Computers connected to the internet are available:

• in the library with free access to search catalogues; no registration needed
• in computer rooms (student PC rooms) at the Library and  at the University

On admission to the University you were assigned an email address and an account ISIs (login) giving you access to the computer network and services.  You can also print at these stations on dedicated printers.

More details are available on the "IT Support for Students" or from the Auxiliaires de Recherche et d'Enseignement informatiques (ARE-i) available to you.

Use your ISIs account (login) to connect to the Wi-fi network Wi-Fi 'unige'. Follow the instructions if needed.

In some libraries, you may have laptops available for loan. Check with the Auxiliaires de Recherche et d'Enseignement informatiques (ARE-i) at your disposal.

You can access all your information, publications, databases, etc. from any computer anywhere in the world. 

To do this you need:

• an ISIs account (login)
• VPN software on your computer

 Members of the HUG:
To obtain a VPN access, HUG members must obtain a computer account at the UNIGE by means of the following form (check the option: "an e-mail address at the university").

OpenAthens is a system that allows you to connect to the platforms hosting the Library's digital resources (publisher's website or database, etc.) with the institutional login (ISIs/HUG) from any computer, worldwide, without VPN.

How to connect?

You can use one of these 3 options:

1. Via the links proposed on swisscovery UNIGE portal following your literature search
2. From the direct link available on the list of publishers covered
3. Directly on the website of the publisher you are interested in according to the procedure below

Authentification from the publisher's platform

The precise display will vary according to the desired platform but will follow the logic of "se connecter" and then "Connectez-vous via votre institution".

Search for "University of Geneva - UNIGE" in the list of proposals.

Select "Accès via Université de Genève" - UNIGE.

This will automatically redirect you to the following login page:

Then enter your institutional login (ISIs).

You will be automatically redirected to the platform with access to the resources of the University of Geneva Library.

If this does not work, search directly with the term "OpenAthens".

Please not:   

• Authentication with OpenAthens (ISIs login) is valid for 12 hours for all publishers who use it. Once identified with OpenAthens, if you go to the site of another publisher who also uses this authentication method, it is in principle not necessary to identify yourself again.
• On some publisher platforms, a connection via Shibboleth-AAI (SWITCH edu-ID) is also offered.
  

Non-UNIGE users have access to internet via public internet stations.

These are available in the entrance halls of Uni Dufour, Uni Mail, Uni Bastions and at CMU, to allow everyone to have access to internet to consult emails, carry out searches, look for a job …

There is no need for a user identification or password to use these.

If you have been invited, you can use Wi-Fi by creating a temporary wifi access. More information.

• Swiss or international academic member : Wi-Fi "eduroam" - Setup informations (In French)

• Guest (conference, etc.) : Wi-Fi "guest-unige" - Setup informations

(Remark: the online resources such as databases, online journals, ebooks etc are not available through those networks)