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    Library Science Talk - Dr. Nirmal Singh (Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana)

    10.12.2024 11:15 - 12:45

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    Coffee Lectures: Why (not) to publish Open Access: possibilities, limits and threats (e)

    10.12.2024 13:15 - 13:45

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    Workshop: Die besten Seiten von Zürich – Zürcher Bibliographie

    11.12.2024 12:15 - 13:15

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    Ärzte auf Expedition – Erlebnisbericht von der ersten Schweizerischen Ärzteexpedition 1999 zum Skyang Kangri (7544m)

    11.12.2024 18:00 - 20:00

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Wissensdurst – Information und wir

Wissensdurst – Information und wir

Medien und Macht, Infografiken und Geheimnisse, Sammelwut und Zettelkästen: In unserer Ausstellung «Wissendurst – Information und wir» machen wir eine...

Zentralbibliothek Zürich: Schatzkammer & Themenraum Turicensia

06.09.2024 - 07.12.2024
Vom Musikzimmer in den Konzertsaal: Der Basler Musiksammler Lukas Sarasin (1730–1802) und die Allgemeine Musik-Gesellschaft Zürich

Vom Musikzimmer in den Konzertsaal: Der Basler Musiksammler Lukas Sarasin (1730–1802) und die Allgemeine Musik-Gesellschaft Zürich

Wanderausstellung des SNF-Projekts «Lukas Sarasin und das Phänomen des ‹collegium musicum› um 1800» an der Hochschule der Künste Bern und der Universi...

Lesesaal Musikabteilung im Predigerchor

02.10.2024 - 31.12.2024
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Borrowing from the Zentralbibliothek Zürich

Borrowing from the Zentralbibliothek Zürich

You can get access to more than 6 million media from the Zentralbibliothek Zürich. Welcome to a world of knowledge!
Courier and interlibrary loan services

Courier and interlibrary loan services

If you are looking for specific literature that you have been unable to find in the Zentralbibliothek Zürich, you can order documents via courier, pos...
Requesting items from our holdings

Requesting items from our holdings

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Using e-media

Using e-media

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Advice services at the Zentralbibliothek

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Education and training

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History, philosophy, religion, culture

History, philosophy, religion, culture

Herodotus, revolution or colonialism? Hildegard of Bingen or Abraham? Scholasticism, existentialism or deconstructionism? You will find literature on important personalities as well as important events, ideas and theories from the past and present in our extensive humanities range.
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From Zurich

Baumwolle – Schicksalsfaden des Zürcher Oberlands

Baumwolle – Schicksalsfaden des Zürcher Oberlands

Die Baumwollindustrie und die Industrialisierung prägen das Zürcher Oberland: Sie verwandeln das «dunkle Hinterland» in das «Manchester der Schweiz»....
A playful way to defend your homeland – military cartography in Zurich

A playful way to defend your homeland – military cartography in Zurich

Wars in the east reveal that the Swiss military is behind the times, with many Zurich-based officers believing that they need to fill gaps in their ow...
The guilds of Zurich

The guilds of Zurich

Every April, the guilds of Zurich don their costumes, saddle up their horses, decorate their floats and celebrate the ‘Sechseläuten’ spring festival....
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