Welcome to the UNIGE Library

Welcome to the University of Geneva Library !

Welcome Days is a warm and festive week during which new students receive all the information they need to prepare for their first year at university in the best possible conditions. This year, Welcome Days will take place from Monday 9 to Thursday 13 September. Welcome Session Day will take place on Friday 14 September.

The Library is taking part in this pre-start week with a number of activities:

•  INFORMATION STAND in the Uni Dufour lobby: we'll answer all your questions! Monday September 9, open from 9 am. to 5 pm.

• CAMPUS VISITS including a visit to a Library site: campus visits with advanced students in small groups to discover the main buildings on campus, in particular the site where the collections in your field of study are located. Several visits are organised each day.

>> Registrations are made directly on the Welcome Days platform, depending on your faculty : https://2024.welcomedays.ch/

• LIBRARY TOURS (excluding campus visits) in English: these tours are organised on Friday 14th.  These Library tours take place only at Library's Uni Mail Site. It is reserved primarily for students registered for Welcome session days.

• SWISSCOVERY WORKSHOPS: swisscovery UNIGE is the catalogue that provides access to all the printed documents (books, journals, newspapers, etc.) and digital documents (ebooks, electronic journals, databases, etc.) offered by the University of Geneva Library. These sessions, reserved primarily for new students, will familiarise you with this tool so that you can make the most of it. You will also learn about the range of services available through the Swiss Library Service Platform (SLSP). From Tuesday 9 to Friday 14: at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Library's Uni Mail Site.
  

          >> Link to registration form: https://unige.ch/-/biblio/wd2024

Full program: https://2024.welcomedays.ch/