The European Mathematical Information Service (EMIS) is a cooperative ventu
re between several international partners under the umbrella of the Europea
n Mathematical Society (EMS). The main purpose of EMIS is to provide access
to freely available information on mathematics in the Web. As an important
part of EMIS an electronic library is stored on the main server and its mi
rrors, collecting all freely accessible electronic journals in mathematics
combined with electronic versions of printed journals. It also contains ele
ctronic proceedings, volumes and monographs. This core content is embedded
in, and linked with, an environment of comprehensive facilities for accessi
ng mathematical research papers: literature information databases, projects
for one-stop shopping sites for mathematics on the Web, freely available d
igital content of classical mathematical publications and access to electro
nic grey literature. The aim of this article is to describe this part of EM
IS in some detail.