swisscovery is a search interface managed by SLSP (Swiss Library Service Platform), which makes the collections of over 490 Swiss scientific libraries available to the public. Through swisscovery and its USI branch called Reperio, a vast amount of scientific documents can be consulted: over 40 million physical items (books, journals, documentary materials) and over 3 billion electronic articles.

Yes. You can do it here: https://registration.slsp.ch/?iz=usi.

USI students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to begin by visiting the website www.desk.usi.ch to create a SWITCH edu-ID account or to check if the existing one is linked to USI.
Users not affiliated to USI can create a SWITCH edu-ID account during the registration process.

If you have an account in an existing library network (e.g. Sbt, NEBIS, etc.), you will still need a new registration.

To help you with the registration we produced instructions in pdf (Italian): swisscovery_guida_all_iscrizione.pdf

For additional questions please contact info-BiUSI@usi.ch.

Through Reperio, access to the collections of all swisscovery member libraries is guaranteed. Access to the search interface is integrated into the sites of the USI Libraries.

Fee-based services are limited to requests for documents from other libraries, depending on the type of user you belong to.

If the book you need is not in the library, Reperio displays a request button. In the interface it is possible to choose a pick-up library, or home postal delivery for a fee (for libraries that provide this service).
See also → How does it work? (pdf in Italian)

If the book you are looking for is not available via SLSP-Courier or is not present in swisscovery, fill in the online Interlibrary loan form. Our libraries will locate a copy and order it for you.

Also in Reperio, a digital reproduction of an article or extract can be requested for a fee from libraries that have activated this service.

If this service is not available in Reperio, fill in the online Interlibrary loan form. Our libraries will order a reproduction for you.

To profit from the interlibrary loan service with the USI libraries and with all other SLSP libraries, external libraries have to request an account by contacting SLSP directly.

1. The first step is to register at: https://registration.slsp.ch/institutional-account/?lang=it. The registration produces a temporarily locked account that requires verification by the library from which you first want to borrow a document.
2. You then need to access https://reperio.usi.ch/discovery/login?vid=41SLSP_USI:BiUSI&lang=it, choosing the option "Without SWITCH edu-ID", then press "Reset password" to assign a password to your account.
3. Finally, report at: info-BiUSI@usi.ch the creation of the account by indicating the user ID and requesting the activation of your user account. You will receive an e-mail confirming the activation.