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Why does the oral cavity have such a big impact on health? For the summer reading 2021, the HBZ presents this book: Ordnung im Mund macht gesund from Irmgard Simma-Kletschka. The book explains the essence of holistic dentistry and sees teeth in relation to the whole body. The HBZ wishes you a lot of reading pleasure! […]

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Openstax offers free access to english textbooks and learning environments including exercises. The ebooks can be downloaded as PDFs or used online. Logged in users can create highlights and annotations. We particularly recommend the following ebooks: Chemistry 2e Physics Vol. 1 (mechanics, sound, oscillations, and waves) Physics Vol. 2 (thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism) Physics Vol. […]

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