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{{Short description|Library in Switzerland}}
A network of libraries in Western Switzerland known by the acronym RERO (for "Réseau Romand").
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The '''Library Network of Western Switzerland''' ({{lang-fr|Réseau des bibliothèques de Suisse occidentale}}; '''RERO''') was founded by several major libraries in 1985, in the [[Swiss French|French-speaking region]] of [[Romandy]] in western Switzerland. RERO is a [[syllabic abbreviation]] of "Réseau Romand" ("Romand Network").


Until 2020, RERO used to include most of the [[cantonal]], academic, public, and specialized libraries in Switzerland, including academic libraries in Western Switzerland, such as those in [[University of Geneva|Geneva]], [[University of Fribourg|Fribourg]], and [[University of Neuchâtel|Neuchâtel]]. In 2020, however, two-thirds of the institutions taking part to RERO moved to the competing network [[Swisscovery]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-12|title=Les bibliothèques universitaires quittent le réseau RERO|url=https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/11890553-les-bibliotheques-universitaires-quittent-le-reseau-rero.html|access-date=2022-01-12|website=rts.ch|language=fr}}</ref> which spans all of Switzerland and includes the majority of its academic institutions.
Founded over 25 years ago by several major libraries in Western Switzerland, RERO now includes most of the [[cantonal]], academic, public, and specialized libraries in Switzerland. RERO manages a [[union catalog]] of 220 libraries serving 50,000 students from French-speaking Swiss universities (the universities of Fribourg, Geneva, Lausanne and Neuchâtel), the [[University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland|University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland]] and teacher training colleges (Vaud, Valais, Fribourg and BEJUNE)..


==References==
The RERO union catalog provides access to some 5.3 million bibliographic descriptions for more than 10 million documents. The catalog also describes 222,400 periodicals including 3,169 electronic journals.
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== External links ==
In addition to the union catalog RERO supports an [[interlibrary loan]] system (ILL RERO), its own indexing system (RERO Vocabulary, which replaced the RAMEAU vocabulary in 2012), a digital library based on the principle of free access (RERO DOC), and a federated search system.
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* [[viaf:partnerpages/RERO.html|VIAF partner page]]


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== External Links ==
* [http://www.rero.ch/ Official Site]
* [http://opac.rero.ch RERO] Catalog]


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[[Category:Universities of Applied Sciences in Switzerland]]
[[Category:University of Fribourg]]
[[Category:University of Geneva]]
[[Category:University of Neuchâtel]]

Latest revision as of 13:49, 17 April 2024

The Library Network of Western Switzerland (French: Réseau des bibliothèques de Suisse occidentale; RERO) was founded by several major libraries in 1985, in the French-speaking region of Romandy in western Switzerland. RERO is a syllabic abbreviation of "Réseau Romand" ("Romand Network").

Until 2020, RERO used to include most of the cantonal, academic, public, and specialized libraries in Switzerland, including academic libraries in Western Switzerland, such as those in Geneva, Fribourg, and Neuchâtel. In 2020, however, two-thirds of the institutions taking part to RERO moved to the competing network Swisscovery,[1] which spans all of Switzerland and includes the majority of its academic institutions.

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  1. ^ "Les bibliothèques universitaires quittent le réseau RERO". rts.ch (in French). 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
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