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Until now, search in Rechercheportal and swisscovery always included the search for articles. This led to high hit rates, and when searching for books, the reviews were displayed before the actual books. Now the article search in the Rechercheportal is excluded by default: “swisscovery (without CDI)”. If you also want to search for articles, you […]

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The Web of Science database platform was redesigned. The user interface has been redesigned and new features have been added. The old “classic” Web of Science interface will be available until the end of 2021.In this context, the Journal Citation Reports were also renewed. The new features include: The Web of Science Author Impact Beamplots […]

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The first HOPE newsletter has just been published. The publishing platform HOPE (Hauptbibliothek Open Publishing Environment) provides a home for nine Open Access journals. In the inaugural newsletter, we cover the following topics: Introducing the HOPE team – new additions to the staff and how to contact them Newly available plugins New journals from 2020 […]

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The Main Library of the University of Zurich and the Zentralbibliothek Zurich are ending the membership of the Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek (EZB) as of July 5, 2021. The active management of the Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek has already been discontinued as of the end of 2020 (see blog post). The journals of the University of Zurich and the […]

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As a follow-up to the UZH Open Science Summer School 2020, a half-day workshop on “The Legal Aspects of Open Science” was held earlier this year. The workshop was organized by the HBZ in cooperation with the Graduate Campus and met with such great interest that it even had to be held three times. It […]

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Did you know that Switzerland’s glaciers have lost almost a third of their remaining ice mass since the year 2000? Or that the Great Aletsch Glacier stores around 20% of Swiss glacier ice? Or that the Great Aletsch Glacier stores around 20% of Swiss glacier ice? Information on glacier extent and ice thickness can now […]

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For studies including animal experiments a literature analysis is essential to prove that no alternatives to the use of animals are available, the adequate animal model / methods are used and the 3R principles (reduce, replace, refine) are implemented. This information is requested in Form A (Application for licence to perform animal experiment):  i.e. section […]

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The Data Services & Open Access team of the Main Library is hosting an introduction to Open Science practices. The focus will be on Open Access and the support structures available to researchers at UZH. This event is aimed at UZH researchers who have little or no prior knowledge of what Open Science is. During […]

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How much water will I have available to irrigate my fields in the summer of 2085? What is the electricity production from hydropower along the Rhine in 2085? How much glacier area is there in the catchment area of the Aletsch glacier in 2085? How many tropical nights will Basel have in summer 2085? Will […]

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If you are a regular PubMed user, a personal NCBI account is highly recommended. The National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI will change the login option to NCBI personal accounts beginning June 1, 2021. In the future, NCBI will no longer manage login credentials. Therefore, all existing NCBI accounts must be linked to a third-party […]

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