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Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL

Lib4RI is the joint «Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL». As a scientific library, we provide all affiliates of the four institutes at their 11 research sites with extensive access to literature and technical information for research, teaching, and consulting. Furthermore, we offer a broad range of services surrounding the publication process.

Lib4RI News

  • Lib4RI events during the Open Access Week 2025 24.09.2025

    Lib4RI events during the Open Access Week 2025

    Open Access Week runs from 20–26 October 2025! Our experts will visit your institute to answer your questions, and on 22 October, lawyer David Rosenthal will deliver a keynote on copyright and AI training. Don’t miss this chance to join onsite or online!

  • Data Management Campus MOOCathon 19.09.2025

    Data Management Campus MOOCathon

    Collaboration meets creativity! The ETH Domain Data Management Campus held its first MOOCathon, in which participants co-created modules on research data management. Curious about what they produced? Check out our Zenodo community.

  • Lib4RI-Update #41: Searching for Open Access information just got easier 18.09.2025

    Lib4RI-Update #41: Searching for Open Access information just got easier

    We’ve upgraded the Lib4RI Search Tool so that Open Access (OA) information is even easier and clearer to find. We have also changed the design to be more streamlined and added new features to ensure the search tool is your one-stop shop for all library-related content.

  • Lib4RI autumn training 2025: Searching & Managing Scientific Information 26.08.2025

    Lib4RI autumn training 2025: Searching & Managing Scientific Information

    Autumn is coming and so is our biannual training series «Searching & Managing Scientific Information». All modules can be booked individually and are open to all members of the four research institutes. Introduced earlier this year, the modules «Make Your Life Easier With Git» and «AI in Research & Scientific Writing» will be offered again this autumn.

  • 65 years of snow and avalanche science 20.08.2025

    65 years of snow and avalanche science

    Lib4RI has completed the digitalisation of more than 700 historical snow and avalanche reports from the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) in Davos. Published between 1938 to 2005, these reports document decades of avalanche observations and snow science conducted by Swiss researchers. We are excited that these reports are now publicly available on our institutional repository DORA for all to explore.

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