Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain: Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL

With Open Access (OA) increasingly becoming the standard in academic publishing, OA agreements provide an easy and convenient way for authors to publish their work OA. However, there are also downsides to these agreements: they concentrate market power among large publishers and some agreements impose restrictive conditions on authors for OA publishing.

From AI-driven video generation and data management to FAIR microscopy standards, LC-HRMS sharing, and digital transitions - explore how research data management is becoming smarter, standardized, and stronger together at the ETH Domain.

Starting on 4. November, we launch our new coffee lecture series "Behind the bookshelves - publishing, politics and more...". Join us for 30-min sessions, every first Tuesday of the month, 13:30 - 14:00, online!

Open Access Week runs from 20–26 October 2025! Our experts will visit your institute to answer your questions, and on 22 October, lawyer David Rosenthal will deliver a keynote on copyright and AI training. Don’t miss this chance to join onsite or online!

Collaboration meets creativity! The ETH Domain Data Management Campus held its first MOOCathon, in which participants co-created modules on research data management. Curious about what they produced? Check out our Zenodo community.

We’ve upgraded the Lib4RI Search Tool so that Open Access (OA) information is even easier and clearer to find. We have also changed the design to be more streamlined and added new features to ensure the search tool is your one-stop shop for all library-related content.