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The Main Library aims at expanding their e-book collection to support students and digital teaching especially during the current situation. Several publishers have accommodated us with temporary open access to their online contents. For the field of informatics the following textbooks are newly available in the UZH-network: Beazley, D. M. & Jones, B. K. Python […]

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Since the end of 2019 there has been no contract with the publisher Springer Nature for access to its electronic journals. The termination was supported by all Swiss universities as part of the implementation of the national Open Access strategy. So far the publisher has not restricted access to the journals. In the meantime, negotiations […]

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There is an increasing demand on digitized images and documents on the history of medicine. The Wellcome Library in London holds one of the largest collections on medical history worldwide. A large amount of books, manuscripts, images, historical films and audio files have already been digitized and are available free of charge in the Wellcome […]

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The Main Library aims at expanding their e-book collection to support students and digital teaching especially during the current situation. Several publishers have accommodated us with temporary open access to their online contents. For the field of chemistry the following textbooks are newly available in the UZH-network: Carey, F. A. & Sundberg, R. J. Advanced […]

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The Main Library aims at expanding their e-book collection to support students and digital teaching especially during the current situation. Several publishers have accommodated us with temporary open access to their online contents. For the field of physics the following textbooks are newly available in the UZH-network: Griffiths, D. J. et. al. Introduction to quantum […]

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Some publishers provide simplified or even completely open access to their content during the corona crisis. The following providers could be interesting for geography: ACM digital libraryBerghahn JournalsCambridge CoreDe GruyterJSTORMIT Press (until end of June)Nomos eLibraryProject Muse: KomplettTaylor&Francis (until end of June): eBooks accessable, no downloadSpringer Textbooks (until end of July)University of California PressUniversity of […]

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The Read&Publish offer for the UZH could be extended with the Karger publishing house for 2020. The offer includes free access to the Karger eJournal Collection for all medical disciplines from 1998 onwards. At the same time articles by authors from the UZH and University Hospitals* can be published free of charge in Karger journals […]

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You work at home and you need access to an article or E-book? With the browser extension Lean Library this may may even work via a Google search! How Lean Library works To set up the Lean Library The browser extension Lean Library is available for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Safari.* Download Browser Extension […]

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See also blogpost on published articles on Covid-19 / Sars-CoV-2 The quality of scientific work aims to be ensured by an external assessment, the so-called peer review. However, this procedure takes a lot of time. In the current situation, physicians and researchers want to gain potentially important insights as quickly as possible. Thus, already written, […]

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The UZH libraries remain closed and many students cannot study In their usual places. Here are some tips for those who have never studied at home alone: Set up an ergonomic workplace,as far as possible. Clear your desk and avoid distraction. Get an overview over of the lectures held digitally, the learning material, and the […]

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