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Resources and advice for students and researchers
The academic publication landscape is complex and moving. Accessing the article you need should be simple, but often proves harder than expected. Here are some tips and tools which can help you on a daily basis.
Continue reading “Getting (legal) access to research articles”
Are you a teacher or a TA? Are you wondering whether you can copy and share articles or PDFs with your students? Our legal librarian Céline Vilmen tells you everything you need to know before distributing or uploading documents to your Moodle platform.
Continue reading “What can teachers copy and share in Switzerland?”
The Graduate Institute has a very active podcast scene, and it is sometimes hard to know which external materials you can or cannot include in your episodes. Here is a brief explainer based on the work of Céline Vilmen, our law librarian and copyright specialist.
Continue reading “Music to podcast by: what you can/not use in your productions”
A PhD thesis is the result of many years of hard work, and the author generally hopes it will be the start of a successful academic career. But quite often, it is only read by the authors themselves and their supervisors. Who should be allowed to access it, and how? Our colleague Catherine Brendow discusses the main reasons why PhD students are generally reluctant to make their thesis open access.
Continue reading “Why Shouldn’t Your PhD Thesis be Accessible to Everyone?”
Do you know how copyright affects your work as the author of a PhD thesis at the Graduate Institute? Our law librarian Céline Vilmen tells you everything you need to know about your thesis and its protection under Swiss copyright law.
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