English link collection

Institutions, specialist libraries, archives

• Works on English language and literature are collected by both the Zentralbibliothek Zürich and the English Department of the University of Zurich.
• The General and Comparative Literature Library (AVL) also has a large number of primary and secondary texts of relevance to English studies.
• The Library of Popular Cultures (ISEK) holds a comprehensive range of literature on popular science topics (fables, gender issues, film, etc.).
• Fiction (especially in translation) and non-fiction can also be found in the Library of the Literaturhaus Zürich and in the Pestalozzi Library.
• Materials for language courses and self-study in various languages are available in the Language Center Library of the University of Zurich/ETH. Further useful resources can be found in the Language Center’s Self-Access Center.
• Basel University Library, English Studies: subject area page with further information, research assistance and links.
  Bern University Library, English/American Studies: subject area page with further information and links.
  The holdings of the Basel and Bern University and Institution Libraries can be accessed via swissbib Basel Bern.
• The Zurich James Joyce Foundation collects literature by and about James Joyce.

Associations, specialist societies

• FAVA: student organisation of the English Department at the University of Zurich
• Museum Strauhof: museum presenting exhibitions on literary topics (see also Pro Literaturmuseum Strauhof)
• Swiss Association of University Teachers of English SAUTE: association for those involved in English studies who teach at a university and/or are involved in academic studies. Member of the Swiss Academy of the Humanities and Social Sciences SAGW