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Place a request:
Other options we suggest to save time:
check if another library in Geneva has the document
ask for an interlibrary loan and document delivery
Need a team working place? Reserve one of our seven bubbles:
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Library map with bubbles location
Order restrictions
Place your order at library@graduateinstitute.ch
Access the Library's e-resources on your own computer away from campus through a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection.
For the Graduate Institute community only.
Different networks for different user profiles:
servicedesk@graduateinstitute.ch
+41 22 908 44 44
Four multifunction printers for copying, printing and scanning.
PHOTOCOPIES
The Graduate Institute community uses the machines with its multi-services card; a credit is awarded per programme and per semester.
Visitors may buy a CHF 10 (100 copies) reloadable photocopy card at the loan desk.
A3 copying is available for the visually impaired.
PRINTS
The Graduate Institute community uses the machines with its multi-services card; a printing credit is given per programme and per semester.
The Graduate Institute community can also print from a Wi-Fi connected laptop (mobile printing).
A3 printing is available for the visually impaired.
Visitors cannot print.
SCANS
Scanning is free and does not require a user card.
MOBILE PRINTING
The Graduate Institute community can also print from a Wi-Fi connected laptop (mobile printing)
The following fees are applicable to printed pages and photocopies:
A4 FORMAT
Single-sided black/white - CHF 0.10
Double-sided black/white - CHF 0.15
Single-sided colour - CHF 0.20
Double-sided colour - CHF 0.30
A3 FORMAT
Single-sided black/white - CHF 0.20
Double-sided black/white - CHF 0.30
Single-sided colour - CHF 0.40
Double-sided colour - CHF 0.60
SCAN
Free
The Graduate Institute students can use one of the 150 lockers provided at the library for a CHF 50 deposit.
Keys can be retrieved from the accounting service (Comptabilité, petal 1, level 4), Mon-Fri, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Locker occupation is limited to a single academic year. An e-mail will be sent to locker owners to inform them of the required release date.
Please use lockers with respect and common sense:
do not store perishable food for an excessive amount of time
do not store books without first registering them at the loan desk
Seven group study rooms, a.k.a. "bubbles"
A computer lab (16 computers)
The Davis Lounge, a comfortable space where you can chat and relax
An initiative by the Graduate Institute Environmental Committee (EC) in collaboration with the Library.
Current Recycling Library Catalogue and Instructions
gisa.ec@graduateinstitute.ch
