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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:
Please show consideration to others working outside these rooms as noise still travels and can cause disturbance.
Find out how to proceed.
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 Geneva 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 Geneva Graduate Institute community uses the machines with its multi-services card; a credit is awarded per programme and per semester.
External 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 Geneva Graduate Institute community uses the machines with its multi-services card; a printing credit is given per programme and per semester.
The Geneva Graduate Institute community can also print from a Wi-Fi connected laptop (mobile printing).
A3 printing is available for the visually impaired.
External visitors cannot print (photocopying and scanning only).
SCANS
Scanning is free and does not require a user card per se.
MOBILE PRINTING
The Geneva Graduate Institute community can also print from a Wi-Fi connected device (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 Geneva 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
330 study seats
Seven group study rooms, a.k.a. "bubbles"
A computer lab (16 computers equipped with EViews, IBM SPSS, MATLAB, NVivo, Pajek, R, RStudio, Scientific WorkPlace, Stata)
The Davis Lounge, a comfortable space where you can chat and relax
La Fabrique de la paix, or “The Fab”, is the Institute’s innovation lab, a creative and safe space that promotes and showcases collaborative solutions for the world of today and tomorrow.