The library will be closed until at least 20 April 2020. No items can be checked out during that time, all items will be automatically renewed until the library reopens.
If you have any queries please consult the FAQ below or email us at bibliothek(at)folkwang-uni.de
Plese note the latest news on the Folkwang homepage.
The library offers a variety of online services you can use from home. If you have any queries, please email the library at bibliothek(at)folkwang-uni.de. We will introduce some of the online services available to you here in a number of DigiTips.
Folkwang members can log into https://ez.folkwang-uni.de/login for licensed databases and streaming services.
The library has created playlists in Naxos Music Library to boost your immune system. Pleaseg log into https://ez.folkwang-uni.de/login with your Folkwang-ID and chose Naxos Music Library (NML) from the list. You will be redirected to the new NML homepage. You can chose Playlists from the tool bar on the left to find the playlist folder "Music against 'The Rona'".
You will find the feature Student / Member Account in the upper right corner of the Naxos Music Library. If you create an account here using your Folkwang email address you can create your own playlists.
A Student/Member Account allows you to also use the NML-App for mobile devices, available for free for Android or iOS.
The Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek (EZB) (Electronic journals library) is a database listing most of the (academic) journals that are available online. A traffic light symbol indicates if you have access to a journal or not. All journals that are available for all are marked green.
You can find journals by title using the EZB search bar. Chose the journal you need and you will be redirected to the journal's homepage where you can access the issues that are available to you.
Owing to the special circumstances surrounding the current Corona crisis, many journals have granted free access for a limited period of time so you will be able to access them even if they are marked red in EZB. The following journals are free for all for at least a month:
> Fontes artis musicae
> Notes for the Members of the Music Library Association
> The Journal of Musicology
> Journals by the University of California Press (available for free until 20 June)
The Bavarian State Library (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek or BSB) has a vast variety of free online services, particularly in music. Owing to the current special circumstances the BSB have simplified registration procedures to make their services more accessible.
Apart from access to RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale) the library offers access to a variety of databases hosted by EBSCO to Folkwang members:
Please log into https://ez.folkwang-uni.de/login using your Folkwang-ID and chose RILM Abstracts of Music Literature from the list (for any EBSCO database listed above). You will be redirected to the EBSCO-toolbar where you can chose the database(s) by checking or un-checking them.
There are a number of tutorials on how to use the EBSCO-search available online:
Please contact the library using the email bibliothek(at)folkwang-uni.de if you have any queries.
The Digital Concert Hall (DCH) offers access to video streams of concerts performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker. Owing to the special circumstances, the DCH has offered a voucher so you can access DCH content for free for 30 days upon registration:
BabelScores is an online library for contemporary music, providing access to scores, recordings and information on contemporary composers.
For 30 days, BabelScores has granted free access to all content, no registration needed.
Für den ungewöhnlichen Semesterstart in dieses Sommersemester möchten wir den Lehrenden an Folkwang ein paar Werkzeuge und Informationen an die Hand geben, die helfen sollen, in neue Formen der Lehre einzutauchen. Die Bibliothek arbeitet emsig daran, Sie auch in Coronazeiten in Lehre, Forschung und künstlerischem Schaffen bestmöglich zu unterstützen. Für Fragen und Anregungen stehen wir über die E-Mail-Adresse bibliothek(at)folkwang-uni.de gerne zur Verfügung.
Mit E-Learning (Electronic Learning) bezeichnet man weithin das durch digitale Medien unterstützte oder auch vollständig durch Online-Ressourcen umgesetzte Lernen. Das kann von online bereitgestellten Dokumenten, über Lehrvideos bis hin zu interaktiven Plattformen, Foren und Webinaren gehen.
An Folkwang wird E-Learning größtenteils über die Lernplattform Moodle (siehe unten) umgesetzt. Weitere Informationen und Beispiele zum Begriff E-Learning sowie Tipps und Hinweise für die Digitale Hochschullehre finden Sie in der Linkliste:
> Begriff: E-Learning (Wikipedia)
> Begriff: E-Learning (Auszug aus einer Bachelorarbeit zum E-Learning)
> Beispiel: E-Learning (LOTSE, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Münster)
> Beispiel: E-Learning (Detmold Music Tools, Hochschule für Musik Detmold)
> Hinweise zum E-Learning/Lehre (Hochschulforum Digitalisierung)
> Hinweise und Tools zum E-Learning/Lehre (Pädagogische Hochschule Niederösterreich)
> Hinweise und Tools zum E-Learning/Lehre (Humboldt Universität Berlin)
An Folkwang steht Ihnen die Lernplattform Moodle auf vielfältige Weise für die digitale Lehre zur Verfügung.
Lernplattformen (oder auch Learning Management Systeme, LMS) bieten Funktionen, die es Ihnen ermöglichen, den Studierenden Dokumente bereitszustellen, sich in einem Kursforum mit Studierenden auszutauschen, oder ganze Lehrveranstaltungen interaktiv über das Internet umzusetzen. Über die folgenden Links gelangen Sie zu verschiedenen Online-Ressourcen, die Ihnen den Einstieg in Moodle erleichtern oder den Erfahreneren neue Funktionalitäten eröffnen können:
> Moodle Basisfunktionen (Lehrvideo von RUBeLTeam)
> How to import a quiz from Word document to Moodle (Lehrvideo von FacultyWorkshop) englisch
Für Fragen zu Moodle nutzen Sie gerne die Kontakt-Funktion auf der Folkwang E-Learning-Seite. Natürlich steht Ihnen auch die Bibliothek stets über die E-Mail-Adresse bibliothek(at)folkwang-uni.de zur Verfügung.
> Hinweise und Tipps für die Digitale Hochschullehre (Hochschulforum Digitalisierung)
> Hinweise und Tipps für die Digitale Lehre (Pädagogische Hochschule Niederösterreich)
> Hinweise und Tipps für die Digitale Hochschullehre (Humboldt Universität Berlin)
The library is closed until further notice, at least until 20 April 2020. Please check this website for updates.
The objective behind the Folkwang University of the Arts' current skeleton services is to reduce social contact and slow the spread of coronavirus. For more information see the Folkwang information page.
All branches of the library are closed until further notice.
For information on the Duisburg-Essen University Library please consult their website.
All items will be renewed automatically until the library reopens. Please contact the library at bibliothek(at)folkwang-uni.de if an item in your account has not been auto-renewed. You will not be fined overdue-fees should any new fees arise before the library reopens.
Please pay your fees after the library reopens. All fees will remain unchanged until then.
No. Until the library reopens, all fees will remain the same as they were on 18 March.
Yes. All items will be renewed automatically until the library reopens.
Yes. All items will be renewed automatically until the library reopens.
No. Circulation is supended until the library reopens.
No. Inter library loan is suspended until further notice. Please contact us using the email bibliothek(at)folkwang-uni.de if you have any questions.
Yes. You can return items using the postal services. However, all items will be renewed automatically until the library reopens, so you may keep them until then and return them in person.
No. Please email us at bibliothek(at)folkwang-uni.de with your name and libraryID (on the back of your library card, starting with "E", on your preliminary paper card with "$MHE"). We will renew your account and all items until the library reopens.
You can continue using the library until it reopens. If you wish to continue using it after that, you can register as an alumni user. See Allgemeine FAQ for more information or email us at bibliothek(at)folkwang-uni.de.
Yes. The library offers a variety of online services and content. Some of the databases and streaming services are listed below. You can log into licenced databases using your Folkwang-ID at https://ez.folkwang-uni.de/login.
Folkwang students and staff can access licenced databases from home via https://ez.folkwang-uni.de/login using their Folkwang-ID.
Please contact us using the email address bibliothek(at)folkwang-uni.de
= Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart online
Kritisches Lexikon zur Deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur
Kritisches Lexikon zur Fremdsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance
Handbuch Qualität Studium und Lehre
DUZ - Deutsche Universitätszeitung
Online-Zeitung mit Informationen über nationale und internationale Hochschul- und Wissenschaftspolitik
Hörbuchportal für englisch-, deutsch- und französischsprachige Literatur mit Klassikern der deutschen, britischen, amerikanischen und französischen Literaturgeschichte.