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E-resources

The Library Am Guisanplatz BiG has numerous licences for e-resources from which you can benefit as an employee of the Federal Administration or the Armed Forces.

National licences

National licences give all residents of Switzerland free access to over six million scientific articles from the journal archives of the publishers De Gruyter, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and Springer. The BiG's national licences give all Swiss residents free access to over six million scientific journal articles.

Federal Administration licences

As an employee of the Federal Administration, you have access to numerous e-resources such as journals, newspapers, e-books and reference works from your work PC or laptop.

Campus licences at Swissconsortium

The BiG offers access to additional e-resources via Swissconsortium to employees of administrative units that have signed a service level agreement (SLA).

Group licences

The BiG can set up access to e-resources for several employees via a group licence. There must be an agreement between your administrative unit and the BiG for this service.