News
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Friday 24.3. - BiblioWeekend at the UB: Three Journeys of World Discovery
On March 24, we will host three after-work talks on the Irchel campus and take you on three journeys of discovery around the world. The occasion is the nationwide "BiblioWeekend".
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UB becomes «Open Library»
As of now, 5 UB Zurich locations are also accessible outside of service hours. By the end of 2023, we want to run another 18 library locations as «Open Libraries».
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Update swisscovery
The layout of the swisscovery platform has been adapted again. This changes the ordering channels.
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Event series on Open Science
On February 24, our Open Sciences Services will launch a new Lunch & Learn event series on topics related to Open Science.
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New Exhibition "Naturwissen schaffen"
The UB Natural Sciences presents an exhibition on the Zurich polymath Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672-1733).
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New Read & Publish Agreements from 2023
Starting in 2023, UZH researchers can benefit from paying open access fees to additional publishers.
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OUP: New R&P Agreement
The UB and ZB Zurich will once again have access to journal articles published in 2022. The new license also includes a Read & Publish agreement.
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Christmas Season: Opening Hours
An overview of our opening hours over Christmas and New Year.
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The Swiss library statistics 2022 are available
The Swiss library statistics were published on 6.12.2022. The statistics provide interested parties with information on the structure, functioning and development of libraries.
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swisscovery: New Layout
Die Bedienoberfläche der Rechercheplattform swisscovery erscheint ab Montag, 14.11.2022 in einem neuen Layout und bietet neue Funktionen. Dadurch verändert sich der Bestellprozess.
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E-Library access new with SWITCH edu-ID
From now on, access to our e-library via EZproxy is no longer done with the UZH short name, but with the SWITCH edu-ID.
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Taylor&Francis: article allowance for 2022 is reached
UZH members will only be able to publish OA articles free of charge in the journals of the publisher Taylor&Francis again from 2023.
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Games Month: play in the library
Throughout November, we'll be offering board games, digital games, and collaborative jigsaws at various UB locations.
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As of November: UB Law Extended Opening Hours
The UB Law will have longer opening hours as of November.
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Book Flea Market on 27.10.2022
On 27.10.2022, the UB book flea market will take place in the atrium of the main building. Here you can buy new and old books at a price of 5 francs per kilo.
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Wiley: article allowance for 2022 is reached
UZH members will only be able to publish OA articles free of charge in the hybrid journals of the publisher Wiley again from 2023.
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De Gruyter: Publication fees are waived for UZH researchers
Researchers at the University of Zurich can now publish open access publications with the publisher De Gruyter free of charge.
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LaRS: New Swiss repository for linguistic data
The Language Repository of Switzerland - LaRS for short - has been online since September 2022. Linguistics researchers can now archive and publish their research data free of charge with LaRS.
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Wanted: 3D print projects
We are holding a 3D printing competition at Campus Irchel. Submit in your 3D object and win a voucher.
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Coffee Lectures HS 22
Our new Coffee Lectures series starts on October 4th. Be up to date on swisscovery and discover our scientific toolkit.
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Research Collection
Ab sofort können UZH-Mitarbeitende einen Forschungsapparat (FA) erstellen lassen. So können Dokumente aus der eigenen Standort-Bibliothek länger behalten werden, als dies mit einer normalen Ausleihe möglich ist.
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Gender Studies
New subject information page
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Out Now: Our English Website
Now you can access the complete content of our website in English. We look forward to your visit!
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UZH supports the "Science Europe" initiative
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The University of Zurich supports the "Diamond Open Access Action Plan", which aims to promote sustainable, equitable and scholar:led Diamond Open Access publishing.
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UB Medicine Careum: 8.8.–4.9. closed
The library UB Medicine Careum will be closed from Monday, August 8, until Sunday, September 4, 2022.
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Open Science Summer School 2022
On July 11-15, the UZH Open Science Summer School 2022 will take place for the second time
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Our Summer Opening Hours
From July 18 to September 4, 2022, some UB locations will have different opening hours or will be closed.
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Simplified interlibrary loan
