Coffee Lectures: new knowledge in fifteen minutes
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.
Get to know a new tool in our Coffee Lectures that assists you in your academic work or learn important tips and tricks on topics such as cloud services at ETH, FAIR data repositories or E-Periodica Next Level Access.
How the Coffee Lectures work
Each session lasts fifteen minutes. You will receive concise, condensed information on a particular topic and have time to ask questions at the end. Just the right length of time to enjoy a coffee while you listen.
The online sessions will be held external pagevia Zoom at 3.15 p.m. on Wednesday afternoons from 26 October to 30 November 2022. Event language is English.
Registration is not required. For browser-based Zoom sessions, we recommend using Chrome.
Topics in October and November 2022
- Cloud services at ETH Zurich: dos and don'ts – 26 October 2022
- Be aware: predatory publishers – 02. November 2022
- E-Periodica Next Level Access (NLA): discover networks in Swiss journals – 09 November 2022
- Get to know Cite Them Right – 16 November 2022
- How to find an ETH external FAIR data repository? – 23 November 2022
- Quarto: new tool for authoring scientific publications, slides, websites, and interactive articles – 30 November 2022
Good to know: For many of the past Coffee Lectures, a recording and/or the slides of the presentations are available on our website.
New topics are welcome!
Do you have any questions about a tool or would you like more in-depth information on a topic related to information search, scientific writing and publishing or archiving? Send us your proposed topic to and we will see if it is suitable for a Coffee Lecture.