Before ordering a copy of documents or borrowing books, you will need to do some research in the subito [2] catalogues.

Searching for Journals

Searches for documents published in journals and the actual ordering of the respective copies are both conducted using the subito serial catalogue. The serial catalogue comprises

• approx. 1 million printed journals from all subject areas and in all languages
• approx. 3.5 million stock references from supplier libraries.

At present, it is not possible to search for individual articles or by the author of individual articles using the subito system. Since ordering from subito is always done via the journal reference, the following information must be available:

• journal title or distinctive parts of the title and/or the ISSN number

Searching for Books

Searches for books are carried out in the subito book catalogues. Should you only require certain pages from a book, it is possible to order these as partial copies.

You should know the following bibliographical data of the book:

• book title or distinctive parts of the title
• author, editor or publisher, where applicable
• ISBN, where applicable
• year of publication and/or the edition, where applicable
• publishing house, where applicable
• relevant volume if the work comprises several volumes

For further information on searching and ordering please visit the subito website:

• How do I search for and order journal articles? [5]
• How do I search for and order books? [6]

Regardless of where you might live, anyone requiring literature for the purposes of study, research or teaching can use subito directly or via a library.
Following free registration [4] with subito, this service is instantly available to you. When registering, you will be assigned to the relevant user group [8].

The prices of subito are determined by set of criteria. These include:

• method of delivery (copy delivery or loan)
• usergroup
• normal or express service
• licence fees or royalties for settlement of copyright claims
• delivery type: e-mail, mail/fax or electronic deliveries with active or passive DRM
• client's place of residence and supplier library's head office

Detailed price lists are available on the subito website:

• Price Lists [10]