Courses and workshops

The ETH Library offers courses and workshops. They are all free of charge.

Title	Date	Duration	No. Places available/total
Read newspapers without access restrictions: The press databases Nexis Uni and Factiva (Coffee Lecture)	28.05.2025	15 min	60 / 60
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	03.06.2025	75 min	2 / 4
How to choose a Creative Commons License for your publication (Coffee Lecture)	04.06.2025	15 min	60 / 60
Search for historical images in the new E-Pics image archive (Coffee Lecture)	11.06.2025	15 min	60 / 60
Open research analytics with OpenAlex (Coffee Lecture)	18.06.2025	15 min	60 / 60
Mastering scientific writing with AI-based tools	19.06.2025	3h 45min	0 / 25
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	26.06.2025	75 min	4 / 4
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	21.07.2025	75 min	4 / 4
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	06.08.2025	75 min	4 / 4
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	19.08.2025	75 min	4 / 4
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	08.09.2025	75 min	4 / 4
Getting Started: ETH Library in a nutshell (german)	16.09.2025	45 min	22 / 22
Getting Started: ETH Library in a nutshell	17.09.2025	45 min	22 / 22
Getting Started: ETH Library in a nutshell (german)	18.09.2025	45 min	22 / 22
Getting Started: ETH Library in a nutshell (german)	19.09.2025	45 min	22 / 22
Getting Started: ETH Library in a nutshell (german)	22.09.2025	45 min	22 / 22
Getting Started: ETH Library in a nutshell	23.09.2025	45 min	22 / 22
Getting Started: ETH Library in a nutshell (german)	24.09.2025	45 min	22 / 22
Getting Started: ETH Library in a nutshell (german)	25.09.2025	45 min	22 / 22
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	25.09.2025	75 min	4 / 4
Getting Started: ETH Library in a nutshell	29.09.2025	45 min	22 / 22
Getting Started: ETH Library in a nutshell (german)	01.10.2025	45 min	22 / 22
Preventing plagiarism – citing correctly: also in times of AI	01.10.2025	105 min	20 / 20
Getting Started: ETH Library in a nutshell (german)	02.10.2025	45 min	22 / 22
MeSH up PubMed - Crafting effective search strategies (German)	09.10.2025	75 min	18 / 18
Reading scientific texts	14.10.2025	45 min	40 / 40
Research data management – basics and how to apply them (Research Data Management 1/7)	15.10.2025	3.5 h Workshop	35 / 35
Argumentation in scientific texts	15.10.2025	45 min	39 / 40
Revising scientific texts	16.10.2025	45 min	40 / 40
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	20.10.2025	75 min	4 / 4
Zotero – Reference management (German)	20.10.2025	60 min	30 / 30
Mastering scientific writing with AI-based tools	21.10.2025	3h 45min	25 / 25
How to do research data management at ETH - planning, FAIR data, and requirements (Research Data Management 2/7)	22.10.2025	3.5 h Workshop	35 / 35
EndNote – Reference management	22.10.2025	90 min	20 / 20
Kartenportal.CH vs. Google Maps	23.10.2025	60 min	100 / 100
Master your Thesis! Discover essential tools and tips for your studies!	28.10.2025	We are here for you for 3 hours, but you can come when and as long as you want.	250 / 250
Active research data management (Research Data Management 3/7)	29.10.2025	3 h Workshop	35 / 35
GeoVITe - Exploring practices for research geodata	04.11.2025	60 min	20 / 20
Reproducible scientific computing and data analysis (Research Data Management 4/7)	05.11.2025	3 h Workshop	25 / 25
Presenting with impact	05.11.2025	165 min	19 / 20
Toolbox literature research (German)	05.11.2025	60 min	16 / 16
Secure handling of confidential and strictly confidential research data (Research Data Management 5/7)	12.11.2025	2.5 h Workshop	35 / 35
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	13.11.2025	75 min	4 / 4
Open Access and Data Publishing (Research Data Management 6/7)	19.11.2025	3.5 h Workshop	35 / 35
Citizen science: harnessing the power of citizen-generated data (Research Data Management 7/7)	26.11.2025	2 h Workshop	35 / 35
Designing effective scientific posters	26.11.2025	2h 45min	20 / 20
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	26.11.2025	75 min	4 / 4
Reading scientific texts	02.12.2025	45 min	40 / 40
Academic project and time management: from planning to publishing	03.12.2025 - 17.12.2025	each 165 min	30 / 30
Mendeley Reference Manager - Reference management (German)	03.12.2025	90 min	20 / 20
Mastering scientific writing with AI-based tools	04.12.2025	3h 45min	25 / 25
How to go Open Access	09.12.2025	60 min	30 / 30
Revising scientific texts	09.12.2025	45 min	40 / 40
Preventing plagiarism – citing correctly: also in times of AI	10.12.2025	105 min	20 / 20
Scientific illustrations – visualising research data (German)	10.12.2025	60 min	15 / 16
Argumentation in scientific texts	11.12.2025	45 min	40 / 40
Get writing – overcome your writer’s block (German)	15.12.2025	75 min	4 / 4

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