To use the library requires identification with bar code (student card, ISIC, ...).

EKA students registered in the library when enrolling.

Information about obtaining books and the timing of the return can be tracked on the website EKA under "My profile" after logging into the system.

Every user of the library can use the library depository, look for and choose needed literature independently and without restrictions.

To make search process efficient use:

• Indicators and labels on shelves;
• Shelf index and localization (book position on a shelf);
• Book reference found in the catalogues that also indicates book position on a shelf;
• Library employees
  
  

To find and choose the book you have to use special shelf markers so that not to mix order of books (markers are located in boxes near the first shelf). Markers should be inserted to place where a book is taken from the shelf. Leaving the depository, shelf markers shall be put back to the box.

Maximal number of the depository visitors is 15 users.

Books are marked with stickers indicating how long a book could be used:

• red – for using in the library
• white – for short period (3 days – one month)
• green – for semester
• Library of newspapers

The EKA electronic catalogue system NEXUS

Central catalogue system ALEPH

Central catalogue of high schools and specialized libraries (system ALISE)

Students can access the international scientific database www.scopus.com from both university and library computers. SCOPUS is a multidisciplinary database of scientific publications, allowing searches by keywords, author, topic, and other criteria.

This search platform provides access to content based on peer-reviewed scientific publications, making it a reliable source of information suitable for use in academic and research work.

Access is available only from EKA computers!
   

ACM Digital Library

The ACM Digital Library (DL) is the world’s most comprehensive database of full-text articles and bibliographic literature covering computing and information technology.  This renowned repository includes the complete collection of ACM publications plus an extended bibliographic database of core works in computing from scholarly publishers. 

UCEC Students’ Work Catalog

EBSCO

The data base of multisectoral e-magazines and others e-resources in English. Consists of various full-text and pre-view mode data bases.

EBSCO contains magazines from different publishers: Wiley-Blackwell, Springer, Taylor & Francis Group, BioMed Central, Brill Academic Publishers, Bentham Science Publishers etc. EBSCO data base could be used by opening EBSCO host Web and choosing one or various data bases where to search and view information.

Access:

• From the library / university computer network: free
• Remote logins can be received at the library:

Login 1: eka45

Password 1: lomon1#2026

Login 2: ns020292

Password 2: Biblioteka_026!

• Cambridge Journals Online
  Multidisciplinary e-journal database
• Directory of Open Access Journals
  free access to full-text articles in various fields of science
• Emerald
  Database also in the field of economics and management
• Genamics Journal Seek
  Links to magazines′ websites are provided
• HeinOnline
  Legal periodicals and book collections
• Jurn directory
  Journal articles in the arts and humanities
• Oapen
  E-book database in a wide variety of science fields
• Open J-Gate
  Around 8000 magazines with various search capabilities
• Oxford University Press
• Open Access at Routledge and Taylor&Francis
  Free-access e-books
• Sage Journals Online
  Publications from multidisciplinary magazines published by Sage
• Scientic &Academic Publishing
  Peer-reviewed scientific journals in free access
• SpringerOpen Journals
  Publishing house "Springer" diverse periodicals full texts of articles
• CEPOL LEEd
  EU law enforcement agency e-learning platform for teachers, students, researchers. Includes online training courses, seminars, e-books and e-journals in the field of law.
• Data.gov.lv
  Open data is freely available information with no restrictions on reuse.
• Media Literacy Database
  The National Electronic Media Council (NEPLP) reminds and encourages anyone interested to expand their knowledge and skills in the field of media literacy free of charge by using the NEPLP media literacy database at datubaze.neplp.lv
• IMF ELIBRARY
  Covers a comprehensive collection of International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications in fields such as economics, econometrics, politics, international relations, balance of payments, capital markets, energy, governance, foreign exchange, foreign investment, globalization, international organizations, international liquidity, international trade, labor markets, monetary policy, monetary unions, poverty reduction and aid, real exchange rates, tariffs, trade agreements, and more.
  Online access to full-text publications as well as IMF statistical databases.
• DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS BOOKS
  Provides access to more than 47,000 peer-reviewed open-access e-books from 674 publishers across various academic disciplines.
• EUROSTAT 
  The Eurostat website features a database where all Eurostat statistical data is freely available.
• GOOGLE SCHOLAR
  A way to search a wide range of academic literature. You can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed articles, scientific papers, books, abstracts, and articles from academic publishers, professional associations, preprint repositories, universities, and other academic organizations. Google Scholar helps you identify the most relevant research from across the entire world of academic research.

The library′s periodicals can be used locally or would be taken with you.

• The World of Interiors
  
  
  
  
  
  The World of Interiors inspires devotion on those who have a passion for design. Authoritative, relevant and lavish, The World of Interiors is one of the foremost design and decoration titles in the world. Launched in November 1981, this inspiring and groundbreaking magazine has won international acclaim. The World of Interiors is a monthly magazine.