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Neue Ausgabe der Schriftenreihe
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Opening hours for the festive season
The Library Am Guisanplatz BiG will be closed from Monday 22 December 2025 to Friday 2 January 2026. We look forward to welcoming you again from 5 January 2026.
Weihnachtsaktion eBooks on Demand (EOD)
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Von Dufour bis heute: die Geschichte der BiG
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Oxford University Press: über 3000 neue E-Books
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25.6.2025: Exceptional closure
The Library Am Guisanplatz BiG will be closed on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 due to internal training. The usual opening hours will resume on 26 June.
Mai 1945: Das Kriegsende in Europa
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BiG closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday
The Library Am Guisanplatz BiG will be closed on Good Friday, 18 April and Easter Monday, 21 April 2025. From 22 April, the BiG services will be available again during the usual opening hours.
Neue Datenbank: Yearbook of International Organizations online
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Grundwasser: der verborgene Schatz der Schweiz
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Museumsnacht Bern 2025
Wilder Westen im Osten Berns! Am 21. März 2025 dreht sich in der BiG alles um Pferde. Erleben Sie an der Museumsnacht Konzerte der Ill Eagles, Esel im Garten, Kinderschminken, interaktive Vorträge von Noemi Steuerwald, ein Kunstatelier mit dem Künstler Henry Althaus, Fragerunden mit Luna Paiano, der Hauptdarstellerin aus «Ostwind», und vieles mehr!
Exceptional closures
Due to preparations for the Museum Night in Bern, the Library Am Guisanplatz BiG will be closed on Friday, 21 March 2025 from 11.00 a.m. On Monday, 24 March 2025, the BiG will only be open from 2.00 p.m. due to an internal event.
Neu: EC Tax Review und Intertax
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Yearbook of International Organizations online zu Testzwecken verfügbar
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Extraordinary closure
The Library Am Guisanplatz BiG will be closed on Friday, 24 January 2025 due to construction work. From Monday, 27 January 2025, the services of the BiG will be available again during the usual opening hours.
New database for federal employees: Project MUSE
Federal administration employees now have access to the Project MUSE (Museums Uniting with Schools in Education) database. Project MUSE is an electronic full-text archive of journals from leading academic publishers and major scientific associations in the English-speaking world.
Opening hours for the festive season
The Library Am Guisanplatz will be closed from Monday 23 December 2024 to Friday 3 January 2025.
«Cheval Nr. 19 au rappell!» Neue Pferde und Maultiere für die Armee
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Die Jurafrage: 50. Jahrestag einer historischen Abstimmung
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Neue Datenbank für Bundesangestellte: Biographische Handbücher der deutschsprachigen Emigration nach 1933
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New publication in the BiG publication series
In Title No 86 of the publication series, Severin Bommer investigates the espionage activities of the Third Reich’s military intelligence services in Switzerland during the Second World War.
Geflügelte Boten: Brieftauben im Dienst der Schweizer Armee
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Schatzkiste Spezialsammlungen - im Blitzlicht von Walter Rutishauser
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Über 250 E-Books der Oxford University Press als Open Access verfügbar
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E-Books der Nomos eLibrary Open Access verfügbar
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BiG on LinkedIn
The Library Am Guisanplatz BiG publishes practical information about newly licensed databases, upcoming events and other news about the BiG on LinkedIn. Become part of the BiG LinkedIn community and network!
Extraordinary opening hours
The Library Am Guisanplatz BiG will exceptionally close at 15.00 on Thursday, 20 June.
Nine new databases for federal employees
Federal employees recently gained access to nine new online resources. Discover the latest databases licensed by the Library Am Guisanplatz BiG in the fields of security policy, humanities and social sciences, management and other disciplines!
New: Restricted loans for older documents
For conservation reasons, publications published more than 80 years ago may only be consulted in the reading room of the Library Am Guisanplatz BiG from 1 February.
Opening hours during the festive season
The Library Am Guisanplatz will be closed from Monday 25 December 2023 to Tuesday, 2 January 2024. Orders and returns on site are not possible during this period.
BiG webinars: New dates in 2024
The new dates for the webinars of the Library Am Guisanplatz BiG have been set. In a 15-minute online presentation, information specialists will show you the easiest way to find, read and save information on your topic.
Opening hours during the festive season
The Library Am Guisanplatz will be closed from Monday 25 December 2023 to Tuesday, 2 January 2024. Orders and returns on site are not possible during this period.
BiG open only in the mornings from September to December
The Library Am Guisanplatz will exceptionally be closed in the afternoons from September to December 2023. In the mornings, the BiG is open from 8.30 to 11 am.
Two new databases from EBSCO
Two new EBSCO databases are now available to employees of the Federal Administration: the multidisciplinary DACH Information database and the International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center database.
New: Nexis Uni database
The Nexis Uni database with more than 11,000 sources is now licensed for the Federal Administration.
Dokumente aus der BiG in Korea ausgestellt
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New title in the BiG publication series
No 85 in the BIG publication series is devoted to the topics of education in science and politics.
