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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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Professor Elisabeth Stark was elected as the new Vice President Research at UZH in January 2021 and is thus also responsible for the Open Science office, among other things. The topic of Open Science is now becoming more important than ever among researchers, not least because of UZH’s future Open Science Policy. Within the area […]

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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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The launch of swisscovery in December 2020 resulted in changes to the billing process for fee-based services provided by our library. You will now receive bills directly via SLSP, the operator of swisscovery, and the first bill will be sent at the beginning of April 2021. Here you will find answers to the most frequently […]

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You are searching in Web of Science, Scopus or PubMed. With the browser extension LibKey Nomad you can go straight from one of these databases to the fulltext! The LibKey Nomad browser extension is available for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave and Vivaldi. How to set up LibKey Nomad: Download browser extension A pop-up will open […]

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Are you one of those researchers who have to write a Data Management Plan (DMP) for the upcoming SNSF project funding deadline? For most researchers this task will be new, so we compiled the most important information, links and templates on our website. Our services include reviewing Data Management Plans, so if you would like […]

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Geoinformation is becoming increasingly important everywhere: transport, energy, environmental protection and nature conservation, spatial planning or even civil defense and disaster control, to name just a few areas. Since March 1, 2021, swisstopo geodata can be used freely by everyone. The geodata contain, among other things, digital maps, aerial photographs or landscape models. This decision […]

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