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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Our latest #newsletter is out 📯 Learn more about our events during the International #OpenAccessWeek, the #DiamondOpenAccess platform Open Research Europe #ORE and what the upcoming changes in the @snf-fns.ch Open Access funding mean for our researchers at the #4RI. www.lib4ri.ch/OAweek2026

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our #coffeelecture starts over in October! Join in for a quick walk-through on Publisher AI policies - what can and can't be done in #scientificwriting and #scientificpublishing. 🗓️06 Oct ⏰13:30-14:00 💻Online via Teams 🔓Open to everybody🎉 Learn more on our website: www.lib4ri.ch/bookshelves

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We have been awarded the #OpenLibraryBadge 2025! 🥳 🔓 In the 2025 edition, even more aspects of #openness in #libraries were taken into account. We are proud to cover 6 out of 7 thematic areas. Read our news to find out which projects have met the criteria: www.lib4ri.ch/open-library... #OpenScience

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We just came back from our annual library excursion, where we met our amazing colleagues from @ubbasel.bsky.social! Thanks for the insightful presentations and discussions! And also, happy 555th anniversary! We also spent the afternoon in a highly inspiring scene - can you guess where we went?

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Three winners for the #RDM Bingo! 60+ people participated and got rewarded with a playful approach to have their research data organized & #reproducible! If you want to continue the journey at your own institution, find the link to the #opensource code on our website: www.lib4ri.ch/rdm-bingo-wi...

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Still working on your RDM BINGO board 🔢📝🎉? Cross off those squares and throw your hat in the ring until end of June. Don’t miss you chance to become your institute’s champion and win a 100 CHF gift card. Keep going! Complete your bingo board now: www.lib4ri.ch/bingo/

Research Data Management Bingo graphic, with a QR code to the website.

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Our #SearchTool now allows to find research data sets in the repositories of the 4RI and beyond! One query - a #treasurechest of #ORD for you! Check it out here: www.lib4ri.ch/search?find=...

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Our #Newsletter is out! The new #Read&#Publish agreement with Springer Nature: details, timeline and our opinion. www.lib4ri.ch/lib4ri-updat...

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Access your literature from anywhere with unlimited #Zotero cloud storage! We have acquired an institutional licence for all researchers of @eawag.bsky.social, @empa-materials.bsky.social, @psi.ch and @wslresearch.bsky.social / @slfdavos.bsky.social Learn more: www.lib4ri.ch/now-availabl...

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Research? 🔬Data? 📝 Bingo! 🎉 Play #RDM bingo with us and be entered to win a 100 CHF gift card. All researchers of the 4RI are eligible to manage, play and win! Learn more here: www.lib4ri.ch/play-rdm-bingo

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

We are at #BiblioCon2026! Don't miss our contributions today and tomorrow! Find the abstracts here: - bibliocon2026.abstractserver.com/program/#/de... bibliocon2026.abstractserver.com/program/#/de... Not around this time? Reach out to us! Our experts are happy to exchange on these topics.

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Upcoming #coffeelecture! Renke Siems will talk about #science #tracking: Monetizing #personal #data does not stop at #research. This opens the door for exploitation and information leakage. Tue, 05 May, 13:30 - 14:00, online via Teams Learn more here: www.lib4ri.ch/node/785

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Are you just kicking off your #PhD or looking to bring your knowledge up to date? Then sign up today for the modules of your choice in our Lib4RI training series: Essential Skills for Today’s Researchers! Find more information on the individual modules here: www.lib4ri.ch/training-ser...

The series features modules on searching scientific information, getting started with latex, AI in research & publishing, Scientific publishing, research data management, GIT and literature mangement with zotero

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

☕Coffee lecture time! @jeroenson.bsky.social will show how #OpenScience is under geopolitical pressure today - and how we can make it more resilient! Join online via teams: www.lib4ri.ch/node/802 🗓️07 April ⏰13:30 - 14:00

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🌿 A new season, a new chance to grow your research skills. 🌿 Lib4RI's Essential Skills for Today's Researchers is back for 2026! We've got seven practical, hands-on modules to help PhD students and researchers across Eawag, Empa, PSI & WSL level up. Learn more: www.lib4ri.ch/training-ser...

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Pondering about your next #career steps after #MSc, #PhD or #postdoc? Check out our #datacareer event on 10 March! Register here: www.lib4ri.ch/node/800

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Don't miss our #coffeelecture today! **No deal, no problem?** - Strategies for reaching negotiation goals with scholarly publishers #ScholarlyPublishing comes at a cost - learn today, how prices are made and why #Swiss #AcademicLibraries are standing united! teams.microsoft.com/meet/3583531...

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

New DORA is here! 🥂 Come celebrate today Monday, 2 March at 17:00 at Eawag/Empa, the launch of new features and updates to DORA, the institutional publications repository, and a toast to a fresh look. @eawag.bsky.social @empa-materials.bsky.social

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

📣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!

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

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

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

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...

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

☕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...

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

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...

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

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

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

🚀 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/

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

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/...

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

🍂 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

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

❄️ 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...

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

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!

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

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.

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

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!

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

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!

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

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...

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

🚲 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.

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

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.

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

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.

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

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.

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

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!

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

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

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

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...

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

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...

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

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

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

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...

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

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...

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Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

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!

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