SWITCH edu-ID, the key to swisscovery

One login for everything

More than 300,000 university members already have a SWITCH edu-ID. Dr Alexandre Gachet, Director of IT Services of the University of Fribourg, is pleased that his university is already working with the SWITCH edu-ID:

University affiliates who don’t yet have a SWITCH edu-ID can now create one free of charge using their existing university login. This will give them access to swisscovery with the expanded rights of university members.

SLSP runs swisscovery

The Swiss Library Service Platform (SLSP) was established in 2015 by 15 libraries. The platform consolidates scholarly information from 470 libraries throughout Switzerland. This makes information accessible and easy to find for students, teaching staff, and researchers.

About the SWITCH edu-ID

The SWITCH edu-ID is the personal digital identity of all university member and other users. It can be used not only at the user’s own university, but at all participating institutions as well as other services, including swisscovery. The login never expires and supports life-long learning. The SWITCH edu-ID meets the highest security standards. The data remains in Switzerland and is covered by Swiss data protection provisions.

Support for helpdesks

SWITCH is available to advise the helpdesks of the IT services of Swiss universities in case of confusion or questions related to the SWITCH edu-ID via SWITCH edu-ID Support.

Links

• Create or manage a personal SWITCH edu-ID account
• swisscovery at SLSP