@lib4ri.bsky.social
The joint library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL
📣Exiting opportunity! 📣
Due to retirement, we are looking for a new head of the joint #Library for the Research Institutes within the #ETHDomain.
Learn more about the position, the library and the team on our website www.lib4ri.ch!
Spread the word among interested peers!
We just released our contributions for the #LoveDataWeek 2026! Our online coffee lectures go all around #reproducibility and smooth planning to accelarate your #research. Find our programme here: www.lib4ri.ch/love-data-we...
And see all Swiss contributions here: www.researchdatasupport.ch/lovedata
🥳 The ETH Domain Data Management Campus is proud to announce the launch of its #openlearning modules and #educationalresources for #researchdatamanagement. 📝
To celebrate our launch, join us for the official online presentation this Thursday!
Learn more & register: www.lib4ri.ch/data-managem...
#OpenScience, accessible to all, is crucial for scientific progress and for unrestricted and equal access to knowledge. Many thanks @eawag.bsky.social for your commitment!
06.01.2026 10:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Our last newsletter for this year come with breaking news on #scholarlypublishing: as no mutually acceptable agreement with Springer Nature could be reached, Swiss libraries are preparing for a no-contract situation on 2026.
Read our full newsletter here: www.lib4ri.ch/lib4ri-updat...
#OpenAccess to scientific publications has become the norm. From 2027, the SNSF will be limiting its OA funding. Already in autumn 2026, researchers will be able to publish their articles free of charge on Open Research Europe (diamond open access).
➡️ sohub.io/7nru
💎 Join the online workshop on sustainable funding for Diamond OA journals #CoDOA:
📅 Jan 16, 09:00-10:30 CET
Help shape the future of equitable scholarly publishing ✨
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/031daf...
#OpenScience #DiamondOA #ScholarlyPublishing #OpenAccess
🚫 Preparations for a no-deal with Sage in 2026
Negotiations between the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries and Sage Publishing for a new Read & Publish agreement have not yet concluded. Preparations are underway for a no-deal situation from 1 Jan 2026.
Read more:
www.lib4ri.ch/sage-read-pu...
How could #datastewards deal #AIbots? #CCSignals might show a way towards a new social contract in the era of #AI.
Get a brief intro and share your thoughts in our #coffeelecture on 2 Dec, 13:300 - 14:00, online via Zoom: www.lib4ri.ch/coffee-lectu...
🚀 Launching the new Lib4RI Writing Lab! 🚀
The writing is a three-part series designed to build writing skills, confidence, and momentum by providing short intros to scientific reading, writing and reviewing, and work time. Take one or all three!
More information here: www.lib4ri.ch/writing-lab
☕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...
📣We're thrilled to launch the WSL-Eawag Biodiversity Center, a joint initiative to foster biodiversity research & outreach at @eawag.bsky.social & @wslresearch.bsky.social.
The Center is all about connecting people, sharing ideas, & building collaborations.
biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/news/wsl-...
#Researchers at @psich.bsky.social , this is your call! #ScienceCommunication #physics
03.11.2025 08:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0‼️ACS Open Access Quota for 2025 now exhausted‼️Free of charge OA publishing will not be possible in 2025. #GreenOA is still possible.
www.lib4ri.ch/acs-open-acc...
Negotiations for 2026 are ongoing. Curious about the background? Join our coffee lecture on 2 Dec! www.lib4ri.ch/coffee-lectu...
It takes practice to master a skill - including #scientificwriting. Why not having fun on the practice at the same time? The Journal of Imaginary Research is taking submissions until 5 December.
Get inspiration - and a good laugh - from earlier issues!
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...
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
📝Mark your calendar for #OAWEEKCH25, 20-26 Oct! Meet us at our information booths in your institute and make sure to join the keynote on 22 Oct: AI & Copyright - friends or foes?
www.lib4ri.ch/OAweek2025
@eawag.bsky.social @empa-materials.bsky.social @psich.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social
We are more than proud to be part of #CoDOA-CH right from the start. Together with #Swiss #HEIs, SLSP and further, the goal is to push true #openaccess with a sustainable #funding scheme for #DiamondOpenAccess in #Switzerland.
All #Scientists are welcome join today: codoa.ch/news/#id=94
🚀 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/
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/...
🍂 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
Thank you likewise for collecting and preserving data for such a long time!
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❄️ 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...
📚 Looking for a student job?
We're hiring a Student Assistant (20–40%) to support metadata, publications, and digitization tasks
✅ Flexible workload
✅ International environment
✅ Great experience in information management
Interested? Apply now: www.lib4ri.ch/hiring-stude...
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!
Pictures from 1911 hydrobiology course
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.
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!
Don't forget to sign up for the RDM MOOCathon!
🎯 Perfect for:
✔️ Researchers passionate about open science
✔️ All with real RDM experience to share
✔️ Those curious about instructional design
Turn your experience into training materials to empower others!
#OpenScience #RDM #OpenEducation #OER
Two exciting events on one day! This talk will take place right after the first Swiss Open Academic Data #SOAD meeting.
If you are interested in #bibliometrics and #scientometrics, take your chance and join in with both: soad.ch/program-and-...
