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User guidePrinted from BAHETH · 8 November 2026 at 1:57 · 2 topics
  1. Browse and search the digital library
  2. Access a published work and understand its availability

Browse and search the digital library

Digital library and Scientific Reader · Revision 1 · Last updated 7 November 2026

Search the published books by their metadata, and by the full text of the books you may read.

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What you need

  • No sign-in is needed to browse; signing in extends the search to the text of the books available to you.

Steps

  1. Open the “Digital library catalogue”.

    Digital library →

  2. Type a title, author or a word from the text in “Search terms”, then select “Search”.

  3. For a precise search open “Advanced search”: “Matching”, “Search in”, work type, language, publication year, author, ISBN, specialty.

  4. Tick “Only books I can read” to hide what is not available to you.

  5. Use “Refine results” to narrow the list, and “Clear filters” to start again.

  6. Choose “View book” to open its page.

What happens next

Results are ranked by relevance with “Text excerpts” and “Occurrences in the text”, and marked “Available to you” or “Not available to you”.

If it is returned, rejected or blocked

  • “Check the search filters”: a filter value is invalid, such as a wrong year; fix it or clear the filters.
  • “No matching books”: change the search words or widen the scope.

Access a published work and understand its availability

Digital library and Scientific Reader · Revision 1 · Last updated 7 November 2026

The book page shows its details, formats, each format's access level and the Read button if you may read it.

Digital librarySign in

Steps

  1. Open the book page from the “Digital library catalogue” results.

    Digital library →

  2. Check “Book details”, “Authors and contributors”, “Table of contents” and “Rights”.

  3. Under “Formats”, read each format's access level: Open to everyone, Signed-in users, Restricted audience, Licensed readers, Paid.

  4. Choose “Read” on a digital format to open it in the reader, or “Sign in” if reading requires it.

    Sign in →

What happens next

The format opens in the Scientific Reader, or the reason it is not available to you is shown.

If it is returned, rejected or blocked

  • “Reading is limited to audiences or units your account is not part of”, “Reading requires a licence for your account”, or “This format is under embargo”.
  • Printed formats cannot be read online; they are available through distribution.
  • If “A corrected edition supersedes this one” appears, choose “View the corrected edition”.

Notes

  • Paid reading is available only once the institution approves a payment service; until then “Paid reading is not available” appears.
  • The page says whether download is available from the reader or reading is online only, and the number of preview pages if any.
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