The CEU Library welcomes new and returning students. If you need a quiet and pleasant place to study, print books to read, access to online materials behind the paywall, an AI tool to recommend scholarly sources, quick tips on effective searching, evaluating and citing, and want to learn how to create documentaries and podcasts, we are here for you. Check out the basics of using the library.

Keenious is a resource recommender tool designed to aid in the identification and discovery of scholarly research. It analyzes writing from text documents and PDFs to recommend the most relevant articles and topics to explore using artificial intelligence combined with conventional search algorithms. Keenious is available via a web browser for content uploads and text input,  and can also be used as an add-on in Microsoft Word or Google Docs. Try it out and share your feedback.

Our new library discovery interface, Libsearch provides simple, one-stop searching for books and e-books, videos, articles, digital media, and more. Renew books and videos, create favorites lists, export citations to Refworks and Endnote Web or use Zotero. Request materials through our ILL service. This guide helps you start using it.

We are are migrating to a new library management system Alma during Summer 2024 to improve our services and provide a better experience for our users. The following services will not be available ILL:  July 29 to July 30, 2024 Book ordering:  July 17 to August 1, 2024 Library closed:  July 31 to August 11 Access to online articles, databases and Global Search and ILL Express remains available. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we make these changes.

When implementing open access strategies or operating open-access repositories and journals, numerous legal issues must be considered.  Legal questions on open access depend strongly on the legal framework of the respective country; here you can find information for Austria.