The University Library Basel is open to the public. Everyone can borrow printed media free of charge. Certain restrictions apply to the use of electronic media by private individuals compared to the members of the University of Basel.

However, licensed e-books, e-journals and databases from four providers are available to the public outside the university network via SLSKey. This now includes the products licensed by the University of Basel from Bloomsbury Publishing. The British publishing house publishes academic literature in the fields of history, art and social sciences. Here you will find all the information on how to get access to SLSKey.

Licenced products from Bloomsbury

The University of Basel has licensed the following products from Bloomsbury. Within the products, the licence covers selected resources and not the entire publishing programme. The available holdings are listed in swisscovery Basel.

• Bloomsbury Collections: several hundred licensed e-books from various subject areas
• Drama Online: theatre texts, film records of well-known stage productions (e.g. RSC Live), as well as selected academic literature and text editions
• Theology and Religion Online: Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries and Dictionary, Eerdmans Bible Commentaries for the New and Old Testaments