EHSM sports media library
The Magglingen sports media library gives staff at the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen (EHSM) and the general public access to sports-related media in German, French, Italian and English.
Opening hours
Mon–Fri
9 am–12 pm, 1:30 pm–4:30 pm
Closed on public holidays, during Easter, Ascension, Whitsun and the last week of the year.
Specialisations
- Sports science
- Sports medicine
- Sports pedagogy
- Sports psychology
- Sports sociology
- Sports history
- Sport and the law
- Sports disciplines
- Youth and physical education
Holdings
The holdings of the sports media library are integrated into swisscovery. You can research and borrow them through the library system.
Borrowing + Research
Borrowing
Borrowing conditions
All residents of Switzerland can borrow media from the BASPO sports media library. To borrow media, you need to register in swisscovery and receive a user ID.
Registration
A SWITCH edu-ID is required to use swisscovery. This can be created online free of charge. Further information
Fees
User ID | free |
Loans |
free |
SLSP Courier |
free of charge or CHF 6 per medium (depending on the regulations of the collection institution). |
Postal delivery |
CHF 12 |
Photocopy delivery (per 1–20 p.) |
CHF 5 |
Self-service photocopying |
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A4, per copy |
CHF 0.20 |
A3, per copy |
CHF 0.40 |
Reminder after the loan period |
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1st overdue notice (after 5 days) |
CHF 5 |
2nd overdue notice (after another 5 days) |
CHF 5 |
3rd overdue notice (after another 5 days) |
CHF 10 |
Loan restrictions
Reference works and journals are not available for loan. They can be consulted in the library. There is no borrowing limit per user.
Loan period
4 weeks for all types of documents.
Renewals
You can renew your loans up to 5 times over the phone (058 467 63 08), by email (biblio@baspo.admin.ch) or independently via the user account in swisscovery, insofar as the medium is not already reserved.
Returns
- At the media library front desk during opening hours.
- Outside the library opening hours, media can be deposited in the book return box in front of the EHSM university building (by the parking meter/ bicycle stand).
- Through the SLSP Courier
- By post at your own expense
Loss of your user ID
Please let us know right away if you lose your user ID. We can issue a replacement.
swisscovery search portal
swisscovery search platform
The collections of the BFH Library (books, periodicals, DVDs, etc.; except for the library of the Abegg Foundation) can be searched using the swisscovery search platform: swisscovery.bfh.ch
swisscovery is operated by the Swiss Library Service Platform (SLSP).
Research
Academic databases contain references to articles from journals and books. Some documents are available in full.
(Sport) medicine, biomedicine
Various subjects (Swissuniversities)
Specialised search engines
Services + Offers
The sports media library offers training in using the media library, the library catalogue, academic databases and reference management tools.