Gold open access and IHEID research – a quick look back at 2021

25 January 20226 April 2022 ~ Catherine Brendow ~ 1 Comment

Since the start of 2021, the library of the Graduate Institute has joined the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries and taken part in Read & Publish (R&P) agreements signed with 6 major academic publishers. These agreements allow Graduate Institute researchers to publish in open access (OA) in most of their journals, using included Article Processing Charges (APC).

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Bonne année / Happy new year!

31 December 20216 April 2022 ~ The Librarians ~ Leave a comment

Nous vous souhaitons une très belle année 2022 et nous vous accueillerons à nouveau le jeudi 6 janvier dès 8 h 00.

We wish you a great 2022 and will welcome you back on January 6 at 08:00.

Vacances d’hiver / Winter holidays

20 December 20216 April 2022 ~ The Librarians ~ Leave a comment

La Bibliothèque fermera ses portes du vendredi 24 décembre 2021 au mercredi 5 janvier 2022 inclus. Joyeuses fêtes à tous !

The Library will be closed from Friday 24 December 2021 until Wednesday 5 January 2022 included. Happy holidays to everyone!

A year in graphic novels

Graphic novel collection on white shelves

13 December 202114 May 2025 ~ Guillaume Pasquier ~ Leave a comment

The collection of graphic novels available in the Davis Lounge keeps growing – here is a short summary of the titles we added in 2021 for your entertainment and education, divided by subjects and regions.

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What does ORCID actually ever do?

15 November 20216 April 2022 ~ Catherine Brendow ~ Leave a comment

Academic librarians have weird manias, and one of them is spying on researchers on Twitter. We recently came across someone complaining about “having to create a stupid ORCID just to submit a paper”. Here is why it is not just another useless administrative task, how you can have a “smart ORCID”, and why you might want to join our online presentation on December 9.

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