Books
The Library maintains a collection of about 680,000 books and about 180,000 eBooks.
The WU University Library is not only the largest economics and business library in Austria, it also ranks among the most extensive libraries of its kind in the German-speaking world. The WU Library collection focuses on business and management, economics, law (particularly business law), information systems, mathematics and statistics, economic geography and economic history, sociology, and business education.
Printed Books
The WU University Library's collection of printed volumes is stored at two branch locations that focus on different topics and disciplines.
You need a WU student ID card or a library card to enter the libraries and to borrow materials. Please use the WU Catalog to search the WU Library collection for printed books.
Support on searching for books in the WU catalog can be found in the WU Library’s eLearning program.
eBooks
Search and Download
To find eBooks use the WU Catalog. In general our eBooks are of PDF-documents which can be donwloaded and/or printed.
Support on searching for eBooks in the WU catalog can be found in the WU Library’s eLearning program.
Access
Our electronic resources (databases, eJournals, and eBooks) can be used by WU students, faculty, and staff as well as all other WU library patrons. For details on available access options, please see the table below.
| WU students, faculty, and staff | External library patrons | |
|---|---|---|
| on Campus | On the PCs in the WU libraries In the IT Services computer labs via Wi-Fi on your own computer and in the self-study areas | Non-affiliated persons may use materials on-location in the library. |
| off Campus | Remote access via VPN | No remote access |
Please note that due to licensing agreements some of our databases (especially law and finance resources) can only be used by WU students, faculty, and staff. Special conditions may also apply to using the resources via remote access. For details, please consult the description of each individual database.
eBook Collections
Business, Economics & Social Sciences
Law
| Brill | Reference Works | |
| C.H.Beck | Beck eLibrary |
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| Duncker & Humblot eLibrary |
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| Edward Elgar | Elgaronline |
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| Nomos eLibrary |
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| Oxford University Press | Oxford Academic | |
| Springer Nature | SpringerLink | |
| Verlag Österreich | BiblioScout |
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| Wolters Kluwer | Digital Book Platform |
Law eBooks are also included in the following databases:
| Beck-Online |
| Juris |
| Kluwer Arbitration |
| Lexis 360 |
| Linde Digital |
| RDB Rechtsdatenbank |
| RIDA - Rechts-Index-Datenbank |
Working & Discussion Papers
| Centre for Economic Policy Research (UK) | CEPR Discussion Papers |
| National Bureau of Economic Research (USA) | NBER Working Papers |
Disclaimer
Our electronic resources may be accessed only for study purposes, teaching, or research at WU, or for personal use. It is strictly prohibited to redistribute or systematically copy or download content from the provided resources or to use such content for commercial purposes. In the event of a violation of these rules, WU may disclose the respective user's contact data to its contractors and content providers, or ban the user from accessing the electronic resources. Any costs and damages resulting from claims made against WU because of infringements of the rights of third parties caused by a library patron shall be borne by the patron. Legal restrictions may apply to some materials, which can only be used by our students or staff, or can be accessed only within the library building.