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Balélec 2026
Friday, May 1: the Library and the Rolex Learning Center will close at 4:00 PM.
Noise disturbances are expected starting April 28.

Reopening on Saturday, May 2 at 7:00 AM.

Swiss negotiations with publisher Springer Nature: No-deal situation as of January 2026
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Located at the Rolex Learning Center, the EPFL Library is open 7/7, from 7am to midnight, and is accessible to everyone.

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On the occasion of the of the Artemis II mission, the Library highlights its collections dedicated to the Moon and space exploration: Astronauts’ memoirs, scientific works, NASA archives, and works of fiction.

Maximize your research impact: connect once, update everywhere

EPFL offers its research community an integrated ecosystem linking Infoscience, ORCID, and people.epfl.ch. By linking your profiles and enabling synchronization, your publications are reliably verified, regularly updated, and visible across all platforms.

The Library’s Gold Open Access Fund: 10 Years of Development

In 2026, the EPFL Library is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Gold Open Access Fund, which has been supporting the EPFL researchers in publishing in Gold Open Access since 2016.

A new agreement with publisher ACM starting January 2026

The EPFL Library has expanded its portfolio of publisher agreements with a new one. Since January 2026, EPFL affiliated authors can now publish free of charge and without limits in all journals, magazines, and conference proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

No-deal situation with Springer Nature

The swiss negotiations with publisher Springer Nature, which began in early 2025, have not resulted in a mutually acceptable Read and Publish agreement. For the time being, they do not meet the negotiation mandate requirements of swissuniversities.

Next events and training programs

The World at Play : play, create, think

18.03.202630.04.2026

Location: Espace Découverte
Category: Exhibitions
Target audience: General public

Document selection: Toward the Moon

30.04.202617.06.2026 07:0023:45

Location: Espace Découverte
Category: Exhibitions
Target audience: General public

Training "Up to Speed with Zotero"

12.05.2026 09:3011:30

Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team
Category: Internal trainings
Target audience: General public

Training "Beyond Google: Find scientific information with advanced tools"

21.05.2026 09:3011:30

Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team
Category: Internal trainings
Target audience: General public

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Training "Data/Code Publication"

21.05.2026 15:0016:30

Speaker: EPFL Library Research Data Team
Location: MED 0 1618
Category: Internal trainings
Target audience: General public

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Training "Reshaping Information Research with AI"

02.06.2026 10:0012:00

Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team
Location: GR A3 31
Category: Internal trainings
Target audience: General public

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Training "Smart Publishing"

23.06.2026 10:0012:00

Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team
Location: MED 0 1418
Category: Internal trainings
Target audience: General public

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Infosphère : Boîte à outils pour les compétences informationnelles

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Une bibliothécaire répond aux questions des étudiants dans les rayonnages dans la Bibliothèque

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Etudiante faisant une recherche sur un poste informatique de la Collection d'Enseignement

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Maximize your research impact: connect once, update everywhere

29.04.26EPFL

The Library's Gold Open Access Fund: 10 Years of Development

31.03.26EPFL

In 2026, the EPFL Library is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Gold Open Access Fund, which has been supporting the EPFL researchers in publishing in Gold Open Access since 2016.

Academic Report: Check your publications on Infoscience

24.02.26EPFL

Every year, spring coincides with the launch of the Annual Academic Report (AAR) campaign. It is the perfect time to check that all your publications and outputs are properly referenced in Infoscience, which feeds the Publications and Patents sections of the Report. The Infoscience team is here to support you.

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7/7, 7am-midnight

Services at the desk
mon-fri: 8am-11:45pm
sat-sun: 9am-11:45pm

Document selection

Maximize your research impact: connect once, update everywhere

The Library’s Gold Open Access Fund: 10 Years of Development

A new agreement with publisher ACM starting January 2026

No-deal situation with Springer Nature

Next events and training programs

The World at Play : play, create, think

Document selection: Toward the Moon

Training "Up to Speed with Zotero"

Training "Beyond Google: Find scientific information with advanced tools"

Training "Data/Code Publication"

Training "Reshaping Information Research with AI"

Training "Smart Publishing"

Collections

Academic competences

For students

For researchers and PhD students

EPFL scientific output

Collections

Document selections

Our collections

On-site and remote access

VPN for remote access

Reserve or order documents

Academic competences

Our training programs

Book a librarian

Infosphère : Boîte à outils pour les compétences informationnelles

Artificial intelligence and scientific information

Citation and copyright

For students

Our services

Course reserves

Reference management

Study spaces and equipment

Links for teachers

For researchers and PhD students

Our services

Publishing support

Research data management

Open Science

Associated campuses

EPFL scientific output

INFOSCIENCE: publication dissemination

ACOUA: research data preservation

EPFL theses

EPFL Master’s dissertations

Last news

Maximize your research impact: connect once, update everywhere

The Library's Gold Open Access Fund: 10 Years of Development

Academic Report: Check your publications on Infoscience

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