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Acta Horticulturae Online Library
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Full text database
Contains the "Acta Horticulturae" of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS).
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Agris - International System for Agricultural Science and Technology
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Bibliographic database
Contains references of international literature on agricultural technology, biotechnology, nutrition science and plant production, compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

American Association of Wine Economics
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Portal
Contains the research network AAWE's data about wine business, their Working Papers and the Journal of Wine Economics in full text.

 

AMI-informiert.de - Serviceportal Forschung & Lehre
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Factual database
Contains facts, information, news and analyses of international agri-food markets, compiled by Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft mbH (AMI).

Annual Reviews (Archive)
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Full text database
Contains critical scientific reviews of current research in biology, chemistry, medicine and physics, published by Annual Reviews.

baufachinformationen.de
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Bibliographic database
Contains references of literature on construction, preservation of monuments, regional development and urban green space management as well as on waste, soil and water.

beck-online
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Full text database
Contains reference works, journals, case law, commentaries and formularies of all fields of law.
Modules licensed to Geisenheim are labor law,  planning and building laws and regulations, law of local government (Hesse), legal protection of industrial property, law of foodstuffs, environmental law, administrative law and civil law.

Bibliographie zur Geschichte und Kultur des Weines [Schoene³]
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Bibliographic database
Contains references of literature on wine, focusing on history and culture of wine, compiled by the Society of the History of Wine.

Brewing Science
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Full text database
Contains the journal "Brewing Science" as well as other journal articles in full text and links to national and international organisations, universities, research centers and databases.

CAB Abstracts
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Bibliographic database, full text database
Contains literature references and abstracts of agricultural fields such as cultivation of plants, soil science, biotechnology, forestry, environmental science, nutrition and food science compiled by CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International), including the journal CAB Reviews in full text.

 

CABI Horticulture Compendium
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Bibliographic and factual database
This database contains data sheets and full texts about horticulture crops. It also provides pictures and additional references.

Collection of articles about wine and beverage technology
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Bibliographic database
Contains references of literature on wine analysis, beverage research and viticulture, compiled by former Geisenheim research center of beverage technology and viticulture.

Digital SAP-Library - Espresso Tutorials
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Full text database
Contains e-books and video tutorials about the use of SAP in english and german. The website is in german. If you want to see only english e-books and videos, please go to "Alle Inhalte", then "Sprache" and select "Englisch". Please feel free to ask our stuff at the loan counter, if you need help.

DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals
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Full text database
Contains articles from high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.

Documentation nature and landscape online
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Bibliographic database
Contains references of literature on biology, energy, environment and nature conservation, based on the library and documentation center of the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN).

DWA Literaturdatenbank
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Bibliographic database
Contains references of literature on water management, wastewater technology, hydraulic engineering, water protection, hydrology, waste and soil based on the library of the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA).

Ebook Central from ProQuest
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Full text eBooks
On Ebook Central you will find selected eBooks that you can read online or download for a limited time. A free Adobe ID is required to download.

EconBiz
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Portal
Contains facts, bibliographic records and full texts in the fields of economics, business studies and business practice. Sources are important German and international databases. The service is provided by ZBW Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.

Euromonitor Passport
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Factual database
Contains analyses, statistics, company profiles, market and economic data in the fields of beer, spirits and wine, compiled by Euromonitor International Ltd.
Modules licensed to Geisenheim are "Alcoholic Drinks" (beer, spirits, wine) und "Luxury Goods" (fine wines/ champagne and spirits).
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Abridge (formerly FIVS-Abridge)
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Factual database
Contains market and industry reports, national regulations and international agreements in all fields of wine business, as well as information on production, labeling, taxation, marketing etc., compiled by the International Federation of Wines and Spirits (FIVS).
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Food Science Source 
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Full text database
Food Science Source is a full-text database for food science and covers more than 790 journals and other sources.

FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts
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Bibliographic database
FSTA is a bibliographic database with information relating to food, beverages, and nutrition.

Garden-Cult
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Bibliographic database
Contains references of literature on garden culture, garden design and open space development in the 20th century, including botanical, biographical, and other related information, compiled by Institut für Geschichte und Theorie der Gestaltung der UdK Berlin.

Gartentexte digital
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Full text database
Contains digitalized journals, newspapers and company catalogs of the Bücherei des Deutschen Gartenbaues e.V.

 

GBDL
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Full text database
Contains digitized literature about agriculture, mostly dated from the 19th century.

Geo-Portal Hessen
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Portal
Contains geodata, geographic information, maps and aerial maps of Hesse in the fields of construction, leisure, culture, history, statistics, design, environment and traffic, provided by GDI-Hessen.

Google Scholar
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Citation index
Contains literature references of journals and repositories of scientific publishers and societies, with citation analyses and well-known Google ranking.

HeBIS- Portal
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Portal
The Hessische BibliotheksInformationsSystem is the electronic information and service union of academic libraries in Hessen and parts of the Rhineland Palatinate with one central catalog and national research options.

Horticultural Science Abstracts (enthalten in CAB-Abstracts)
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Bibliographic database
Contains references and abstracts of international scientific publications about horticultural crops, from genetic resources to gene expression, and propagation to storage, updated weekly.

Hortigate
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Full text database
Contains technical information and warning services for fruit and vegetable growing and professional gardening, as well as free access to test reports.

ISL Reference Library SEABASE
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Bibliographic database
Contains references of national and international literature on transport, logistics, trade and shipping, compiled by the Information Center of the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL).

KTBL
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Supports different web applications for agriculture (e.g. culculators for diesel requirement).
Covers the subjects animal husbandry, crop farming, horticulture, viticulture, organic crop farming, energy and management.

Langenscheidt Online-Dictionaries
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Dictionary, full text database
Contains eight volumes of "Duden" and 50 general, technical and specialised dictionaries in 21 different languages.

Livivo
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Portal
Contains references of literature, research information and full texts in the fields of medicine, healthcare, nutrition and agri-food sciences. Sources are catalogs, databases, journals and websites. The service is provided by ZB MED Leibniz Information Centre for Life Sciences.

 

logipedia.de - Taschenlexikon Logistik
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Reference Work
Contains abbreviations, terminology and  explanations of key terms concerning material flow and logistics, provided by Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML.

NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA)
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Bibliographic database
Contains references of literature on agricultural science, entomology, plant production, forestry, food technology, environmental protection and geosciences, compiled by National Agricultural Library (United States Department of Agriculture).

Names of woody plants and perrenials
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Factual database
Contains the preferred botanical names and common synonyms and trade names of woody nursery plants and herbaceous perennials available in Europe, compiled by the ENA -European Nurserystock Association.

OpenAgrar
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Bibliographic database
Contains references of publications of research centers and departments related to the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture.

Organic eprints
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Full text database
Contains references and full texts of international scientific publications and research information on organic food and farming, provided by the International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems (ICROFS).

Rosetta Stone
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Language learning program
Rosetta Stone is an online language course that covers learning content from beginner to advanced levels. There are courses in 24 languages, 7 of which go up to level C1. Included are English and German as a foreign languags.

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RSWB Plus
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Bibliographic database
Contains references of national and international literature on environmental and urban planning, housing, civil engineering and architecture, compiled by the Fraunhofer Information Centre for Planning and Building.
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Sachon Fachzeitschriftenarchiv
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Full text database
Contains the journals Brauindustrie, Getränkefachgroßhandel, Getränkeindustrie, Brewing and Beverage Industry International from 1998 to present, provided by Sachon Publishing.

ScienceDirect von Elsevier
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Full text database
The database offers extensive access to full texts from journals published by Elsevier.

SFK.Online
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Facts database
The Souci-Fachmann-Kraut database contains nutritional data on more than 800 foods with details on over 300 different constituents.
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Springer Link
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Bibliographic database, full text database
Contains literature references, abstracts and some full texts of journals, series, books, protocols, reference works of Springer Publishing, concerning science, technics and medicine.

Statista
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Factual database
Contains statistical data and market and economic data in the fields of agriculture, administration, social issues, etc., provided by Statista GmbH.

 

vifabio - Virtual Library of Biology
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Portal
Contains references of literature and information specialized in biology. Sources are catalogs, databases, journals and websites, compiled by the University Library "Johann Christian Senckenberg".

Vitis-VEA - Viticulture and Enology Abstracts
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Bibliographic database
Contains literature references and abstracts of viticultural and enology topics, compiled by the Julius-Kühn-Institute (JKI).

Web of Science
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Bibliographic database, citation index
Contains references of international literature on sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities and comprehensive citation analyses, provided by Thomson Reuters Publishing.

wiso-net.de
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Full text database, bibliographic database
Contains references of literature on economics and social sciences, e-books and journals in full text (see source list), as well as company profiles and market data, provided by GBI-Genios Wirtschaftsdatenbank GmbH.

 

Zander-Kartei (biographischer Teil)
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Biographical database
Contains references of biographical data of gardeners and horticultural scientists (1783-1920), compiled by Dr. Robert Zander, author of "Dictionary of Plant Names".