Resources and advice for students and researchers
The Olympic Games, a global celebration of sport and humanity, also embody ideals of international peace and collaboration. They provide a space for intercultural dialogue, where nations can come together around shared values, beyond their political and cultural differences. Our now-graduated apprentice Aline Mairhofer prepared a display for this occasion in the entrance of the Library.
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Slightly more than 10 years after we started collecting games (February 2014), we thought you might want to hear (with some delay) about this academic year’s additions to our collection. But first, a reminder: you can check our full collection of games on BoardGameGeek and borrow them for 7 days (renewable) from the loan desk.
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You probably all know what plagiarism is: using someone else’s work without giving them proper credit. It is a form of theft, a serious breach of academic ethics, and is heavily sanctioned, for students and for researchers alike. But what is the meaning the word “self-plagiarism”? You cannot steal from yourself! Our colleague Catherine Brendow explains.
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On the first days of summer, music is being honoured around the world. Through books and films, the Library also celebrates it, in its own way.
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Social justice has been at the heart of the Geneva Graduate Institute’s mission since it was founded in 1927. Its short definition in the Oxford Reference is: “The aim of creating a fair and equal society in which everyone counts, their rights are recognised and protected, and decisions are made fairly and honestly”. In this blog post, our colleague Isabelle Vuillemin-Raval takes you on a tour through our collections on the subject.
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