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Open Access indicates that a publication is accessible on the internet without technical and legal obstacles. In 2016, Swissuniversities – the governing body of the Swiss Higher Education Institutions – developed a national strategy for Open Access in cooperation with the Swiss National Science Foundation. The aim is for 100% of publicly funded scientific publications […]

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Most research funders, including the SNSF, will ask you to submit a data management plan (DMP) when applying for a grant. Even though the DMP is not part of the scientific evaluation of your proposal, it can still be rejected, or you can be asked to make revisions. Avoid the most common mistakes below, and […]

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swisscovery is the new research platform of the Swiss Library Service Platform (SLSP), that allows access to the entire scientific media stock of Switzerland. In addition to books, e-books, journals, databases and other media can be searched. To use swisscovery services, please register at the registration platform. Our FAQ blog will guide you trough the […]

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If you have published a scientific article, chances are that you are receiving emails from “journals” congratulating on your work and inviting you to publish with them. The more often you took the role as corresponding author of a publication, the more your inbox is likely to overflow with these invitations. While you might be […]

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Since May 2020, PubMed has been available via a new search interface on a completely new technology platform. The modern design enables more intuitive and easier navigation and is responsive to all end devices. In order to use all possibilities in PubMed, one should work with a personal account (one-time registration necessary). The National Center […]

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Dimensions offers an alternative way of searching for scientific information and is one of the largest multidisciplinary databases for scientific publications and research data. Compared to Web of Science and Scopus, Dimensions is characterized by the following properties:   It lists journal articles, preprints, books and book chapters. Many publication types such as working papers, […]

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Do you know SciFinder-n? If you’re a chemist, you’ll most likely answer with yes. To scientists of other disciplines, however, this literature database and intuitive search tool is hardly known. In this Coffee Lecture, we demonstrate how you’ll greatly benefit from SciFinder-n, no matter whether you’re a researcher in the life sciences, medicine, physics, earth […]

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With the literature management program Mendeley you can easily manage journal articles and the PDFs. Mendeley offers a new tool: Mendeley Reference Manager. According to the provider, this tool is intended to better address the basic functionalities of a literature management program. The basic functions of a literature management program are: Collect references, manage them, […]

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Instructions to authors: Don’t write for a specific journal, but write a generic article. That way it is much easier to resubmit elsewhere if your paper is rejected. And don’t follow the boring rules of narrow-minded editors (regarding e.g. word count or structure). Title and abstract: Choose a sensational title and a speculative abstract. Thus, […]

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It’s that time again. After a long break, the Main Library Coffee Lectures will take place during the spring semester. In about 15 minutes you will get an insight into these topics: 20.04.2021 21.04.2021 22.04.2021 27.04.2021 28.04.2021 29.04.2021 04.05.2021 05.05.2021 06.05.2021 How not to write a paper Manage easily your references with Mendeley Why every […]

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