Newspapers and journals

The collection of serial publications held at the Swiss National Library (NL) has a strongly national focus. It includes newspapers and journals from all of Switzerland’s language regions, in both printed and digital form (e-journals). The NL also digitises selected newspapers and journals and makes them available online.

Content and scope

  • Almost 1 million volumes of periodicals
  • Newspapers, journals, magazines, bulletins, yearbooks, calendars
  • Rapidly growing collection of e-journals
  • Publications from various organisations, associations, parties, religious communities, societies, companies and national, cantonal and local authorities
  • From all of Switzerland’s language regions
  • In many foreign languages, reflecting the cultural diversity of foreign residents in Switzerland and Swiss citizens living abroad

Collection principles

  • On paper or digital
  • Digital copies

Research and access

  • Documents listed in Helveticat
  • Part of the collection of older periodicals is only recorded in a card index that can be consulted in the NL’s information room. These titles are also gradually being added to Helveticat.
  • Digitised newspapers on the portal e-newspaperarchives.ch
  • Digitised journals on e-periodica
  • Access to some digital documents restricted to the NL’s public rooms

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Swiss National Library

Periodicals
Hallwylstrasse 15
Switzerland - 3003 Bern