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Searches in National Licences


Search through all National Licences here. If you want to access the contents, please register as a private user or proceed to your institution’s network (see below).

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How can you access national licences?



Registered private users and authorised non-commercial institutions such as members and customers of the Consortium, cantonal libraries and hospitals have access to national licences.

Register as a private user (SWITCH edu-ID) or visit an authorised library

Registration via SWITCH edu-ID
Private users with a permanent address in Switzerland can register for free access. They can then access all national licences via swisscovery.

Register

Create an account 1. Create a SWITCH edu-ID user account. If you are not redirected directly to the SLSP registration platform, log in here with the SWITCH edu-ID user account you have just created. NOTE: If you already have a SWITCH edu-ID user account, continue directly here.
Accept terms of use 2. Please read and confirm the terms of use for national licences in the swisscovery user account.
Confirm mobile telephone number 3. For immediate access, you can save your mobile telephone number in your SWITCH edu-ID user account. To activate it, you need to confirm the SMS code sent in the SWITCH edu-ID user account. If you now switch to the swisscovery user account, you can click on “Activate my temporary access”, which is only valid for two weeks.
Confirm address 4. To have access to national licences beyond the two-week period, you need to confirm your address in the SWITCH edu-ID. You will receive a confirmation code by post, which you need to activate in the SWITCH edu-ID user account. If you now switch to the swisscovery user account, you can click on “Activate my permanent access”.


Visit an authorised library
As a private user, you can also access the national licences without registering if you are on an authorised institution’s network. To do so, visit one of the authorised libraries (“walk-in user”).

Authenticate as a private user (SWITCH edu-ID) on the publisher's platform

To access the content of the publishers Cambridge University Press, De Gruyter, Oxford University Press, and Springer you must log in to the respective platform.

Publisher Approach
Cambridge University Press 1. Click on “Log in” at the top right.
2. Select “Log in via Shibboleth or Athens”.
3. Click on “Switzerland/SWITCHaai Federation” in the left-hand column, then select “SWITCH edu-ID” on the right-hand side and log in.
De Gruyter 1. Click on “Log in” at the top right.
2. Search for “Swiss National Licences Private Users” under “Find your Institution” and click on the result.
3. On the right you will now see “SWITCH edu-ID” with a login button.
Oxford University Press 1. Click on “Sign In” at the top right.
2. Select “Sign in via your Institution”.
3. Search for “SWITCH edu-ID” and log in.
Springer 1. Click on “Sign up / Log in” at the top right.
2. Select “Access via your Institution”.
3. Search for “SWITCH edu-ID” and log in.

 

As a member of an institution, you have automatic access

If you are on the authorised institution’s network, no registration is necessary.

Search portals with integrated national licences:
swisscovery
Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek (EZB)

Access via Google Scholar

National licences are also available on Google Scholar via direct linking.

1. To use this feature, please click on “Settings” first.

2. Enter “Swiss” into the searchbox and click on the checkbox below under “Swiss Residents”.

3. If you start a search on Google Scholar and find an article from National licences, you can simply click on “Swiss Residents” on the right hand side to access it. Please note that you need a Switch edu-ID in order to access National licences (for the registration proccess, see further above).


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