L'Open Access s'affiche ! | Exposition de posters

19.10.2026 – 30.10.2026

À l'occasion des Open Access Weeks 2026, la Bibliothèque de l'UNIGE vous invite à explorer les différentes facettes du libre accès aux publications scientifiques à travers une exposition de posters thématiques. À qui s'adresse l'Open Access et pourquoi le choisir ? Quelles sont les différentes voies de publication possibles ? Comment déposer ses travaux dans l'Archive ouverte UNIGE, trouver les bons outils ou bénéficier d'un soutien financier ? Autant de questions abordées pour vous aider à mieux comprendre les enjeux et les pratiques de l'Open Access. Que vous soyez simplement curieux/ses ou à la recherche d'informations pratiques, profitez de votre passage pour vous y arrêter quelques minutes ! L’exposition est en accès libre pendant les deux semaines de l'Open Access Week.

Open Access publishing at no cost thanks to UNIGE agreements, in 15 minutes

20.10.2026 09:00 – 09:15

Objective: To discover the agreements allowing UNIGE authors to publish their research in Open Access at no or low cost, as well as their terms & conditions. Rendez-vous de l'info scientifique Registration required

3 things to know about Open Access before submitting your article

20.10.2026 14:00 – 14:15

Rendez-vous de l'info scientifique You are about to submit your article to a scientific journal or plan to do so soon. Are you aware of the requirements of your funder or institution? How can you meet them and still publish in the journal of your choice? And if additional costs or steps are necessary, how can you anticipate and cover them? This short presentation will take a closer look at these questions and will offer you concrete ways to publish without any hitch.

Supporting Diamond Open Access in Switzerland: Launch of DOACH and CoDOA

20.10.2026 15:00 – 16:30

This online event marks the launch of two new initiatives supporting Diamond Open Access in Switzerland: DOACH, the Swiss National Capacity Centre providing resources and support for Diamond Open Access publishing, and CoDOA, which develops a consortial funding model for scholarly journals embedded in Swiss research communities. The University of Geneva has been actively involved in the development of both initiatives as a project partner. The event will feature presentations of DOACH and CoDOA by Andrea Hacker (University of Bern) and Daniela Hahn (Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries), followed by contributions from Johan Rooryck (European Diamond Capacity Hub) and Agata Morka (Open Research Europe/CERN), offering perspectives on current developments in Diamond Open Access in Europe. The session will conclude with questions and discussion, moderated by Silke Bellanger (University of Basel). Join the online session: https://unibe-ch.zoom.us/j/65570678714

Facilitating your article searches with the Unpaywall plugin, in 15 minutes

21.10.2026 09:00 – 09:15

Rendez-vous de l'info scientifique Free, registration required Objective: Discover and learn to use the Unpaywall plugin to freely access scientific articles normally subject to a fee in 1 click.

Opening up your scientific contributions thanks to Creative Commons licenses, in 15 minutes

27.10.2026 09:00 – 09:15

Rendez-vous de l'info scientifique Registration required: https://dis.unige.ch/portail_dis/formulaire/partager-ses-contributions-scientifiques-librement-grace-aux-licences-creative-commons

Predatory publishing: identify (and avoid) predatory journals and conferences

28.10.2026 10:15 – 11:00

Rendez-vous de l'info scientifique Predatory Journals and Conferences, with their suspicious methods and venal motivations, represent a hazard to scientific literature, to science integrity itself, and to scientists’ reputation. This course will give an overview of these questions, as well as presenting some tools to help you identify predatory journals and conferences and protect yourself against them.

Archive ouverte UNIGE: the basics and beyond

30.10.2026 10:15 – 10:45

Rendez-vous de l'info scientifique Goal: To increase the access and visibility of your publications with the Archive Ouverte UNIGE Description: Archive ouverte UNIGE is an institutional repository on which all employees of the institution have been required to deposit a copy of their publications since 2008. You wish to promote your publications on the digital repository of the University of Geneva but you do not know how to achieve this goal? This session will teach you how to submit your documents step by step.