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The University Library of Bern (UB Bern) not only provides books and journals in print and electronic format and access to subject-specific databases, but also offers courses in topics such as research methods, academic writing and citation, as well as support and equipment for electronic publishing.

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News

Read and Publish

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Comprehensive read and Publish Agreement

From 1 January 2025 until 31 December 2027, Bernese researchers can continue to publish in the hybrid and and now also in the full open access journals free of charge. As before, the quota of articles at LWW is capped.

Museum Night Bern 2025

On Friday, 21 March 2025, the museums and cultural institutions in the city of Bern will finally open their doors at night and offer visitors a varied program. This includes Bern University Library: Under the motto “Lifelong Learning”, the University Library is offering a varied program at the Münstergasse library. Advance booking has started, so get your ticket early!

Under the motto “Lifelong Learning”, the University Library is offering a varied program at the Münstergasse library.

Fokus Forschung

The new dates for 2025 are here!

Would you like to know how researchers at the University of Bern work, how they experience their everyday lives and what fascinates them within their fields of research? You can find out all this and much more in the «Focus on Research» series of talks. The guests for the new 2025 season are Sarah Marmorosch, Thomas Nevian, Anna Zappatini, Nora Hänni and Michele Weber.

Would you like to know how researchers at the University of Bern work, how they experience their everyday lives and what fascinates them within their fields of research?

Services

Further information

Open Science

BORIS Portal

The new BORIS Portal is a research information system and an institutional repository that integrates and links publications, research data and information on projects, researchers and research units at the University of Bern.

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Databases from A to Z

The University Library of Bern provides access to a large number of databases for researchers, students and the general public. Customers living in the Canton of Bern also have access to selected e-resources of the Bern University Library.

Up to date

Newsletter UB

The University Library Newsletter informs you once a month briefly and concisely about the events and new services of the University Library of Bern.

Open Science

BOP Serials and BOP Books

BOP Serials and BOP Books offer scholars at the University of Bern infrastructural solutions for scholar-led publishing projects in Open Access Gold.

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Subject information

On our subject area and portal pages you will find helpful information on studying, research and teaching in your subject.

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E-Journals

The University Library of Bern provides a wide range of electronic media, including e-journals.

Service

Open Science

The University Library of Bern offers a comprehensive range of services in the area of Open Science.