You may already know about the Library’s recording equipment. We now introduce a new addition – a simple USB microphone which you can just plug in and record with!
Continue reading “New USB microphone now available”All the news that’s fit to read: How you can access international newspapers online
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.
Continue reading “All the news that’s fit to read: How you can access international newspapers online”Get library results through Google Scholar
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.
Continue reading “Get library results through Google Scholar”Zotero, an essential component of your academic toolbox
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.
Continue reading “Zotero, an essential component of your academic toolbox”Expand your horizons with the Courier service
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?
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