De Gruyter

What are the latest findings on climate change? What is Barack Obama’s political legacy? German publisher De Gruyter publishes e-books, journals, databases and reference works on topics including politics, philosophy, history and linguistics. KB members have access to this resource. 

What will you find in this resource?

De Gruyter is an international publisher of scientific journals and books, many of which can be accessed online via their website. These publications run from the late 20th century to today. De Gruyter publishes over 1,300 new books and 900 journals every year. Whether you're studying Donald Trump, Nietzsche, Japan, the environment or Rem Koolhaas, you'll find the latest insights on De Gruyter’s website. Get access to: 

  • Over 110,000 academic books.
  • More than 800,000 journal articles.
  • Various databases, online reference works and bibliographies. These powerful research tools on everything from Jewish-German heritage to linguistics are highly valuable for anyone looking to do in-depth research.
  • Comprehensive metadata, abstracts and indexes. These are also useful tools for further research.  

Many publications on De Gruyter are in English, but you will also find German, French, Spanish and Dutch materials. 

Is De Gruyter useful for your research?

Interested in society, the world, the environment, economics or art? Are you serious about delving into a particular subject? De Gruyter offers a wide selection of articles and books to download as pdf or epub files on many different topics, from hip-hop to whales.  

How to use this resource

Follow the steps below and start using De Gruyter for your research. 

Log in with your KB account

Log in with your KB account. De Gruyter is a paid resource, so it is not freely accessible. However, KB members get access to all publications. Read more about joining the KB here.

Choose a search term

Enter a topic in the search field or search by author, title or journal.  

Refine the results

Filter by 'last year' to see only the latest publications, for example. 

Select and view a text

Read the description of the publication or view the full text as an epub or pdf file. 

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