Help with the HEIDI online catalogue of the University Library Heidelberg Result presentation in “Articles & more”
„HEIDI” and “Articles & more”
Your search results are displayed in two tabs: HEIDI and Articles & More. You can switch between the two tabs at any time.
“Recommended databases”
The link “Recommended databases” uses your search terms to suggest other databases for further research. Please note that this is only a selection of the available databases. For a comprehensive list, please refer to the general database link.
Result presentation tab “Articles & more”
Using the hitlist
- Sorting results
The hitlist is automatically sorted according to relevance. Alternatively, you can sort according to “year” or “author”. - Limiting results
The filter options can be used to limit the number of hits, e.g. to a particular publication year, language, type of media, subject heading, etc. - Extend results
If you add results beyond Heidelberg Libraries collection, the search will include media not licenced in Heidelberg (without full text).

- BASE is a search engine specifically for academic Open Access web resources.
Short and complete title display
Short title display
In the short display on the “Articles & More” tab, the key details are listed:
- Bibliographic details and references, topics/keywords (if relevant).
- "UB Heidelberg verfügbar?"
Checks if the full text of the article is available or if the print edition of the journal is present in the collection of the Libraries of Heidelberg University.
If this availability check yields no results, please perform a new search in “HEIDI” using the bibliographic data obtained from "Articles & more" to gain access to the full text.
Complete title display
In the complete display on the "Articles & More" tab, you will find additional information about the title:
- Complete bibliographic details, including an abstract and a link to the full text (if relevant)
- Picture of the book cover