Significant noise disturbances expected until the end of January
During the construction work, collections and services remain available, as well as workspaces—although their number is slightly reduced.
At present, the construction site has a strong impact on document processing, which may cause delays in the availability of new acquisitions.
We therefore encourage you to submit purchase suggestions and semester reference requests in advance. These requests can be submitted via the suggest a purchase form on the BCUL website or by contacting the specialized librarians for our collections directly.
The construction site will be closed from 20 December to 11 January. The opening hours of the Unithèque site during this period are available on our website.
The other BCUL sites remain open, and several UNIL building halls have also been equipped. Below is a list of these spaces:
- BCUL Internef site
- BCUL Riponne site
- Anthropole Cafeteria
- Amphimax Cafeteria, including the upper floors, which provide tables for study between classrooms
- La Cabanane, outside meal hours
- Géopolis, the Earth Sciences Library
With more limited opening hours but still accessible:
- BCUL HEP site
- BCUL Renens site
- BCUL Provence site
- BCUL Crissier site
The holiday season opening hours for all our sites can be found on our website.
Thank you for your understanding.
Moving of the Unithèque site entrance
The temporary entrance to the Unithèque site is located on the west side of the building (for people with reduced mobility as well).
The entire library, its services, and workspaces are located in the extension during the renovation of the original building. UNIL will periodically provide additional workspaces.
The entire Unithèque team is actively working to make this process as smooth as possible and to minimize disruptions for our valuable academic community. Do not hesitate to contact our teams for any questions or assistance: https://question.bcu-lausanne.ch/.
Started in 2020, the extension of the Unithèque continues and, like any construction site, causes noise. The intensity of these inconveniences varies according to the nature of the work in progress. The BCUL thanks the users for their understanding.
This page will indicate any change of schedules or services related to the works. The changes are also indicated by posters in the Unithèque.
Please note that on certain dates, the noise pollution might be significant! We apologize for the inconvenience.
The extension of the Unithèque will offer many advantages:
- more documents in open access
- more work places
- rooms adapted to groups
- renewed services
Designed by the architectural firm Fruehauf Henry & Viladoms, the new building will integrate naturally into its environment while respecting the original building.
More information on the UNIL page.