Projects

As an information service-provider, the ETH Library focuses on selected strategic fields. In doing so, it gears itself to the needs of the Swiss and international information and science community and society's increasing digitization.

Current projects (selection)

• Anamorphic fungi
  Partial digitisation of the BERN fungarium (BERN), anamorphic fungi, type specimens
• Anatomical collection of domestic animal
  A look under the skin
• CARAB - Digitisation and indexing of ground beetles
  Digitisation of 13,000 ground beetles of the subfamily Carabinae and publication of the data in the NAHIMA database.
• CIAM Archives 1st Period (1928-1939)
  Digitisation of the CIAM Archives, 1st period
• CSI-AV - Digitisation of audiovisual sources from the CS archive
  Digitisation of all audiovisual sources, namely photographs, sound and video recordings from the historical archive of Christian Solidarity International (CSI)
• Digitisation project of the Graphische Sammlung ETH Zürich
  In-depth cataloguing and online presentation of the entire art holdings of the Graphische Sammlung ETH Zürich
• e-maps02
  Development of an e-maps offering
• E-PICS3: Replacement of Cumulus Software
  Evaluation and introduction of new software to enable the continued use of E-Pics.
• Research Collection: Migration to DSpace 7
  Migration of the Research Collection publication platform to DSpace 7
• Reorganisation angiosperms
  A complete reorganisation of the angiosperms according to the current family classification.
• Scientometrics
  The Research Analytics Service Group establishes a one-​stop shop that maintains high-​quality bibliometric data and offers a wide range of bibliometric and altmetric services.
  
• Swiss Year of Scientometrics
  Within the scope of the Swiss Year of Scientometrics (SYoS), a series of workshops and lectures on the responsible use of scientometrics will be held across Switzerland, along with a parallel awareness campaign. The project is funded by swissuniversities.
  
• TOBI
  Towards Open Bibliometric Indicators (TOBI) is a project aiming to assess the quality of open bibliometric data sources for scientometric analysis in Switzerland. The project is funded by swissuniversities.
• Vascular plant collection 2022–2024
  Digitisation and making the Meister collection freely accessible online