Electronic resources are accessible to HSLU users in various ways, depending on the licensing conditions. Many resources are available with open access. There are different tools for searching for electronic resources.
| WAS? | WIE? | WO? |
| Academic ebooks, articles and journals/newspapers «Open Access» | Internet connection |
swisscovery HSLU |
| Licensed academic ebooks, articles, journals, newspapers and databases (IP identifier) | HSLU network without login, from outside the network via VPN | swisscovery HSLU Google (Scholar) Academic databases database directory Publisher platforms |
| Licensed electronic media such as O‘Reilly/Safari, MIZ-Video, Swisslex | HSLU login or HSLU email domain |
swisscovery HSLU Publisher platforms |
| Licensed ebooks (fiction and non-fiction), audiobooks, electronic papers and magazines | SWITCH edu ID |
swisscovery HSLU |