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  • New Service: Internal Book Delivery 10.12.2018

    New Service: Internal Book Delivery

    Your library Lib4RI is happy to introduce a new internal book delivery service for all users at Empa-Eawag Dübendorf, PSI Villigen and WSL Birrmensdorf.

  • Improved Symbols for Full-Text Availability in DORA 18.11.2018

    Improved Symbols for Full-Text Availability in DORA

    Until now, all full texts were marked with two symbols: an open-green locker in case the full text was available to read and a closed-grey locker if not. We have now improved these symbols by using the open-green locker only for open access articles, an open-yellow locker for full texts that are only internally available, and the closed-grey locker for full texts unavailable to our users.

  • Two Vacancies: Project Manager and Information Specialist for E-Resources 15.11.2018

    Two Vacancies: Project Manager and Information Specialist for E-Resources

    Join our team! We have currently two vacancies in our library team: The project manager will conduct and support projects of the library in the area of scientific information and literature management. Further duties will be reporting and monitoring, communications and the preparation of information materials for the users.

  • Talk: There is no good weather - Only good clothing 14.11.2018

    Talk: There is no good weather - Only good clothing

    Lib4RI has invited Dr. Alexandra Schweikart for a talk and a slide show in the framework of the festival «Berge lesen» organized by the international Alpine Convention. Being one of Germany’s top female alpine climbers she is no stranger to hard big-walls on El Capitan in Yosemite and the Alps.

  • Updated: Lib4RI Supports Transfer of E-Books & Journals to Open Access 24.10.2018

    Updated: Lib4RI Supports Transfer of E-Books & Journals to Open Access

    By pledging for the Knowledge Unlatched (KU) STEM e-Book Collection 2018, Lib4RI funds open access and helps to make 100 e-books open access. Lib4RI is in very good company, there are already more than 100 libraries worldwide participating this year. The number of libraries taking part is quite important, as KU works basically like crowdfunding. So, the more libraries take part, the more likely it is that all books on the list will be transferred to open access.

  • Open Access Week 2018: Get involved! 21.10.2018

    Open Access Week 2018: Get involved!

    This year’s topic for the Open Access Week is all about “open” being the standard and not the exception anymore. Many European funding agencies have recently joined the cOAlition S and are part of the initiative Plan S.

  • Lib4RI Update #15 – Results of our User Survey 10.09.2018

    Lib4RI Update #15 – Results of our User Survey

    In autumn 2017 Lib4RI conducted a survey among the library‘s users for the first time since it was established. The aim was to determine how users perceive the quality of our services. In order to compare the results with those of other libraries, we chose the LibQUAL+® questionnaire of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL).

  • Lib4RI Training Series: Searching & Managing Scientific Information 02.09.2018

    Lib4RI Training Series: Searching & Managing Scientific Information

    Autumn is at our doorsteps and so is our biannual introductory course «Searching & Managing Scientific Information» for PhD students and other affiliates of the 4 federal research institutes. In October and November 2018, we offer six individually bookable modules.

  • SciFinder: Best Practice & Open Door Session 14.08.2018

    SciFinder: Best Practice & Open Door Session

    The library Lib4RI invites interested Eawag / Empa researchers to join this free workshop held by Dr Philippe Kamalaprija, a representative for CAS and ACS International.

  • Keep Cool on a Steamy Day 16.07.2018

    Keep Cool on a Steamy Day

    Did you know that Lib4RI Eawag-Empa Dübendorf offers a quiet and cool study environment, particularly during the hot summer months?

  • Lib4RI Sponsors Open Source 25.06.2018

    Lib4RI Sponsors Open Source

    As of June 2018 Lib4RI is a member of the Islandora Foundation. This foundation is a non-profit organisation serving the Islandora Community, which incorporates developers, users, implementers and service companies of the Islandora open-source software.

  • Profound Football Knowledge?!? 12.06.2018

    Profound Football Knowledge?!?

    Actually, there is much more to know about soccer than it appears from the quotes of famous players, managers and coaches. We have collected some links from the internet, articles and e-books from our portfolio to provide you with some information that covers all aspects of football and the World Cup 2018. Enjoy reading!

  • DORA PSI 16.05.2018

    DORA PSI

    DORA, the institutional repository of Eawag, Empa and WSL, is live since more than a year now and we are happy to announce that DORA PSI will join the family in mid-2019! Last autumn, the PSI directorate decided that DORA shall serve as the platform for publications of the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and shall replace the publication database of the Digital User Office (DUO), which has been used so far by most divisions at PSI.

  • New Product: LexisNexis Academic 07.05.2018

    New Product: LexisNexis Academic

    We have recently licensed the LexisNexis database due to a user request. It is now available to all Lib4RI users. LexisNexis Academic comprises a wide range of different sources such as legal material, newspaper articles, websites, economic and biographical information and journals.

  • DORA Content Policy 15.04.2018

    DORA Content Policy

    As DORA has evolved into a fully operational institutional repository, we have now also formulated our content policy. This includes, but is not limited to, the document types and formats accepted for inclusion in DORA.

  • Lib4RI-Update #14 25.03.2018

    Lib4RI-Update #14

    Our Newsletter «Lib4RI-Update #14» is now available! Get a print copy at the library or read the online version below.

  • Lib4RI's Searchbox - Changes to Article Search 31.01.2018

    Lib4RI's Searchbox - Changes to Article Search

    On Lib4RI’s website the searchbox provides a quick entry to multiple bibliographic catalogues and databases. For article search, Web of Science has now been set as the new default search engine

  • E-Books & Databases: Changes 2018 21.01.2018

    E-Books & Databases: Changes 2018

    By converting our e-book acquisition even stronger in the direction of demand-driven models such as «EBA» and «PDA», we were able to improve our offerings for 2018 even further.

  • Lib4RI Training Series: Searching & Managing Scientific Information 20.01.2018

    Lib4RI Training Series: Searching & Managing Scientific Information

    Spring is coming soon and so is our biannual introductory course «Searching & Managing Scientific Information» for PhD students and other affiliates of the 4 federal research institutes. In April and May 2018, we offer six individually bookable modules.

  • Journals Resources: Changes 2018 18.01.2018

    Journals Resources: Changes 2018

    To meet our user’s demands even better, we have licensed some new e-journal packages for 2018. However, we have also cancelled some journals and journal packages due to low usage, high price increases or a combination of both.