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Make your research last!

Free online courses & open materials for Research Data Management from ETH Library.

👉 Start learning: library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

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Make your research last
Looking for online resources to support self-learning or teaching in research data management (RDM)? Discover our new open educational materials.
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October 24, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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How can we build fairer, more open ways to represent research?

👉 Read about Prof. Juan Pablo Alperin’s inspiring #SYoS lecture at @ethz.ch and access the video recording here: yearofscientometrics.ethz.ch/the-6th-lect...

#OpenScience #Scientometrics #OpenResearch
6th Lecture in Swiss Year of Scientometrics: Together for better research representation
Prof Juan Pablo Alperins call to action: Building Community Infrastructure for Collaborative Metadata Enrichment
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October 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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#OpenAccess = more visibility, more impact, more collaboration.

@ethz.ch published 𝟴𝟱% 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 in 2023, more than other top global universities.

Planning to publish? The ETH Library can help you navigate funding, repositories and journal options: library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Open Access: ETH Zurich leads the way globally
Thanks to its unique conditions, ETH Zurich is an international leader in terms of its share of open access publications, as analyses by the ETH Library show. This leads to greater visibility and stre...
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September 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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#ResearchCollection: new look, new features

The migration of the Research Collection, @ethz.ch’s repository for #pulications and #ResearchData, is complete – and it comes with exciting improvements.

👉 Discover what's new: library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

#ethzurich #repository #research
August 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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How can we make Swiss research output more visible and easier to find? Join the NAIV information event on 28 August.

🕓 4–5 p.m. | Online
👉 Register now: library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

#OpenScience #research
August 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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🧊 Deglaciation – surveying the ice

New #exhibition @ethz.ch showcases 150 years of #glacier research: from ancient myths and early measurements to today’s #ClimateScience.

📅 29.08.2025 – 12.07.2026
👉 library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

#glaciology #glaciers #zurich @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social
Deglaciation – surveying the ice
The new exhibition at extract explores the long history of glacier research: from early myths and first measurements to modern glaciology at ETH Zurich.
library.ethz.ch
July 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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🚨The Research Collection at @ethz.ch will be partially unavailable from 4 to 12 August 2025 due to a system upgrade.

✔️ What stays available: access to all published publications and research data.
❌ What’s affected: no new uploads, no corrections.

👉 library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

#ethzurich
July 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Help shape #RDM training across the ETH Domain!
Join us for the #MOOCathon2025 – a 2-day #hackathon at @ethz.ch, 10–11 September.

🎯 Co-create engaging, open RDM learning modules
💰 Travel, stay & meals covered – plus up to CHF 200 bonus

Apply by end of July: library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Help shape Research Data Management (RDM) Training for the ETH Domain at this year’s MOOCathon
Join us on 10 and 11 September 2025 at ETH Zurich for a two-day hackathon and help improve RDM skills across the ETH Domain.
library.ethz.ch
July 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Swiss Open Academic Data Day
📅 10 Sept @ethz.ch

Talks + workshops + tools (OpenAlex, ORCID, Crossref & more)

👉 Limited spots available – register now: library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

#SOAD2025 #OpenScience #ETHZurich @snsf.ch
Swiss Open Academic Data Day (SOAD)
On 10 September 2025, researchers, data scientists and practitioners from all over Switzerland will meet to explore the potential and challenges of Open Academic Data.
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July 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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🔔 Join us at @ethz.ch on 10 Sept for a talk by Prof. Juan Pablo Alperin: “Building Community Infrastructure for Collaborative Metadata Enrichment”

Explore how COMET enables communities to enrich scholarly metadata openly and inclusively.

📅 10 Sept, 17:00–18:30

👉 library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Building Community Infrastructure for Collaborative Metadata Enrichment
On 10 September 2025, the ETH Library invites you to the sixth SYoS Lecture at ETH Zurich. Prof. Juan Pablo Alperin will speak on open metadata and collaborative research infrastructures.
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July 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Free #OpenAccess publishing in Wiley journals for @ethz.ch
researchers – retroactively from Jan 1, 2025.

No fees. Full access. Maximum visibility: ethz.ch/staffnet/en/...

Thanks to ETH Library and swissuniversities.

#ETHZurich #Publishing #ResearchImpact
Publish Wiley articles open access at no cost
ETH members can publish open access with Wiley free of charge – retroactively from 1 January 2025.
ethz.ch
June 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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🏆 The winners of the #GenAIChallenge are awarded!

From medical training to note digitalisation – @ethz.ch staff and students showcased the power of generative #AI.

👏 Congrats to all: library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

#GenerativeAI #ETHZurich
GenAI Challenge: The most innovative ideas have been awarded
The ETH Library's GenAI Challenge has demonstrated the diverse ways in which generative AI is used at ETH Zurich and its potential.
library.ethz.ch
June 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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#SNSF project approved? Congrats!

Now, get your 💰 faster with a solid data management plan.

We offer:
✅ Step-by-step help
✅ 1:1 advice & review
✅ ETH-specific templates

⚠️ Every @ethz.ch project needs a DMP – not just SNSF-funded ones.

👉 library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

#ETHZurich @snsf.ch
SNSF project approved? The ETH Library helps with the data management plan
Has the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) accepted your project for funding? Then you need a Data Management Plan (DMP) now so the funds can be released.
library.ethz.ch
June 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹

Join our Coffee Lecture and discover how @ethz.ch members can use 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗶 and 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮 to access newspapers and magazines from around the world.

📅 28.05.2025, 15.15 – 15.30
👉 No registration needed, just join online: library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Coffee Lectures
In the series from November and December, you can get input on tools and topics that support your academic work in a short and crisp form.
library.ethz.ch
May 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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📬 Jetzt anmelden für den neuen #Newsletter der ETH-Bibliothek!

Mit dem neuen Newsletter der ETH-Bibliothek informieren wir euch in regelmässigen Abständen über aktuelle Themen, Veranstaltungen und Angeboten der ETH-Bibliothek.

👉 Melde dich jetzt an: library.ethz.ch/ueber-uns.ht...

@ethz.ch
May 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁

We supports you in:
✅ Navigating funding options (e.g. SNSF, Horizon Europe)
✅ Fulfilling #OpenAccess & #OpenData requirements
✅ Creating #DataManagementPlans (DMPs)
✅ Publishing in line with FAIR principles

👉 library.ethz.ch/en/researchi...

@ethzurich.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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🚀 Boost your #research with solid #DataManagement!

Join the @ethzurich.bsky.social Research Data Management #SummerSchool 2025 (2–6 June) for hands-on training in FAIR data, reproducibility and more.

👉 Register now: library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

#ETHZurich #OpenScience #FAIRData
April 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀

💡 Through open dialogue, feedback and joint thinking, Sounding Boards bring the voices of our community directly into the ETH Library.

👉 Want to get involved? Reach out and become part of our Sounding Boards!

#ETHZurich #research @ethzurich.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Join our course "Designing effective scientific posters"!

Learn to
✅ craft clear messages
✅ design compelling posters
✅ pitch with confidence

📅 16.04.2025

👉https://library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-courses/courses/designing-effective-scientific-posters/details.11228o.html

@ethzurich.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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From smarter literature searches to writing support – learn to use #AI efficiently and responsibly in your research and teaching.

Explore our latest services, tools and resources designed to support you in using AI for #research, #writing and #teaching.

👉 library.ethz.ch/en/ai-servic...
April 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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More papers, more impact? The pressure to publish is growing, raising key questions for academia.

Join us on 17 June for expert insights on journal recommendations, peer review & more.

📍 @ethzurich.bsky.social

👉 Register by 25 May: library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

#publishing #ethzurich
April 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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📊 Want to analyse Swiss media systematically? Join the Swissdox@LiRI tutorial!

🗓 31 March 2025, 15.30 – 17.00
🔍 Learn to search, analyse & visualise news data

@ethzurich.bsky.social members enjoy free access to the Swissdox@LiRI with 24M+ articles.

👉Sign up now: library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Swissdox@LiRI-Tutorial: Search, analyse and visualise media systematically
In the tutorial on 31 March 2025 we will present the optimal use of Swissdox@LiRi.
library.ethz.ch
March 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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🏋️‍♂️📚 Need top-tier #SportsScience & #medicine research? #SPORTDiscus with full text is now available at the ETH Library!

✅ Full-text access to leading journals
✅ Expert-curated indexing for precise searches
✅ Covers #fitness, #rehab, #SportsInjuries & more

👉 library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
SPORTDiscus: Literature for sports sciences and medicine
With the full-text database SPORTDiscus the ETH Library fills a gap in the provision of sports medicine literature
library.ethz.ch
March 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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🚨 New articles on #SYoS & #TOBI in Qualität in der Wissenschaft 4/2024 🚨

Check out the latest issue focused on #bibliometrics with four articles on the #SwissYearOfScientometrics and TOBI projects.

👉 yearofscientometrics.ethz.ch/four-article...

#OpenAccess #ResearchAnalytics #ETHLibrary
4 articles on SYoS and TOBI published in Qualität in der Wissenschaft
The latest issue of Qualität in der Wissenschaft on bibliometrics features 4 articles on SYoS and the sister project TOBI
yearofscientometrics.ethz.ch
March 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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🆕 Expert help for your #SystematicReview.

Get advice on:
🔹Translating your research question into a precise #SearchStrategy
🔹Reviewing and improving existing search strategies
🔹Access to useful tools & resources
🔹Help obtaining full texts

👉 library.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

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New! Expert Help for your systematic review
The ETH Library launches a new support service. Would you like to learn more about the systematic review process? Do you need support in developing or reviewing your search strategy?
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March 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM