News and courses
All you need to know about the latest offers, acquisitions and services as well as upcoming events. You can read the latest news, search for stories in the archive or subscribe to our RSS feeds to make sure you never miss a thing.
Insights into research data management practices at ETH Zurich
A recent ETH Library survey from 2023 reveals key challenges in research data management (RDM), highlighting the need for support in selecting metadata standards and FAIR repositories, and emphasising the role of data stewards.
Simple and digital: launch of the ‘Virtual Reading Room’
From now on, you can easily explore the holdings of the ETH Zurich University Archives, the Thomas Mann Archives and the Max Frisch Archives online. The ‘Virtual Reading Rooms’ simplify archive research and offer expanded access options.
Events
Our doors are open to everyone. Come see our exhibits, take one of our public tours, or plan a private tour of our archives or collections for groups of five or more. Researchers and science lovers are invited to attend our conferences and podium discussions.
Courses and workshops
We hold courses and workshops that are open to the public and cover topics such as information research, reference management and scientific writing as well as research data management and open access.
| Title | Date | Duration | No. Places available/total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mastering scientific writing with AI-based tools | 04.02.2025 | 3h 45min | 3 / 25 |
| Leganto reading lists in a nutshell | 13.02.2025 | 30 min | 20 / 20 |
| Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German) | 13.02.2025 | 75 min | 2 / 4 |
Blogs and social media
The ETH Library regularly updates different blogs with content from our collections, archives and holdings: from highlights from the archive to the latest results of crowdsourcing initiatives all the way to multimedia stories posted on the storytelling platform Explora.
On social media, we share our knowledge on a variety of different platforms – from Facebook to Instagram to YouTube – in order to promote dialogue both within and outside of ETH Zurich.