Special topics
Are you interested in a particular current event or do you need tips and literature on a specific topic? We regularly produce documentation on selected topics. The focus is on the Library Am Guisanplatz’s acquisition profile, on topics related to the Federal Administration and library-related issues.
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Geflügelte Boten: Brieftauben im Dienst der Schweizer Armee
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Doping in sport
What is doping and what impact does it have on competitive sport? This article provides some answers.
Adam Smith: 300 Jahre jung und aktueller denn je
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175 Jahre Bundesverfassung – 175 Jahre Bundesverwaltung
100 Jahre Zollunion mit Liechtenstein – Beginn einer Erfolgsgeschichte
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Dossier AHV, PK, privates Sparen: Die Geschichte der Altersvorsorge in der Schweiz
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Dossier - Entwicklung des Telefons
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Dossier Die Geschichte der Turnprüfung in der Schweizer Armee
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Neuerfindung der Schweiz? Die Expo.02 in der Retrospektive
Der Lawinenschutz in der Schweiz
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30 Jahre Ende der UdSSR
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Vom Hochwasser zum Hochwasserschutz
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Jean Tinguely: Leben ohne Stillstand
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Der Fünfliber: Mehr als bloss ein Geldstück
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50 Jahre Frauenstimmrecht: Ein langer Weg zu mehr Gleichberechtigung
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30 Jahre World Wide Web – auch eine Erfolgsgeschichte der Bibliotheken
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Dossier: Der Erdrutsch in Gondo
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Vom Hilfsdienst zum Militärdienst: Die Sicherheit der Schweiz ist auch weiblich
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Vor 80 Jahren: General Guisan hält den Rütli-Rapport
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Suchen und Finden im Internet
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‘Federal Administration 4.0’: Digitisation transforms processes and tasks
How is the work of Federal Administration staff changing in today’s world. What new challenges will they face in the future? The Library Am Guisanplatz takes a closer look at these questions below.
The influenza epidemic of 1918/19
Around a century ago, in the spring of 1918, a deadly influenza epidemic began to spread across Europe, eventually plaguing even the Asian and African continents in several waves. The pandemic would claim the lives of 20-50 million people, most of whom were between 20 and 40 years of age. The disease, which was given the name 'the Spanish flu', would finally abate in 1919.
Current dossier: Tribes in Syria
What is the ethnic makeup of Syria’s population? The Library am Guisanplatz has compiled documentation about the ethnic groups in this Middle-Eastern country.
Current dossier: The 1898 military uniform
What did the members of the Swiss military wear at the beginning of the First World War? The Library Am Guisanplatz has put together a documentation on the last multi-coloured uniform.
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