For searching and using the media of ETH Library, please use ETH Library @ swisscovery. It also contains the holdings of all libraries that are connected to the national library platform swisscovery. Via ETH Library @ swisscovery you can find printed or electronic books, journals, databases, technical articles, photographs, maps and much more. These media you can either use or order electronically.
The media can be used in the following ways:
Using online
- Access for members of ETH Zurich to licensed electronic media in the ETH Zurich network.
- Access for all external users to licensed electronic media in the public areas of ETH Library. For this, a personal login is required: registration form libraries.ch
- A number of electronic media are freely available
Borrowing
- Search for and order media on the ETH Library @ swisscovery
E-Lending
- Loan of electronic books for external users via E-Lending. For this, a personal login is required: registration form libraries.ch
Using on-site
- Search for and order media on the ETH Library @ swisscovery
- Search and order from other holdings and search platforms
Other services
- Electronic document delivery – Order electronic copies from journals and other documents held by ETH Library
- Interlibrary loans – Order and borrow documents as well as copies of documents from other libraries
