Printed journals
The library's current, unbound journal issues are organised alphabetically by title in the journal flaps of the three reading rooms.
Older bound volumes are either freely accessible on the shelves in the reading rooms (also organised alphabetically by title) or shelved in the closed stacks. For the volumes from the stacks, the journal shelfmark must be determined in the . The desired journal volume can then be ordered at the desk.
Journals can only be used in the library.
Electronic journals
Furthermore, there is the possibility to access a large number of electronic journals up to full text via the . Information on all licensed journals is also listed within the .
Daily and weekly newspapers
Regional and national are available in the lending/information area. These can only be used in the library.
The printed editions of "Die Zeit" and "Handelsblatt" are kept in the stacks for one year retrospectively. All older volumes of "", "" and "" are bound and shelved in the closed stacks. They can be accessed via the title in the and ordered at the desk.
Across campus, the "" atabase provides access to over 200 newspapers from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
The provides information on the printed and electronic journal holdings of many libraries in Germany and Austria.
The holdings of Freiberg University Library are catalogued under the identifer "SAX, DE-105".