Library Services for Researchers

Literature Research

The University Library offers a collection of more than 2.3 million printed and digital resources, including 2,700 databases, 150,000 e-journals, 290,000 e-books, and 100,000 textbooks.

Online Catalog TUM OPAC

Our online catalog TUM OPAC brings all resources together in one place. You can request, borrow, or access online not only TUM holdings but also millions of items from other academic libraries. 

• Your TUM PersonalCard serves as your library card. If you are enrolled at TUM, you are automatically authorized to use the library.
• You can log in to your library account using your TUM ID and request, borrow or access media online via the TUM OPAC.
• Materials that are not available at TUM can be ordered via interlibrary loan.

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Systematic Review

We support you in conducting a systematic review by helping you systematically identify, critically appraise, and synthesize relevant literature for your research question. Benefit from our comprehensive access to scholarly information resources and from practical, hands-on guidance provided by our expert librarians.

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Data Strategy

The TUM University Library is a co-founder of the TUM Research Data Hub. Together with the Munich Data Science Institute (MDSI), we promote sustainable research data management at TUM through a wide range of support services. Our Data Stewards provide practical, hands-on guidance—supporting you, for example, in preparing data management plans and in further steps of research proposal planning.

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Reference Management

Keep track of your literature and organize your collected references using reference management software. In combination with word processing programs, you can generate reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies, and seamlessly integrate them into your publications. We offer courses and consultation sessions with support for Citavi, EndNote, and Zotero.

• Citavi and EndNote are available to TUM students freethrough campus licenses.
• Zotero is available as open-source software.

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Citation

Citing correctly – no problem! In addition to the standard reference, the TUM Citation Guide, we offer courses and consultation sessions for further support.

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Research Data Management

We are co-founders of the TUM Research Data Hub – the central point of contact for all questions related to research data management (RDM) at TUM. We offer a broad range of support services to help you implement FAIR and DFG‑compliant research data management throughout your research projects.

Data Stewards for Your Research Project

Request a Data Steward – In addition to their TUM‑wide supporter role, our Data Stewards can be requested as designated research data managers for large‑scale research projects with TUM participation. They help your project with expertise in research data management throughout the project lifecycle.

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RDM-Tools

Our tools help TUM members document and organize research data easily and efficiently. Whether developed in-house or provided as a TUM instance of an open-source solution, these interoperable software tools are designed to optimally support the diverse requirements of individual and collaborative research workflows:

• Documenting data with the electronic lab notebook of TUM
   TUM eLabFTW
• Organizing data and assigning metadata
  TUM DataTagger

Publishing at TUM

Benefit from our services and publish your research results open access and/or in print. Learn about funding and publishing options, develop book projects with TUM.University Press, and find out how to correctly state your affiliation in accordance with the TUM Publication Guidelines. Our services include:

• Publishing journal articles
• Publishing doctoral theses, habilitation theses, and B.A. and M.A. theses
• Publishing books
• Editing and publishing journals
• Publishing research data

Storage Solutions

Use TUM’s own infrastructure or the services of the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) to archive your research results securely and sustainably.

• Publishing & storing data: Publication Server mediaTUM
• Archiving data: Archival storage solutions within the Munich Scientific Network provided by the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ)

Maximize your scholarly research impact. We show you which measures to take and what to consider:

• Academic identity management, e.g., with author profiles and a standardized TUM affiliation
• Using and interpreting bibliometric analyses correctly, e.g., publication-based metrics and citation indices
• TUMFIS support – we provide tips & information for you

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Strengthen your academic competence and follow the principles of good scientific practice. Our courses support you in developing your academic skills.

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