eAccess

All students and staff members of TUM can use eAccess to access the University Library's electronic media.You need your:

• Active TUM‑ID, e.g., z.B. ka21bab
• @tum.de email address, e.g., firstname.name@tum.de or ka21bab@mytum.de – to log in via Shibboleth (TUM's web login service).
• Password

Further information on the TUM account and login credentials can be found in the TUM IT FAQs. If you experience any problems with your account, please contact the TUM IT Helpdesk at it-support@tum.de.

If you are both an employee of MRI and TUM, you can use eAccess to access the electronic media of the University Library. You will need:

• Active TUM‑ID, e.g., z.B. ka21bab
• @tum.de email address, e.g., firstname.name@tum.de or ka21bab@mytum.de – to log in via Shibboleth (TUM's web login service).
• Password

Please note: LRZ credentials in the format 't1234an' or your MRI account will not work.

How to Get a TUM Account?

TUM staff members receive their TUM account automatically upon appointment. MRI staff members must also consent to the transfer of their data to TUM. If this has not yet been done, please contact the MRI Human Resources Department.

IT Guidelines for Staff Members of the TUM Departments Medicine (in German)

If you are both an employee of MRI and TUM, you can use eAccess to access the electronic media of the University Library. You will need:

• Active TUM‑ID, e.g., z.B. ka21bab
• @tum.de email address, e.g., firstname.name@tum.de or ka21bab@mytum.de – to log in via Shibboleth (TUM's web login service).
• Password

How to Get a TUM Guest Account?

To obtain a guest account please contact your hosting institution, which will request a guest ID for you from the respective TUMonline guest administrator.

Due to licensing reasons, external library users cannot use eAccess. However, you can access our licensed e-media collections at library computers in our reading rooms.

Before you start your search for e-media, authenticate yourself as a TUM member via eAccess – whether in the TUM OPAC, via DBIS or on the Internet.

1. Open eAccess in your browser at https://tum-eaccess.de.
2. Log in with your TUM account via Shibboleth (TUM's Web Login Service).
3. Then select the appropriate search portal, e.g., TUM OPAC for e-books or EZB for e-journals.

A bookmarklet is a special browser bookmark that runs small functions directly in the browser. With our eAccess bookmarklet, you can authenticate retroactively for licensed TUM e-media even if you initially encounter a paywall. It enables authentication by reloading the URL via eAccess.

So funktioniert es:

1. Save the bookmarklet: Save the link javascript:void(location.href='https://tum-eaccess.de/login?url='+location.href as a favorite or in your browser’s bookmarks bar.
2. When you open the URL of a licensed resource, click the bookmarklet.
3. The page will reload and redirect you to the eAccess login. Sign in with your TUM ID.
4. You will then be automatically redirected back to the original URL and gain access to the content without a paywall.

Tip: The bookmarklet does not work with some providers, e.g. Thieme eBooks or Web of Science. In these cases, please log in to eAccess first before accessing such databases and platforms. Alternatively, you can put in the URL bar https://tum-eaccess.de/login?url= in front of the resource URL in order to reload via eAccess.

For more information on TUM ID and login details, please visit the TUM-IT FAQs. If you have any problems concerning your TUM ID, please contact the TUM Helpdesk at it-support@tum.de.

There are two logout options:

• automatically, if you do not use eAccess for two hours
• manually, by clicking the logout button at https://tum-eaccess.de/menu