Graduate Institute Students and staff commonly ask our reference service how to access the international press online. The fact is we do have subscriptions for a selection of international newspapers and magazines. Here is what you should know.
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Would you like to know whether the library can give you access to an article or book you found through Google Scholar? Here is how to set up your account to display the contents of our catalogue in your search results.
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Each semester our colleague Catherine Brendow gives training sessions on Zotero attended by dozens of students. She has also written a quite comprehensive web guide to help students to use this tool. But what is Zotero and is it worth investing some time to learn how to use it? Here is why it is a great tool for anyone writing essays and theses.
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The swisscovery catalogue lets you find the resources available physically and digitally in the Library, but did you know it also allows you to quickly order books from academic libraries all over Switzerland?
Continue reading “Expand your horizons with the Courier service”Finding your course readings
Welcome, new students! As a new academic year is starting, you might be wondering where to find the readings for your courses. Here are a few starting tips on finding documents in the Library and online.
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