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We are delighted to welcome Professor Ludo Waltman on 24 April 2024, who will postulate a democratisation of the use of scientometrics in the fourth lecture of the Swiss Year of Scientometrics (SYoS).

In collaboration between the ETH Library and  EPFL, the third lecture of the Swiss Year of Scientometrics (SYoS) will take place in Lausanne on 7 February 2024. Dr Elizabeth Gadd speaks about the challenges of research assessment in the context of open science.

This conversation between PD Dr Jochen Klumpp (IT Services Group (ISG), D-HEST) and Dr Julian Dederke (ETH Library) is the third instalment in a series of interviews explaining the work of data stewards within the Data Stewardship Network and showcasing various data stewardship models at ETH Zurich.

Members of ETH Zurich can now access the Orbis and Orbis Intellectual Property databases. Research information on more than 450 million companies and their patent data worldwide.

The event will take place on 11 October 2023 in collaboration with the CHESS. Prof. Emanuel Kulczycki will explore how ontological understanding of science influences what we count and how we interpret it.

The following interview between Dr Giuliana Turi (ETH Sustainability, Office of the President) and Dr Julian Dederke (ETH Library) is the second in a series of interviews that take a closer look at the work of active data stewards in the Data Stewardship Network.

Dr Stefanie Haustein began the event series for the Swiss Year of Scientometrics on 7 June 2023 with her stimulating lecture on the opportunities and challenges of scientometrics. The content is available online.

Join the Image Archive’s very first Wikipedia writing workshop! It will take place online on Saturday, 03 June 2023, and the topic will be ETH portraits.

The first lecture of the Swiss Year of Scientometrics (SYoS) will take place on 7 June 2023. Dr Stefanie Haustein will be giving an overview of the landscape of scientometrics and its recent developments.

The discussion between Professor Elizabeth Tilley, Lars Schöbitz (both D-MAVT, Global Health Engineering) and Dr Julian Dederke (ETH Library) is the first in a series highlighting the work of a pilot group of data stewards who are active in the Data Stewardship Network.

Is it really possible to measure research performance and the influence of scientific work objectively? The “Swiss Year of Scientometrics” (SYoS) shines a light on the limits and possibilities for scientometrics.

Whether for the management of research data, reproducible data analysis or the development of code scripts – the Data Stewardship Network opens up new opportunities for sharing data.

Join the Image Archive’s very first Wikipedia writing workshop! It will take place online on Saturday, 14 May 2022, and the topic will be ETH portraits.

The award is a further step in the ETH Library's efforts to increase openness. Currently, seven out of a possible 15 criteria are met.

Join the Image Archive’s very first Wikipedia writing workshop! It will take place online on Saturday, 15 May 2021, and the topic will be ETH portraits.

The 7th Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon offers a collaborative platform for developing ideas for creative ways of linking culture and technology.

At the one-hour warm-up on 3 March 2021, we will introduce you to the event format and also take the opportunity to discuss initial ideas for hackathon challenges with you.

Independent publishing: SciPost gives ETH Zurich researchers an additional way of publishing their research results as open-access articles without relying on commercial providers.