Search - Find
Whether you want to use electronic media, need a print publication or are looking for the latest scientific findings in your field, our search systems are here to help.
Searching for media
Search portal ZHAW swisscovery
ZHAW swisscovery serves as a single point of entry to search all ZHAW University Library holdings. You will be able to find both print and digital materials with a single search query. Full texts from the ZHAW digitalcollection, the ZHAW's digital repository, are also included.
The national research platform swisscovery lists more than 40 million media (books, series, journals, non-book materials) and more than 3 billion electronic articles.
Borrow and order
Find out how to register as a user, how to borrow, collect or return media resources and how to extend loans.
ZHAW digitalcollection
The ZHAW digitalcollection is the ZHAW's digital repository. As a document repository and publication service for ZHAW staff, it contains ZHAW publications (working papers and theses), secondary publications (green open access), as well as bibliographic references.
You can find more information in the ZHAW digitalcollection wiki (in German).
Open Educational Resources (OER) – SWITCH OER
The SWITCH OER repository is the national platform for open educational resources (OER) in Switzerland. As a publishing and exchange platform for lecturers, it enables the sharing of open teaching and learning materials and promotes their visibility and reuse in the spirit of open education.
At the same time, SWITCH OER allows users to search for and use materials for study and teaching purposes. By being freely accessible, OER contribute to the further development and dissemination of educational content beyond institutional boundaries.
Further information on how to use and publish materials can be found on the SWITCH OER platform.
Databases
Databases available
The University Library has a wide range of databases focussing on different specialist areas.
Linking to full text – LibKey Nomad and LibKey
LibKey Nomad is a browser extension that provides you with direct access to the licensed content of the ZHAW as well as open access materials. After installing, select ZHAW as your institution. You will then be notified about availability with a blue ZHAW banner. LibKey also facilitates access to our databases: If an article is available, simply click on the LibKey symbol to access the full text. If it is not available, you will be redirected to ZHAW swisscovery. There you can check whether the document you are looking for is possibly available in print in a library.
Electronic reference works
Use our range of dictionaries and encyclopaedias to gain an overview of a topic, find a definition of a term or keywords for your search.
Not found what you’re looking for?
- Expand your search in ZHAW swisscovery and enter the search area "swisscovery".
- Find out about search techniques or reference service.
- Make an acquisition proposal.