Journals / Journal Articles

• Searching for articles
• BI Holdings: Journals and Databases
• DBIS - Browse all BI databases
• EZB - Browse all BI journals
• Using local / regional libraries
• Partnership: Barbaros Library Journals and Databases
• BAU Research Databases
• BAU EZProxy Bookmarklet
• Accessing BAU Resources

Searching for articles

Discovery Systems

Discovery systems try to combine the two search methods described below by searching across many databases at once AND providing full-text access. Barbaros Library provides a discovery system that can be used to search most of their collections at once. Click here for more information.

Advantage: Searches many databases at once and provides access to full-text.

Disadvantage: Only searches the collections of one institution and cannot be integrated with all databases.

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Academic Search Engines

Using an academic search engine is a convenient way to search across many databases and journals at once, and while academic search engines sometimes link directly to full-texts, you will often need to find an article using EZB or BAU Databases once you have the citation.

Advantage: The ability to search thousands of journals at once.

Disadvantage: Doesn't always offer full-text of citations.

Google Scholar

Strengths and Weaknesses of Google Scholar

Google Scholar Strengths	Google Scholar Weaknesses
Getting the “big picture” of the scholarly discourse around a topic. Viewing books, articles, conference proceedings, and more in one list. Determining authors and publications in an area of interest. Tracking down incomplete citations.	Limiting and sorting results by type (eg. peer reviewed articles, full-text, reviews). Searching within a specific discipline Browsing by journal title. Doing a comprehensive search for a literature review. Using controlled vocabulary to search by subject. Emailing lists of search results.

Table 1. Google Strengths & Weaknesses, from NYU Libraries. Advanced Google Searching: Google Scholar. NYU Libraries. New York University. 29 Nov 2017.<https://guides.nyu.edu/googlescholar>.

BASE

BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine) is a multi-disciplinary search engine to scholarly internet resources, created by Bielefeld University Library in Bielefeld, Germany. As of 2022, it had indexed over 280 million documents from over 9000 sources.¹

CORE

CORE (COnnecting REpositories) is a service provided by the Knowledge Media Institute [Wikidata] based at The Open University, United Kingdom.¹

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After finding a citation with an academic search engine or via the bibliography of an already acquired source, it's time to find the full-text.

Option 1: Search EZB to see if BI has access to the journal

Option 2: Search the BAU Discovery System to see if the journal is available from BAU

Option 3: Use the BAU EZProxy Bookmarklet to immediately see if full-text is available via BAU

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Databases

Another option is to search for your topic directly in a database. The advantage of this is that you don't need to search for the full-text after finding an article that's relevant. On the other hand, you may need to perform that same search in several databases.

BI-accessible databases are indexed in DBIS.

Advantage: Full-text is immediately available to view / download.

Disadvantage: Only searches the journals available in the database being searched.

¹ Source: Wikipedia

BI Holdings: Journals and Databases

DBIS - Browse all BI databases

DBIS (Datenbank-Infosystem) is an index of all research databases available to the Bi community. 

Students and faculty at BI have access to hundreds of research databases from several different sources. Thanks to DBIS, all databases can be browsed by subject or title, and accessed from one interface.

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At BI we have access to databases provided by the Nationallizenz (DFG) and our partnership with Bahçeşehir University; plus a growing number of open-access resources. While wonderful to have access to such a large number of resources, it can be inconvenient to try to sort out what is available.

That's where DBIS comes in. DBIS was developed by the University of Regensburg to address just such a problem and is continuously maintained by the ~350 member libraries. Indeed, you may recognise the DBIS interface since it is used by nearly all German university and regional libraries.

EZB - Browse all BI journals

The EZB (Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek) is a service to facilitate the use of scholarly journals on the Internet. It offers a fast, structured and unified interface to access full-text articles online.

Using local / regional libraries

Kooperativer Bibliotheksverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (KOBV)

The KOBV provides a portal to search most academic libraries in Berlin and Brandenburg, including BI, at the same time.

KOBV Catalogue

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Freie Universität (FU)

Those officially registered in Berlin or in Brandenburg can obtain user cards at no charge on presentation of identification (Personalausweis; or passport in combination with official proof of residence (Meldebescheinigung)). More information can be found on their website.

FU Catalogue

FU Research Databases

Humboldt Universität (HU)

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Any resident of the Germany who is at least 16 years of age may register to use the libraries of Humboldt University free of charge. For more information see, click here.

HU Catalogue

HU Research Databases

Kunstbibliothek – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Library cards are issued during opening hours at the entrance control or at the bibliographic information desk in the reading room.

After presenting an official form of identification (identity card or passport, but not a driver’s licence or student ID) the user receives a library card permitting them to use the library.

For more information, see the website of the Kunstbibliothek.

Kunstbibliothek Catalogue

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (StaBi)

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When you register for the first time you can do it either online or in person at one of our registration counters in either Haus Potsdamer Straße (Leihstelle) or Haus Unter den Linden (Bücherausgabe). If you register online, you will receive a preliminary library card number with which you can already use our electronic resources.

Please observe: when you receive a library card number after an online registration, you can order items only during the first seven days.

When you visit the library for the first time, please register for a regular library card in order to also be able to use the library‘s WiFi.

The StabiOnline service is not renewable. If you do not have a regular library card issued within six weeks, your authorisation to use electronic resources will also expire.

Registration is free of charge.

StaBi Catalogue

StaBi Research Databases

Technische Universität Berlin (TU)

Students can register online to use the libraries of the TU. There is currently no registration fee. Upon registration students can borrow books and take advantage of electronic resources. Click here for more information.

TU Catalogue

TU Research Databases

Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK)

A Technische Universität library card (see above) is valid at the libraries of the UdK Berlin.

UdK Catalogue

UdK Research Databases

Partnership: Barbaros Library Journals and Databases

BAU Research Databases

Through a partnership with Bahçeşehir University (BAU),  BI students and faculty members have access to dozens of research databases.

BAU databases are indexed in DBIS.

Searching all BAU holdings at once with a discovery system

When searching BAU databases, the best place to start is BAU Academic Search (discovery system). This portal allows you to search the contents of all BAU databases¹ at once, plus the eBook collections of BAU Libraries.

Don't forget: to access BAU databases, you will need your BI OIS credentials.

¹Well almost all... The following databases are not included in BAU Academic Search and must be searched individually:

• Beck eBibliothek
• Beck Online
• INCITES Essential Science Indicators (ESI)
• Hukuk Türk
• InCites
• Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate)
• Lexpera
• Oxford English Dictionary
• SciFinder
• ProQuest Dissertation & Thesis
• SciVal
• Statista
• Swisslex
• UpToDate

BAU EZProxy Bookmarklet

How it works

If you search BAU databases directly, you are asked to provide login credentials to gain 'proxied' access to resources. In cases where you go directly to a publisher's site without having logged in ("proxied"), you will not be recognised as having access. For these cases, the EZProxy Browser Bookmarklet will allow you to log in without first going back to the BAU web site. A bookmarklet is like a browser extension but more lightweight and can be used on any browser that supports bookmarks,  including mobile browsers.

Once added you will see EZProxy - BAU in your menu bar. Click on EZProxy - BAU and the proxy prefix is added to the URL and the work, if BAU has access, will be accessible.

Once pressed, you will be asked for your credentials.

After you have entered your credentials, you will have access to the full text if it is licensed by BAU. In this example, you will notice that the orange Get Access button in the first screenshot has now changed to a green PDF | EPUB button.

Installing the Bookmarklet

Installing the EZProxy bookmarklet varies depending on browser. In general, add the EZProxy link to an always visible Bookmarks or Favourites Toolbar, usually by dragging it into the toolbar. Below are specific instructions for some of the more common browsers. 

 Firefox

• From the View menu, choose "Toolbars" and "Bookmarks Toolbar" and "Always"
• Right-click on the Bookmarks Toolbar and select "Add Bookmark..." with the following code as the URL:

javascript:void(location.href=%22http://proxy.bau.edu.tr:2048/login?url=%22+location.href)

 Chrome

• From the View menu, choose "Always Show Bookmarks Bar"
• Right-click on the Bookmarks Bar and select "Add Page..." with the following code as the URL:

javascript:void(location.href=%22http://proxy.bau.edu.tr:2048/login?url=%22+location.href)

Mobile devices

Apple iOS devices

• Select and copy this JavaScript code
  

javascript:void(location.href=%22http://proxy.bau.edu.tr:2048/login?url=%22+location.href)

• Open web browser on your device to any page and make a bookmark (it doesn't matter which one because the name and content will be edited). To make a bookmark tap the share icon on the page and choose "Add to Bookmarks". 
• Edit the bookmark by tapping the bookmark icon and then Edit. From the Edit view, find the bookmark you made and tap the right arrow to edit  
• Edit the name of the bookmark to EZProxy - BAU (or whatever works to describe the bookmark for you) and then paste the JavaScript code into the web address space (delete web address first). Choose Done to complete the process.
• The next time you're browsing a BAU-provided resource on your mobile device off-campus, simply click or tap the EZProxy - BAU bookmark you created to sign in for BAU-provided access to that resource.

Android devices  

• Create a bookmark named EZProxy - BAU (or name of your choice) following all the steps described for iOS devices.
• For non-Chrome Android mobile browsers: click or tap the Proxy bookmark you created to sign in for BAU-provided access to the resource. 
• for Chrome mobile browser: start typing the name of the bookmark in the address bar of the browser (e.g., start typing EZProxy - BAU if that is what you named it), then select the bookmark when it appears in the drop down menu to run it.  

Accessing BAU Resources

Through a partnership with Bahçeşehir University (BAU),  BI students and faculty members have access to dozens of research databases, containing millions of items.

To access these materials, BI students must use their OIS credentials for authentication. Please note that faculty members must use their network / WLAN credentials.

For questions related to usernames and/or passwords, please contact IT.

OIS usernames are usually in the format: firstname.surname

If you are a staff member and don't have OIS credentials, you can use your network / WLAN credentials.