Our On-Campus Services

Workspaces

Our library is more than just a place for books; it is a central learning space that supports students in working efficiently, independently, and based on sound academic principles. It offers a modern, quiet, and inspiring environment for academic work, perfectly tailored to the needs of contemporary study.

20 quiet study and workspaces
Collection of media on open-access shelves
Research station
Return box for returning media (in the cafeteria)
Self-checkout terminal for borrowing media independently

The research station provides free access via the library website to the swisscovery research portal and other tools and resources for your academic research.
For longer periods of work, there is a public PC workspace available in the reading room, connected to the university network. External library users can access licensed e-media at this workstation.
To use the PC workspace, you need to register. Please ask at the information desk for the access details.

In the entrance area, our self-checkout terminal is available for borrowing media independently.

You will need the following to borrow items:

A user account registered with swisscovery
Library card for external users
Student ID (FSXXXXXX) or staff ID (FMYYYYYY)

Note: Your student or staff ID includes the library card number required for borrowing media independently.

For University Members

A Ricoh multifunction device is available for university members to print, copy and scan.
You need to register your badge once to log in. If you do not have your badge with you, you can also log in at the printer using your usual user credentials.
To print from your own laptop, go to myprint.uni.li and log in with your usual credentials. Through this website, you can upload a file to print via the internet, or you can install a local printer driver on your computer that connects to the Ricoh print services.
To print from a tablet or smartphone, you need to install and configure the RICOH myPrint app.

The following prices apply (price per sheet in CHF):

A4 black and white: 0.08
A4 colour: 0.35
A3 black and white: 0.16
A3 colour: 0.70

External users cannot print independently in the library. Please contact the information desk. We will be happy to help you.

With UNI_INT, students and staff have internet access as well as access to online databases and research platforms. Login is via username or email address and password.
Eduroam is available for students and staff from other universities. Licensed e-media and databases cannot be accessed with this Wi-Fi.
External users can access the internet for free on their own device via the guest Wi-Fi. Licensed e-media and databases cannot be accessed with this Wi-Fi.

Our library is located in the glass building, which is accessible from the lower car parks via a lift and at ground level from the upper car parks.
Wheelchair parking spaces are available in both campus parking areas.
The work tables in the library have a standard height of 75 cm and are not height-adjustable, but they can still be used with a wheelchair.
The self-checkout terminal can only be operated while standing. The lending desk is easily accessible with a wheelchair.
Access to the open-access collection is possible with a wheelchair, although not all items are fully accessible due to the shelf height.
The return box in the cafeteria in front of the library entrance is easily accessible with a wheelchair.
At the entrance door to the library, wheelchair users will need assistance.

We are happy to help you, for example at the library entrance, in reaching higher shelves, transporting items or choosing a suitable workspace.

Please do not hesitate to speak to us – we will be happy to support you!