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Open Access
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Open Access Publishing
The University Library supports open access as a publication model, coordinates the university's open access activities and offers publication platforms for e-books, e-journals, editions, research data, etc.
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Heidelberg Historical Literature – Digitised
Offers access to the digitised historical book collections of the UB as well as national and international cooperation projects.
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Publication Fund & More
Heidelberg University supports scientists and scholars in financing open access publication costs.
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Specialised Information Services (FID)
Together with cooperation partners, the UB manages the following DFG-funded subject information services (FID).
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Heidelberg Digital Editions
In cooperation with various national and international partners, the University Library provides online editions of very different text corpora using digital edition techniques.