Published on 2 October 2023

Press

At the Library Am Guisanplatz BiG, Federal Administration employees and Armed Forces staff have access to a wide range of online resources. This service includes access to the main Swiss press products.

The Library Am Guisanplatz provides online access to numerous press products. — © istock

The following e-resources are freely available online to employees of the Federal Administration and the Armed Forces. You do not need to register for this BiG service. You will be automatically authenticated with your work laptop (outside the federal network via VPN) and with your federal mobile phone/federal tablet. Use the links listed below for access. 

In case of access problems, please contact us by e-mail at [e-mail]. Proposals for further resources can be submitted via the corresponding form.

• Gotham City

  • Gotham City

  Gotham City est une revue en ligne spécialisée dans la criminalité économique. Elle traite d’affaires judiciaires touchant la place économique et financière suisse.

• «Neue Zürcher Zeitung» NZZ via GENIOS

  NZZ via Genios

  The BiG licence includes full-text access to all daily news articles and to the archives of the NZZ (from 1993), the NZZ-Folio (from 1993) and the NZZ am Sonntag (from 2002).

  Further functions, such as the creation of a monitoring, are available after registration. Articles updated on a daily basis can be accessed via the advanced search (period: today). Further information can be found under FAQ or under Help.
  

• Nexis Uni

  • Nexis Uni

  The Nexis Uni database contains articles from more than 11,000 media from all over the world in over 40 languages. These are international newspapers, news portals, specialist journals, legal publications and company data. The articles are available in text format or, in some cases, as PDF files in the view of the printed version.

  You can find the most current title list in the help section under «Open or Download the Nexis Uni Content Listing».

  Information and search tips are available in English: Welcome to Nexis Uni® Help. Initial information is available in English and German: Nexis Uni Support & Training page.

  After registration you can also set up thematic notification services. Here you can find the terms of use (in German).

  Nexis Uni is not available for use on mobile devices.

  New user interface

  • Nexis Uni

  Alternatively, you can use a new search mask since 10 July 2024: Nexis Uni. After clicking on the link, you can access the search screen by clicking on ‹Access via IP› and continue your search.

• Swissdox Essentials – Mediendatenbank

  Swissdox Essentials

  The Swissdox database provides its users with the current and past contents of most major Swiss newspapers and magazines as well as numerous online media. Also included is the archive of the German magazine "Der Spiegel". In addition, the content of Swiss television SRF is also indexed. These can subsequently be streamed on its website.

  The media list provides detailed information on content and availability data.
  

  For a targeted full-text search, filter options are available by title, author, source, publication date or language. The articles are available in PDF format in their original layout for reading or downloading. Alternatively, only the texts or images (page extracts) can be selected.
  

  Due to a system change, access to Swissdox Essentials via mobile service devices is currently not working.

Useful links

• NZZ via Genios
• Swissdox Essentials -media database
• Nexis Uni