the university network.
Setting up VPN access at the University of Cologne >>
Access for all other users
Digital services marked with can be used by all users, regardless of their location. This also applies to our digital collections.

Tip: Use the search filter "online"!
- Restrict your search result with the filter Access mode - online. This will give you a list of all e-media in the UCL-Portal under location.
- If you are a member of the university, select the filter E-Medien an der Universität (e-media at the university)
- As an external user you select the filter E-Medien mit freiem Zugriff (e-media with free access).

More than 4 Mio. e-books, approx. 150,000 e-journals and approx. 1,650 databases are available to you as usual via the UCL-Portal.

Since 16 March 2020, over 16,000 e-books from the publishers Duncker & Humblot, Mohr Siebeck , Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht and Pearson have been added for a limited period of time. The best-used titles will be permanently added to the e-book collection of UCL Cologne at the end of the term.

Tips:
- Search in "Books & more": After the search you can filter your results. Under Access mode, select the entry online. You will then receive a reduced list of all e-media in the UCL-Portal under Standort (location).
- Search in "Articles & more": With Limit results to full text you can limit the display of your search results to full texts.
Learning videos about LinedIn Learning
Students and employees* of the University of Cologne can access about 14,000 learning videos in the "LinkedIn Learning" database (German)