Medical Library
Medicine
Opening hours
News
Coffee Lectures Fall 2024
Short inputs on scientific storytelling, REDCap, evidence Ssnthesis, Open Access, README files, persistent identifiers, AI screening tools und study data.
Data Literacy Platform
Help us to build a platform for data literacy in medicine.
Group room reservations now online
Reservations for the group rooms on the 1st floor of the Medical Library can now be made online.
Service
Study Spaces
- Study Spaces.
- 44 carrels for free use (ground floor)
- 250 daily study places (ground floor)
- 5 group bunks with up to 4 persons (first floor)
- 8 group rooms with 10 to 12 places and two group rooms with 16 to 20 places. Reservations can be made via the online group room reservation.
- WIFI is available throughout the library for persons with Uni accounts. With VPN access you can also use this authorization to consult e-media from home
Infrastructure
- Digital dissecting table Anatomage Table for free use
- Rental of 36 lockers per six months CHF 20
- 72 day-lockers with a deposit of CHF 2
- Uniprint photocopier, scanner, printer in black and white or color (between CHF 0.02 and 1.40)
- Comb-binding machine
- Validation station for Unicards
- Coffee machine on first floor of Cellular Biology Centre
- Other refreshment facilities
- Reading corner with daily newspapers (Bund, BZ, NZZ)
Borrowing and Information
- The conditions of borrowing and usage are based on the University Library Bern’s user regulations.
- A user account is required for borrowing. Registration is free.
- You can order most media via the Swisscovery catalog (instructions).
- Most books have a loan period of 4 weeks. If no reservation is received, they are automatically renewed for four weeks. You can also renew online via your user account.
- Persons reserving borrowed media are notified when they arrive.
- The Medical Library is a collection point for messenger books.
- Orders are retained at the loan desk for collection for five working days following their arrival.
- You can bring back our books to the counter at our library or to any other messenger library. A fee is charged for reminders issued for media not returned on time.
- You can receive information about general library issues at our loan desk, online or by e-mail.
- For subject-specific questions, please contact our specialists.
- Introductory and training sessions at the Medical Library are published in our News.
- Limited service is available during evening and weekend opening hours. Loans, returns and renewals are possible, but other services are not. This policy applies from 18:00 on weekdays.
Interlibrary Loan / Document Delivery
Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary Loan order form
Loan Renewal Application
Document Delivery
Collection
The constant change in the medical and health sector is a challenge to keep up-to-date with the latest developments. The Medical Library therefore offers the relevant collections in preclinical and clinical medicine as well as pharmacy.
The Medical Library is linked to various university libraries in Bern and German-speaking Switzerland via a courier service.
New
Research Support Services
Research Support Medicine and Pharmacy
The Medicine and Pharmacy portal supports your studies, research and teaching. We share news and information about subject-specific events and services offered by University of Bern's Library, along with useful tools for your scientific work.
For all information please visit the Portal Medicine and Pharmacy.
Quick Links:
Contact: support_med.ub@unibe.ch
Coffee Lectures Spring 2025
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Bern Medical Research Landscape
BibMED, Open Science, DCR, Biobank Bern and the Insel Data Center offer a wide range of services for medical research. The Bern Medical Research Landscape shows you where you can find what you need.
Bern Medical Research Landscape (PDF, 1.6 MB)Contacts
Head
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Michelle Schaffer
- Funktion
- Head of the medical department and coordinator for product and transformative management
- michelle.schaffer@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 49 47
- Phone2
- +41 31 684 46 07
Research Support Services Medicine and Pharmacy
- Name / Titel
- Tania Rivero
- Funktion
- Information specialist medicine, systematic review services, (systematic) literature searches, individual research consultation and courses
- tania.rivero@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 49 07
- Name / Titel
- Tanya Karrer
- Funktion
- Information specialist medicine, systematic seview services, (systematic) literature searches, individual research consultation and courses
- tanya.karrer@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 94 87
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Marc von Gernler
- Funktion
- Information specialist pharmacy, systematic review services, (systematic) literature searches, individual research consultation and courses
- marc.vongernler@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 94 91
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Kali Tal
- Funktion
- Lecturer academic writing
- kali.tal@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 33 533 32 36
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Zayne Roa Dìaz
- Funktion
- Information specialist medicine
- zayne.roadiaz@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 94 86
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Sampoorna Rappaz
- Funktion
- Lecturer Academic Writing
- sampoorna.rappaz@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 94 89
Collection management
- Name / Titel
- Michal Pavel
- Funktion
- Head of collection management, subject librarian medicine and pharmacy, customer services
- michal.pavel@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 53 99
- Phone2
- +41 31 684 46 07
- Name / Titel
- Zoe Barman
- Funktion
- Media processing MED and Vetsuisse, customer services, e-media
- zoe.barman@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 94 93
- Phone2
- +41 31 684 46 07
- Name / Titel
- Irène Marconi
- Funktion
- Customer services MED and ZMK, media processing for institutes and ZMK
- irene.marconi@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 49 06
- Phone2
- +41 31 684 46 07
- Name / Titel
- Mohamed Wa Baile
- Funktion
- Media processing e-media, customer services MED and Vetsuisse
- mohamed.wabaile@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 94 85
- Phone2
- +41 31 684 46 07
Customer services
- Name / Titel
- Stefan Grosjean
- Funktion
- Head of customer services and communication
- stefan.grosjean@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 46 12
- Phone2
- +41 31 684 46 07
- Name / Titel
- Lorena Staiger
- Funktion
- Head of digital technologies, customer services MED and Vetsuisse, media processing Vetsuisse
- lorena.staiger@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 94 83
- Phone2
- +41 31 684 46 07
- Name / Titel
- Cornelia Schranz
- Funktion
- Customer services, media processing
- cornelia.schranz@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 94 81
- Phone2
- +41 31 684 46 07
- Name / Titel
- Claudia Schumacher
- Funktion
- Customer services
- claudia.schumacher@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 94 82
- Phone2
- +41 31 684 46 07
- Name / Titel
- Eva Wymann
- Funktion
- Customer services, bookbinding
- eva.wymann@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 30 88
- Phone2
- +41 31 684 46 07
- Name / Titel
- Sandra Schnyder
- Funktion
- Customer services
- sandra.schnyder@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 94 84
- Phone2
- +41 31 684 46 07
- Name / Titel
- Rian Riesenmey
- Funktion
- Customer services
- rian.riesenmey@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 47 03
- Name / Titel
- Gregory Lanz
- Funktion
- Customer services
- gregory.lanz@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 94 88
- Phone2
- +41 31 684 46 07
- Name / Titel
- Naomi Merkofer
- Funktion
- Customer services
- naomi.merkofer@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 46 07
- Name / Titel
- Joel Sivakumaran
- Funktion
- Customer services
- joel.sivakumaran@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 46 07