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Know-how for your research project: series of workshops “Research data management and related topics”
- #ETHLibraryDigital
- Research data management and digital curation
This interesting series of workshops organised by the ETH Library and the Scientific IT Services at ETH Zurich will introduce you to the diverse aspects of research data management.
All locations of the ETH Library are reopening
- Operational info
- Coronavirus
- #KnowMore
The ETH Library will be accessible again at all locations starting 3 August 2020. Please note the opening hours for the individual locations.
Research Data Management – what can I do?
- Books and Library
- Various student news
Training on Data Management (in German) on Tuesday 28 November from 17.30 to 19.00.
ETH-Bibliothek der Zukunft
- Books and Library
- Various student news
Wir suchen Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer, die gemeinsam mit uns in einem Workshop die Services von morgen kreieren.
BrowZine: Die verlagsübergreifende Artikel- und Zeitschriftenbibliothek
- Books and Library
- Various student news
BrowZine schafft einen neuartigen Zugriff auf lizenzierte und frei zug?ngliche wissenschaftliche Zeitschriften der ETH-Bibliothek.
Research Collection: ETH Zurich's new publication platform
- Books and Library
- Various student news
The Research Collection, ETH Zurich's new publication platform, contains the university’s research output. It serves as a single point of access for members of ETH Zurich to document, publish and archive their academic results.
Interrupted service in ETH E-Citations and ETH E-Collection, 15 May to 12 June 2017
- Books and Library
- Various student news
Entering publications in the institutional bibliography or publishing via the open access repository during this period will not be possible.
Wikipedia and Academia?!
- Books and Library
- Various student news
Panel discussion and Wikipedia edit-a-thon at ETH Zurich. The relationship between academia and Wikipedia is ambivalent and not without its sceptics.
Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) – videos demonstrate lab methods
- Books and Library
- Various student news
The video journal JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) publishes papers and academic experiments in the form of video recordings.
New Self-Access Center H?nggerberg opens its doors
- Various student news
- Books and Library
To mark the opening, a competition will be held on 20 to 24 February. Visit us in the HWW building and win fantastic prizes!
Courses and workshops - new dates
- Various student news
- Books and Library
Tools, methods and strategies all around research and publishing
BrowZine: The tool for intuitively searching journals
- Various student news
- Books and Library
ETH-Bibliothek is testing a tool for searching journals until the end of February.
New course dates of ETH-Bibliothek
- Books and Library
- Various student news
The course dates for January to June have now been published.
600 e-books on everything to do with IT
- Books and Library
- Various student news
As of now, more than 600 eBooks on topics such as Windows, Office, CAD, image processing or programming can be downloaded as PDFs.
EU-Projektreporting neu über ETH E-Collection m?glich
- Books and Library
- Various student news
In der ETH E-Collection ver?ffentlichte Publikationen aus EU-Projekten erscheinen neu automatisch in den Projektreporting-Applikationen der Europ?ischen Kommission: in der Projektdatenbank CORDIS und im Participant Portal der Europ?ischen Kommission.
Gotthard – rocks and tunnels
- Books and Library
- Various student news
To coincide with the inauguration of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, we present our resources grouped into themes.
Getting started in biology
- Books and Library
- Various student news
New video journal licensed by ETH-Bibliothek.
New course dates of ETH-Bibliothek
- Books and Library
- Various student news
The course dates for January to June have now been published.
Team-Working-Spaces in the Grünen Bibliothek
- Books and Library
- Various student news
Are you looking for Team-Working-Spaces? Come to the Grüne Bibliothek!
Image catalogue of ETH Zurich’s Earth Science Collections now online
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ETH Zurich's Earth Science Collections display approximately 1,200 minerals, fossils and rocks in 3D in their catalogue on the platform ETH E-Pics.
New: e-books from the series Detail reference books
- Various student news
- Books and Library
Books from the well-known series Detail on the topics of construction, building services, building studies and design are now also available as e-books.
Bauwelt Fundamente
- Various student news
- Books and Library
The legendary series Bauwelt Fundamente on the history and theory of architecture and urban design can now also be accessed online.
Responsive display of results on the Knowledge Portal
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Browse the Knowledge Portal on your tablet. The results pages, user account and e-Shelf now also react responsively and adapt flexibly to different monitor sizes.
New: access to Detail Inspiration
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The database Detail Inspiration provides information on more than 3,000 example construction projects from the last 50 years, which were published as articles in the journal "Detail".
New: access to database Art Source
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Broader range for architects, designers and art scientists.
New: Access to Nature Plants
- Various student news
- Books and Library
Scientific findings from the field of plants.
More flexibility on the Knowledge Portal
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Web technologies never stand still. And nor do we. Over the last few months, we have been busy making our Knowledge Portal more user-friendly.
Had enough of long training courses?
Books and Library
We reveal tips and tricks in only 15 minutes – from databases and reference management to open access.
Delivery problems with print journals
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Temporarily, the availability of the latest print issues of science journals cannot be guaranteed in full due to delivery problems on the part of a supplier.
Open access: join the debate!
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Members of ETH Zurich learn all about the topic of open access at two events.
Renewed article search on the Knowledge Portal
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ETH-Bibliothek offers the article search on the Knowledge Portal via a new service-provider: the Technical Information Centre of Denmark's DADS database has been replaced with the interdisciplinary Primo Central Index by the company Ex Libris.
Extended range of e-books
Three more providers extend ETH-Bibliothek's range of e-books in the subjects sustainability, environmental policy, technology, mechanical engineering, garden, animals, and nature.
Return your library books at the entrance hall of ETH main building
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As of 1 September you can return documents from ETH-Bibliothek, NEBIS circulation network and Zentralbibliothek at the information office at level E of the Main Building.
Researching materials
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Over 1,000 objects can be studied in Baubibliothek's Material Collection, offering visitors the opportunity to experience woods, metals, rocks, synthetics or materials first hand.
New course dates
Books and Library
The course dates for September till December have now been published.
Getting to know the ETH-Bibliothek – with a glimpse behind the scenes
Books and Library
On Thursday, 22 May a public and free course will take place from 17.30 to 18.45, where you will be given a brief introduction to the ETH-Bibliothek.
Mendeley – Reference management
Books and Library
On Wednesday, 21 May a public and free training course will take place from 17.30 to 19.00 about reference management using Mendeley.
Efficient search – Web of Science and Scopus
Books and Library
On Thursday, 15 May a public and free training course will take place from 17.30 to 19.00 about Web of Science and Scopus.
Search skills for architects and civil engineers
Books and Library
On Wednesday, 7 May a public and free training course tailored to the research needs of architects and construction engineers will take place from 17.30 to 19.00.
Tablets for study and work – Operating systems in comparison
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On Tuesday, 6 May a public and free course will take place from 17.30 to 19.00 about using E-Readers and Tablet PCs.
iPad for study and work
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On Thursday, 24 April a public and free course will take place from 17.30 to 19.00 about using the iPad for study and work (advanced level).
Writing scientific papers
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On Thursday, 10 April a public and free training course will take place from 17.30 to 19.00 about writing scientific reports.
Knowledge Portal – more comfort, new look
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A partial makeover of the Knowledge Portal will make it easier for people in search of information to navigate their way around our library services.
Citavi – Reference management
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On Thursday, 3 April a public and free training course, in collaboration with the Zentralbibliothek Zurich, will take place from 16.15 to 17.45 about reference management using Citavi.
iPad for study and work
Books and Library
On Wednesday, 19 March a public and free course will take place from 17.30 to 19.00 about using the iPad for study and work (basic level).
Getting started for Masters – ETH-Bibliothek in a nutshell
- Books and Library
- Master-Studierende
Specially for master students at the start of the semester: find out all you need to know about our services, searches across all resources in the Knowledge Portal as well as the multidisciplinary databases Web of Science and Scopus.
Webinar: Efficient search – Web of Science and Scopus
Books and Library
On Thursday, 6 March a public and free webinar will take place from 16.30 to 17.30 about Web of Science and Scopus. You will learn, for example, about content, functionality, citation analysis and data personalisation.
Getting to know the ETH-Bibliothek – with a glimpse behind the scenes
Books and Library
On Tuesday, 4 March a public and free course will take place from 17.30 to 18.45, where you will be given a brief introduction to the ETH-Bibliothek.
Citavi – Reference management
Books and Library
On Monday, 3 March a public and free training course, in collaboration with the Zentralbibliothek Zurich, will take place from 16.15 to 17.45 about reference management using Citavi.
Is Google enough? – finding scientific information
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On Thursday, 27 February a public and free training course will take place from 17.30 to 19.00, about finding scientific information.
Good news for map enthusiasts
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Over 55,000 folding maps from ETH-Bibliothek can now be loaned throughout the NEBIS network and consulted outside the Collections and Archives reading room regardless of the opening times.
Mendeley – Reference management
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On Wednesday, 5 February a public and free training course will take place from 17.30 to 19.00 about reference management using Mendeley.
Web of Science: January showers bring May flowers…
- Various student news
- Books and Library
Since 12 January the platform Web of Science has been showing off its new user interface. The databases can now be browsed using an optimised search engine.
ETH-Bibliothek open on Sundays
- Various student news
- Books and Library
The main building at ETH Zurich will be open on Sundays as of January 2014.