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Online catalogue of the cantonal library of Appenzell and the Volksbibliothek. Both belong to the municipality of Appenzell. This catalogue indexes 40’000 documents.
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Online catalogue of the cantonal library of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Trogen. It contains about 42’000 bibliographical entries and it is part of the Sankt Galler Bibliotheksnetz SGBN (ALEPH system).
Since December 2007 8750 iconographical documents about Appenzell Ausserrhoden are referenced.
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The cantonal library of Baselland puts about 150.000 documents, whereas 50.000 in free access, at disposal. The complete collection is referenced in the online catalogue InfoGuide (SISIS PICA). Documents with reference to the region of Baselland are listed under “Baselbieter Schrifttum”.
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All the documents of this library are listed in the online catalogue BIBDIA. The collection with reference to the region is called « Nidwaldensia ».
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All the documents of this library are listed in the online catalogue BIBDIA. The Kantonsbibliothek Obwalden collects documents with reference to the region. A great part of this collection deals with Nikolaus von der Flüe (1418-1478).
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100'000 documents are listed in the online catalogue SISIS.
The cantonal library of Schwyz attends to the archival fonds of the author Meinrad Inglin.
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About 280’000 documents are recorded in the online catalogue NetBiblio.
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Most documents preserved by the cantonal library of Uri are listed in the Web-OPAC (SISIS). Simple and extended searches are available.
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The cantonal library of Glarus owns about 130.000 documents (books, multimedia).
Those acquired after 1991 are recorded in the online catalogue BIBDIA. Older documents as well as regional literature of Glarus and documents of the Fritz-Zwicky foundation are referenced only in the card catalogue of the library.
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The town and cantonal library of Zug possesses 200'000 documents (books, multimedia). Those acquired as from 1990, as well as the documents available in free access, are listed in the online catalogue BIBDIA. Older documents are referenced in the card catalogue of the library. The collections with reference to the region named “Tugiensia” are recorded in the online catalogue since 1995.
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Network of seven libraries (consisting of a main library and six branches) of Basel and its environs.
The total stock (more than 260’000 media) is referenced in the online catalogue WebOPAC (SISIS PICA). The website contains the online catalogue of the slide collection Rahn. It comprises of several hundreds of slides of paintings of all eras. The slides are stored in the stacks of the main library.
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This library offers its public a stock of about 216’000 items (books for adults and children, multimedia). In its function as a regional library it collects written and audio-visual heritage of Biel and its environs.
The online catalogue ZONES permits quick search, index search and advanced search.
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The municipal library with its Central library, the Children’s library, three branches and a bookmobile offer the public about 445’000 documents referenced in the online catalogue BIBDIA.
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Network of more than 20 libraries of Bern and its surroundings.
Its online catalogue references about 380’000 titles (books, multimedia) and it allows basic and advanced searches.
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Library network with 16 branches in Zürich and its surroundings.
Online catalogue that allows simple and combined searching
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The 90'000 titles of the town library of Baden are listed in the online catalogue Web-OPAC (SISIS) with options for simple and advance searching.
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The public library of Schaffhausen possesses more than 250'000 items (books, multimedia) put up in two sites (Freihandbibliothek / Stadtbibliothek).
The documents that have been acquired after 1985 and those available in open-access, about 80’000 items, are referenced in the online catalogue Web OPAC (SISIS). Older documents are listed in the card catalogue of the library.
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This library consists of:
The town library with its regional branches (about 250.000 items) and the Studienbibliothek in which about 150’000 iconographic documents of the region of Winterthur, covering the periods from the 16th till the 20th century, are conserved.
The online catalogue Web OPAC (SISIS) allows basic and detailed searching. It is also possible to search for documents of the special collections (as from 1983, manuscripts, a selection of pictures but no photos) and of the Winterthur bibliography (as from 1991)
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The Zentralbibliothek owns more than 800’000 documents (books, multimedia). Those that had been acquired after 1992 as well as those available in open-access are referenced in the online catalogue BIBDIA. Older documents are listed in the card catalogue of the library.
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