ETH library
| ETH library | |
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| founding | 1855 |
| Duration | over 8,450,000 units |
| Library type | Scientific library , university library |
| place | Zurich |
| management | Rafael Ball |
| Website | www.library.ethz.ch |
The ETH library is the largest public natural science and technical library in Switzerland . It acts as the central university library of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ) and as a national center for scientific and technical information. In addition to providing information for members of the ETH Zurich, it also offers resources for the public and for research and development companies. Special emphasis is placed in the area of electronic information for university members and in the development of innovative services.
Collection focus
The ETH library collects media from the areas
- architecture
- Construction Sciences
- Engineering
- Science and math
- System-oriented natural sciences
- Management and Social Sciences
Special libraries
The four special libraries of the ETH-Bibliothek are responsible for supplying subject-specific literature to the relevant departments and institutes at ETH Zurich. Their holdings are generally also available to the public. The special libraries include:
- Building library: architecture, urban and spatial planning; material collection
- Earth Sciences Library: Geosciences
- GESS library: humanities and social sciences, economics, law and politics
- Green Library: Agricultural and Food Sciences, Environmental Sciences
Collections and Archives
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The ETH Library's collections and archives house valuable original holdings of scientific and cultural historical relevance. The collections and archives include:
- Old and Rare Prints: Works from the 15th to 20th centuries
- Image archive : historical photographs, aerial photos, press photos, portraits, postcards and much more. Images on Wikimedia Commons
- Earth science collections: fossils, minerals, rocks and reliefs
- focus Terra: Earth science research and information center at ETH Zurich
- Graphic Collection ETH Zurich: Largest Swiss collection of graphic works
- University archive : administrative archive of ETH Zurich and the ETH Board , bequests of scientists
- Maps: Historical and modern, topographic and thematic maps
- Material collection: building materials and historical materials
- Max Frisch Archive : Max Frisch's estate , primary and secondary literature
- Collection of cultural assets: works of art, art in buildings, collection of the observatory
- Thomas Mann Archives : Thomas Mann estate , primary and secondary literature
Stock key figures
The holdings of the ETH-Bibliothek include around 8 million analog and around 550,000 digital resources. As of December 31, 2016, these include:
Analog resources
| Monographs and volumes of journals | 2,213,092 |
| Image documents | 3,509,522 |
| cards | 338,746 |
| Archives in linear meters | 4,162 |
Digital resources
| Digital image documents | 405,217 |
| E-books | 213,748 |
| Dissertations, articles and reports in the ETH E-Collection | 33,396 |
| Licensed e-journals | 19,628 |
| Databases | 156 |
Research in the search portal
The search portal is the central platform for researching analog and digital resources at the ETH Library. There are also evidence of around 7 million titles from all 140 libraries of the NEBIS library network as well as journal articles, e-book chapters, conference reports and much more. from the Primo Central Index . The search portal is based on the Primo product from Ex Libris .
Digital research platform
Research Collection
The Research Collection is ETH Zurich's publication platform. Members of the university can publish full academic texts in Open Access and archive research data or make them publicly accessible. In addition, the Research Collection records all publications created at ETH Zurich and serves as a source for publication lists in academic reports and on ETH Zurich websites.
Other platforms of national relevance operated by the ETH-Bibliothek (selection)
- e-rara.ch : Digitized prints from the 15th to 19th centuries from Swiss libraries
- e-manuscripta.ch : Digitized handwritten sources from Swiss libraries and archives
- E-Pics : Digitized photographs, image documents and 3D scans from collections, archives, institutes and units of ETH Zurich and external partners
- E-Periodica : Digitized Swiss journals from the 18th century until today from the fields of science and culture
- Thomas Mann Archive Online: Manuscripts and press articles on Thomas Mann
Selected services
Lending courier
As the operator of the library network NEBIS (network of libraries and information centers in Switzerland), the ETH-Bibliothek operates a free courier service together with around 40 NEBIS libraries. Library customers have the option of having documents from the participating institutions delivered to the library of their choice.
DOI desk
The DOI desk at ETH Zurich is located at the ETH Library and acts as the central DOI registration office for universities and research institutions in Switzerland. This service is provided in cooperation with DataCite , among others .
Research data management and data preservation department
The Research Data Management and Data Preservation Office advises researchers at ETH Zurich on questions relating to the handling of research data and digital data. The ETH Data Archive provides the technical infrastructure for electronic long-term archiving and publication of this data.
Specialist for e-publishing
As the central contact point for Open Access within ETH Zurich, the ETH Library supports members of the ETH Zurich in writing their dissertations, articles, reports and much more. freely accessible online to be published.
DigiCenter
The DigiCenter is a service provider in the areas of digitization and metadata processing. It carries out digitization projects in cooperation with institutions at ETH Zurich and Swiss libraries.
Current projects
The ETH-Bibliothek carries out a number of future-oriented projects. These ensure that the service and product portfolio is geared towards the needs of the target groups. The cooperation projects of national relevance funded by third parties include:
- Research Data Life-Cycle Management (DLCM): The project objective is the "creation of sustainable and concrete solutions at national level for the management of research data over the entire life cycle." The project should be completed by July 2018.
- Swiss Library Service Platform (SLSP) "The aim of the SLSP project is to provide a central service platform for academic libraries." Services in the field of technology and standardization as well as library services are considered. The platform is to be implemented by 2019.
Web links
- ETH Library website
- ETH library search portal
- Annual reports of the ETH library
- ETH library on the ETHorama platform
- ETHeritage - Blog of Collections and Archives
Individual evidence
- ↑ Function, collection areas, key figures. Retrieved November 3, 2015 .
- ^ S6 material archive. Retrieved November 3, 2015 .
- ^ Collections, Archives. Retrieved November 3, 2015 .
- ↑ Function, collection areas, key figures. Retrieved April 6, 2017 .
- ↑ The search in the knowledge portal at a glance. Retrieved November 3, 2015 .
- ^ Research Collection. Retrieved June 27, 2017 .
- ↑ e-pics. Retrieved December 7, 2015 .
- ↑ Via e-periodica.ch. Retrieved November 3, 2015 .
- ↑ Thomas Mann Archive Online. Retrieved November 3, 2015 .
- ↑ Via the NEBIS network. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 5, 2015 ; Retrieved November 3, 2015 .
- ↑ NEBIS libraries. Retrieved November 3, 2015 .
- ↑ DOI desk at ETH Zurich. Retrieved November 3, 2015 .
- ↑ Digital data storage at ETH Zurich. Retrieved November 3, 2015 .
- ↑ Open Access at ETH Zurich. Retrieved November 3, 2015 .
- ↑ DigiCenter. Retrieved December 7, 2015 .
- ↑ Projects. Retrieved November 3, 2015 .
- ↑ Research Data Life-Cycle Management (DLCM). Retrieved November 3, 2015 .
- ↑ SLSP Swiss Library Service Platform. Retrieved November 3, 2015 .