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The joint library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL
☕Missed our #CoffeeLecture on #CoARA and alternative #ResearchAssessment?
Find the recording and slides on our website:
www.lib4ri.ch/coffee-lectu...

Next: No Deal, No Problem? - Strategies for Reaching Negotiation Goals with Scholarly Publishers.
02 December, 13:30
www.lib4ri.ch/coffee-lectu...
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Calling all colleagues at Swiss higher education institutions! How do you use data, code and software? Participate in the 2025 National Research Data Management Survey

Take the survey: library-survey.epfl.ch/c/4ri-rdm-su...

Learn more: www.lib4ri.ch/take-part-na...
October 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A #sneakpreview of our material for #OAWEEKCH25!

Meet us in your institute and make sure to attend David Rosenthal's keynote "AI & copyright: friends or foes?"
All details here:
www.lib4ri.ch/OAweek2025

@psich.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social @eawag.bsky.social @empa-materials.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🚀 New eLearning launch: Data Management Campus 🚀

The #DataManagementCampus launched its first set of #eLearning modules to help you with your #RDM - covering #organizing, #versioning and #publishing of #researchdata

Find this and more here:
open-research-data-portal.ch/training/
September 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We were at the first Swiss Open Academic Data (SOAD) day! Our presentation evaluated differences between our institutional repository DORA and #OpenAlex. One conclusion for us: #Collaboration is the key!

Find our and more presentations here: zenodo.org/communities/...
September 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🍂 We are back with our training series! All students, researches and staff at @eawag.bsky.social , @empa-materials.bsky.social , @psich.bsky.social and @wslresearch.bsky.social can book any of the 11 modules. Git? AI in research? Streamline your search? We got you covered:
www.lib4ri.ch/trainings
September 1, 2025 at 9:14 AM
❄️ 65 Years of Avalanche Science – Now Openly Accessible ❄️

Lib4RI has digitised 700+ historical #snow and #avalanche reports from @slfdavos.bsky.social , covering 1938–2005.

This collection preserves valuable data and supports future advances in mountain safety!

www.lib4ri.ch/65-years-sno...
August 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Off on holiday? Don’t forget a good read!
Swing by our Swap Library – grab a book, leave a book, or just see what treasure you find. Novels, travel guide, nonfiction & more – all free to take & share!
August 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Happy August 1st from the library!

We're raising a toast to Swiss science — past and present.

These gems from a 1911 hydrobiology course are part fieldwork, part alpine postcard. Beer after sampling? Timeless. Fieldwork in a suit? Thankfully, not.
August 1, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Last week, we made upgrades to the @eawag.bsky.social location of Lib4RI!

🖥️ Office space for our new team members
🚶More open user workspace
📖 Created new user reading lounge

We also have some additional upgrades planned for the new user space in the coming months. Wishes? Ideas? Contact us!
July 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The library teams had a great time with the #biketowork #challenge2025! Altogether, we cycled more than 4,300km - roughly the distance from Zürich to Dakar, Senegal. Although the challenge is over - we keep on rolling!

For the final week, we embraced the theme: "fake it till you make it" - enjoy!
July 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This week, our cycling librarians shared the favorite part of their commute. As a research library, we actually do have scientific support that cycling as a team is beneficial. Check out this study: "Surprises in Cycling Aerodynamics" www.dora.lib4ri.ch/empa/islando...
May 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🚲 The library is pedalling into bike-to-work month at our main library location at @eawag.bsky.social . We're planning on sharing our bike adventure all month, so join us for the ride! Kicking off with the bikes that get us to work every day.
May 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The deck has spoken. New cards have appeared. Will you accept today's challenge? Join us for Digital Clean-up Day to help reduce emissions and cleanse your digital space. We'll be here all week with new suggestions.
March 13, 2025 at 7:23 AM
There are no wild cards here — just another step towards digital zen and reduced emissions! Join us for Digital Clean-up Day to reduce your digital clutter and help the environment. We'll be posting suggestions all week.
March 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Pick a card — any card! Let's reduce our emissions and clean up our digital space. Join us for Digital Clean-up Day! We'll be posting our suggestions all week.
March 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Digital Clean-up Day is this week! All that junk mail, your trash folder, and those useless apps aren't only cluttering your inbox and desktop, but they are also generating emissions. The library will be posting challenges every day this week to help clean up your digital space. Join in!
March 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
We are excited to announce our spring training series: Searching & Managing Scientific Information! The courses are available free of charge to all members of EAWAG, EMPA, WSL, and PSI. Sign up today! www.lib4ri.ch/searching-ma... @eawag.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social @psich.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
On this #ValentinesDay coffee lecture of the #LoveDataWeek, we give you a brief introduction how version control with #GIT can make your #OpenScience life much easier.
Join in at 13:00:
www.lib4ri.ch/love-data-we...
For a deeper dive, check the new training module www.lib4ri.ch/searching-ma...
February 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
For today's #LoveDataWeek coffee lecture, Elisabet Capón García (SDSC and @ethzurich.bsky.social) will introduce #Renku, an #OpenSource platform to empower #transparency, #collaboration, and #reusability for #ResearchData.

Curious? Join in at 13:00 here: us02web.zoom.us/j/8686757814...
February 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Next coffee lecture for #LoveDataWeekCH! Today with a quick dive into elegant publishing with #Quarto. Want to publish data, code and prose in only one go? This is for you!

Join in at 13:00h via Zoom: www.lib4ri.ch/love-data-we...

@eawag.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social @psich.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
First day of the #LoveDataWeek25 #LoveDataWeekCH! We start with a coffee lecture on research data mangement #RDM within the ETH domain - and partical vocabulary beyond.

Join in at 13:00! More info and Zoom link here: www.lib4ri.ch/love-data-we...
February 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Love Data Week is coming! Join us 10 Feb - 14 Feb to celebrate the beauty of research data. We will be hosting five midday coffee lectures on organizing, analysing and publishing your data. Find more info on our website: www.lib4ri.ch/love-data-we...
January 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
With the holidays coming up, we will start to fully engage here in January. Until then, we wish you sweet holidays and a happy New Year 2025!
December 18, 2024 at 8:17 AM