ETH Library – We’re at your service!
#ETHLibrary4Students – Practical support in your studies.
Dear students, welcome to the ETH Library! We will support you with a broad range of services during your degree.
The course Getting Started – ETH Library in a nutshell provides you with all the key information in one brief, concise package at the beginning of each semester. And it pays to sign up early as the courses soon fill up.
Let’s start with the research
You can conveniently search the media holdings via the research platform external pageETH Library @ swisscovery. With swisscovery you get access to more than 490 scientific libraries in Switzerland and thus to more than 30 million books, series, journals and non-book materials as well as billions of electronic articles.
Register now to be best equipped with knowledge in your studies!
The latest academic findings from all subjects
To give you a clearer overview, we have sorted all the media available at ETH Zurich by subject: new acquisitions, reference works, digital textbooks, journals and databases, all in just one click.
More than just books…
The ETH Library offers you a wealth of current literature for all degree programmes:
Locations
The ETH Library is ETH Zurich's main library, located in the main building (H floor). Are you looking for a suitable learning and working place? Check all sites on the locations and opening hours overview.
However, there are also other specialist libraries that offer you subject-specific information for your degree:
- Architecture and Civil Engineering Library: architecture, urban and spatial planning; construction and geomatics; environment and transport
- Earth Sciences Library: geosciences
- GESS Library: humanities and social sciences; business, law and politics
- Green Library: agricultural and food sciences; environmental sciences
Incidentally, there are also other specialist departmental libraries that are affiliated with ETH Zurich.
Tips and tricks for your studies
Google is good but unfortunately not enough... Our courses will teach you all the tips and tricks for literature searches, reference management or writing academic papers.
- Get writing – overcome your writer’s block
- Time and project management for the Bachelor’s and Master’s thesis
- Screen, scan, search: reading scientific texts
- Revising scientific texts
- Citing in scientific papers
- Ready for take-off: how to start your Bachelor's and Master's thesis or attend the course in self-study on the Moodle teaching and learning platform (requires ETH Zurich user authentication)
Help? Ask a librarian!
We are on hand to answer any questions in person and would be glad to help you.
+41 44 632 21 35
