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Whether you're a lark or a night owl, you can organise your working hours even more flexibly with us. The GESS Library's popular Open Library programme is being extended by two hours from 07.00 to 09.00.

To help you progress in your studies and research, we support you with a wide range of topics and services. In the Writing Studio you will find space and time to work on your writing project.

The Earth Sciences Library will close permanently on 30 April 2024. Once ETH Zurich gives the green light, the Centre for Origin and Prevalence of Life will move into the building (construction period 2024/2025). The library team and its full range of services will remain available to you.

This ETH Summer School furnishes early-career scientists with a comprehensive understanding of research data management. Following a practice-oriented approach, they learn the basics and the most important tools.

Avoid the quagmire of plagiarism by organising your references well.

Did you know that the ETH Library offers a wide range of services aimed specifically at master’s students? Join us on 7 November 2023 to find out more about these services, get useful tips and network with others.

Do you have to write a scientific text but keep putting it off? We give you time and space to get to grips with your writing process. What’s really motivating is that you won’t be working alone, but as part of a writing group.

Join our webinar on 3 October 2023 from 4.00 p.m. to 5.15 p.m. for tips and tools to help you work productively during your doctorate.

In the second semester of 2023, you can expect diverse topics such as writing with AI-based tools, the visualisation of research data or "Rock your Master's" – a new event especially for Master's students.

Between 17.15 and 18.45 on 16 May 2023, doctoral students will be given a compact overview of the ETH Library services relevant for their doctoral thesis.

Plagiarism detection software is now the responsibility of the ETH Library. We are doing our best to make a comparable software available to you as soon as possible.

A workshop of the ETH Library for ETH Master’s students.

The facilities at the GESS Library are now also available to use from 5.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Our new courses and workshops for the first half of the year are now online. They cover a wide range of interesting and exciting topics that will help you with your studies or work.

Just under four years after the launch of AstroRara, users can now discover new content and a revamped design.

You can now order more easily and get a better overview of your loans.

Limited ordering options 12–13 November 2022.

Orders are subject to restrictions from 17.00 to 19.00.

In the event series of the ETH Library in October and November 2022, you can get input on tools and topics that support your academic work in a short and crisp form.

Between 17.15 and 18.45 on 08 November 2022, doctoral students will be given a compact overview of the ETH Library services relevant for their doctoral thesis.

Design your perfect learning space and take part in the competition. You will be in with a chance of winning a CHF 50 Swiss Book Voucher.

Our practical course will teach you how to efficiently complete your Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis through good planning.

Orders are subject to restrictions from 17.00 to 20.00.

Are you familiar with our courses and workshops? They cover a wide range of interesting and exciting topics that will help you with your studies or work. You can attend online or in person, and plenty of different dates and times are available.

How do you like the idea of gaining exciting, new insights into the world of architecture and urban design while boosting your language skills during a casual conversation? Our Language & Architecture Coffee Breaks may be just the thing for you!

Cite Them Right helps you with referencing in your academic work. Thanks to this online referencing tool, you can expand your knowledge on how to cite correctly and about plagiarism.

Design your individual learning environment to suit your needs: whether for individual learning, group work or smaller events with up to 20 people.

Between 16.00 and 18.00 on 11 May 2022, doctoral students will be given a compact overview of the ETH Library services relevant for their doctoral thesis.

Take part in the second short online survey on the ETH Library’s current image campaign and win a book voucher worth CHF 50.

For all ETH Library locations regular opening hours apply from 17 February on and all services are available without restriction.

Our new courses and workshops for the first half of the year are now online. They cover a wide range of interesting and exciting topics that will help you with your studies or work.

Receive information relating to the new open-access agreements with the American Institute of Physics (AIP), Company of Biologists, IEEE and Institute of Physics (IOP).

Due to the closure of the ETH Zurich buildings, access to individual ETH Library locations is only possible for ETH members.

The ETH Library offers practical support for ETH Zurich faculty, staff and students with a free service allowing them to borrow the tools they need for their project work.

Discover the new feature at ETH Library @ swisscovery and get a new perspective on the results of your literature search.

Take part in a short online survey on the ETH Library’s current image campaign and win a book voucher worth CHF 50.

The ETH Library provides group study spaces in the Green Library which can now be reserved online. This new service demonstrates how good infrastructure can support efficient working.

Are you familiar with our courses and workshops? They cover a wide range of interesting and exciting topics that will help you with your studies or work. You can attend online or in person, and plenty of different dates and times are available.

Start your research via ETH Zurich’s swisscovery interface.

The ETH Library now offers collection and consultation services in the ETH main building at the service desk in the InfoCenter.

Now, learn as part of self-study why research question, outline and proposal are crucial.

Journal search for holdings of the ETH Zurich libraries using ETH Library @ swisscovery

The ETH Library returns to its normal opening hours at all locations, since all ETH buildings are open again.

Access to the media of the ETH Library requires a swisscovery registration and a SWITCH edu-ID.

Today, 1 June 2021, the Image Archive is launching its E-Pics catalogue as part of the new front end. The new front end features an intuitive, modern and responsive design for a simple, fast and particularly “fresh” new version of E-Pics catalogues.

In the June series, you can get input on tools and topics that support your academic work in a short and crisp form.

The ETH Library in the main building is now also open again on weekends. Additionally, the Architecture and Civil Engineering Library on the Hönggerberg is open during the week. All other library locations will open on 17 May 2021. Our digital offers and services are available to you as usual.

The webinar «Ready for take-off: how to start your BA or MA thesis» will show you how proper planning and organisation will help you to remain focused while writing your thesis.

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

Media that were borrowed prior to 7 December 2020 must be returned by the end of March 2021.

Members of ETH Zurich can benefit by linking their SWITCH edu-ID with their ETH Zurich user account

The ETH Library in the main building remains open. In addition, the Architecture and Civil Engineering Library opens as well. All other locations are closed. Our digital offers and services are available to you as usual.

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.

Our new courses, webinars and workshops for the 2021 spring semester are now online. Expect a wide range of interesting and exciting topics.

Get short input on tools and topics to assist your academic work.

The ETH Library in the main building remains open, all other locations are closed. Our digital offers and services are available to you as usual.

Due to the extended protection measures, there will be changes to the services offered by the ETH Library.

The new Explora Story is all about geodata and its added value - discover it now!

Today, the new ETH Library @ swisscovery research platform replaces the Search Portal of the ETH Library and NEBIS recherche.

swisscovery is replacing the ETH Library Search Portal. Read on to find out more about the change and why you need to register.

With its Book a Librarian service, the ETH Library supports researchers in their academic work across all specialist fields – individually, free of charge and personally.

Find out more about the change-over to swisscovery and temporary restrictions in usage.

Are you writing your Bachelor’s, Master’s or doctoral thesis? It takes a variety of skills to properly formulate your research in writing. The ETH Library provides a range of support services for students and researchers writing scientific texts.

Take part in the interview study “The ETH Library in your everyday life of work, teaching or study” and help us tailor our services even better to your needs.

Adjusted opening hours and services

swisscovery is replacing the ETH Library Search Portal and NEBIS recherche.

Input on tools and topics to assist your academic work

The platform e-rara.ch is gearing itself even more towards teaching and research needs.

Find out which ideas have won 

From the Search Portal straight onto ETH Library’s website  

Information platform for architecture and engineering competitions  

ETH Library now facilitates access to standards via eresearchcenter.