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.
Our focus
Lib4RI's focus is to ensure a comprehensive range of electronic media and web-based, customer-friendly services. Both are constantly being further developed and adapted to the changing needs of our users. As the transition from print to online media has largely been completed, there is now an increasing shift in focus «from content to services».
Openness – with regards to access, science, data, or source – is thereby an important concern for Lib4RI and its team. We are committed to offering a range of Open Access services, have taken several actions to increase the percentage of freely accessible research from the four research institutes, opted for the Open Source CMS Drupal for our website, and make our code available on GitHub and Codeberg. This strong commitment to Openness is both reflected in our services and way of working, as well as in the personnel development of the Lib4RI staff. We actively encourage our team to engage in this topic, get further training, and deepen their awareness und knowledge.
Teamwork, meaningful connections and having fun is very important to us as well: we have regular get-togethers beyond the locations, share lunch, or go on a yearly excursion to get inspired and keep in touch. A good example of our great team spirit is also the video we produced for our 10-year anniversary. It gives a humorous insight into all our developments and achievements over the past ten years - plus, it also explains how to pronounce "Lib4RI". Enjoy!
