THA Library online catalog

When searching the library catalog, the system searches metadata such as author, title, ISBN, and keywords.

The “Articles & More” tab provides results from some of the databases licensed by the library, including articles from journals, conference proceedings, and similar sources. However, not all of THA’s databases are indexed under “Articles & More.” For full-text searches, comprehensive search results, and access to full texts, we generally recommend accessing the databases directly.

• Quick Filter: 
  • By default, the search is limited to the THA library’s collection. If you’d like to expand your search, you can also filter the results by “Augsburg” or “Bavaria” to include other libraries in the search.
  • You can also quickly specify whether you want to see only print media (physical media) or only electronic media (online media).
• Format: Narrow your results by type of medium; for example, choose to display only journals.
• Subject: Use the quick filter to narrow down results by broad subject area.
• Subject Headings: Each title in the catalog is described by subject headings. By selecting subject headings, you can highlight specific thematic areas in your results list. 
• Year: Specify the publication years from which the results should be drawn.
• Language: Here you can, for example, set the search to find only German-language materials.
• Person: Filter by author or editor name

If you select multiple criteria within a filter block, at least one must apply for the title to appear in the results list (OR operator for the criteria); individual filter blocks are linked with an AND operator.

Applied filters are listed below the search bar and can be removed individually or completely by clicking “Reset Filters.”

• By default, the results list is sorted by relevance. 
• When searching for printed books, we recommend sorting by “Newest First.”

Guests log in using their library number (found on your CCA; it usually starts with 00600...) and a password you set yourself the first time you log in.

If you have forgotten your password, you can request a link to reset your password at any time to be sent to the email address you provided when you registered for the CCA at the THA Library.

Students, faculty, and staff at THA log in using their university email address and their IT account password.

You can check your checked-out items online at any time in your library account.

You can check your loan periods online in your library account at any time.

You can also check your account at the self-checkout kiosks in the library.

You’ll receive reminders about your loan periods at the email address you provided when you registered. Please make sure you have access to that email account.
Please note: These notifications are provided without guarantee, so be sure to check your loan periods in your library account yourself!

You can renew your loan periods online through your library account.

Loan periods are automatically extended 2 days before they expire, provided the item is eligible for renewal.

You can check the status of current and past interlibrary loans in your library account under “Requests.”

Some journal articles and book chapters can be found under the “Articles and More” tab in the library catalog. 

However, not all licensed individual articles are listed here. Also, full-text searches are not available in the library catalog. We therefore recommend searching for articles through the databases.

No. Searches in the library catalog are limited to metadata such as titles, keywords (and, in some cases, the table of contents).

To search the full text of an e-journal or e-book, you must use the databases.