Search and find media
Library catalogue
- HfG library catalogue and interlibrary loan stock Contains books, magazines, e‑books, online tutorials LinkedIn – download of e‑books for university members in the campus network and from outside via VPN
- SWB – Online catalogue The SWB online catalogue of the Südwestdeutscher Bibliotheksverbund (SWB) lists the media holdings (books, journal titles and articles, electronic media etc.) of more than 1,200 libraries
- KVK – Karlsruhe Virtual Catalogue Meta-search engine for the reference of several hundred million media in library and book trade catalogues worldwide
- WLB Württemberg State Library in Stuttgart Research in the catalogues – use/borrowing is free of charge for students – interlibrary loan orders via our library (usually € 1.50)
Interlibrary loan
You have not found anything suitable in our stock?
University members can place orders via the interlibrary loan button in the HfG catalogue. The cost of delivery is usually 1.50 euros per item. If you have any questions about interlibrary loans, please contact the library team.
VPN – Virtual Private Network
Access to the full texts of eBooks, download of eBooks, use of the library’s licenced digital collection outside the university (campus network) via VPN.
Databases, search engines
- DBIS database information system The licensed and freely accessible databases for the HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd are listed in the database information system DBIS.
- BASE BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine) is one of the world’s largest search engines for scientific web documents. Around 60 % of the publications are freely accessible in full text – Open Access.
- Google Scholar Google Scholar is used for general literature research of scientific documents.
The print journals, design magazines and newspapers can be found in the entrance area of the library. The titles are listed in the online catalogue. With the exception of the current issues, all issues are available to borrow.
Material library
The HfG materials library in room F 1.03 above the library offers over 1.000 different materials from the fields of plastics, natural materials, metal and others. It is supervised by students and is accessible to all members of the university in consultation with the support team.
Material databases
- Materialagentur Raumprobe – Stuttgart Creative source of information for materials: the combination of exhibition and database allows the samples to be understood haptically and digitally with all the senses
- Material archive An amalgamation of material collections in a joint database, Gewerbemuseum Winterthur, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, ZHAW, ETH Zurich and others
- MaterialDistrict – Netherlands Innovative materials in the field of fashion, textiles and beyond – the world’s leading match-making platform in the field of innovative materials