Take the BCUL with you, free of charge, wherever you go!
From books to audio books, newspapers, films, music, language courses, training materials and more: BCUL offers free access to all its digital resources, wherever you are, on all devices. All you need to do is register with the library. Registration is free.
eLectures
eLectures is a digital lending platform for the general public. It offers e-books as well as audio books in French and English, covering everything from literature to detective novels, biographies, history, human and social sciences and much more!
Log in: Access your account using your membership card number and associated password.
Fringale
Welcome to Fringale, BCUL’s podcast. Fringale because the library is a place full of delights, which responds to our craving (“fringale”) for imagination, emotion and knowledge. The podcast includes original audio content, interviews about our heritage collections and suggestions linked to BCUL events.
Pressreader
6,000 newspapers from 100 countries available for download on computers and through the Pressreader app (iOS and Android). Pressreader offers the possibility to download magazines and daily newspapers from Switzerland, France, and about a hundred other countries worldwide. It covers various topics: news, music, sports, gastronomy, economics, technology, and more. Among the daily publications:
- Le Temps
- Libération
- L’Équipe
- NZZ
- Corriere del Ticino
- Corriere della Sera
- The Wall Street Journal
- The New York Times
- El País
Connection: Outside the premises of the BCUL, access requires authentication using a library card number and associated password through the “Library or Group” login and selecting “Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne (BCUL).”
Korto
The new short film platform. It is made available by the Base-Court association based in Lausanne and offers a variety of local or international productions for all ages and audiences. All the poetry of the short film in one place…
Connection: Follow this link and log in to your Renouvaud account, all the instructions to create your account for free on this platform will then appear.
Artfilm
Artfilm is a streaming platform that offers access to over 600 Swiss films and documentaries. Now you can revisit well-known films such as “Les faiseurs de suisses” (“The Swissmakers”), “Home” or “Ma vie de courgette” (“My Life as a Zucchini”) but also discover subtitled Swiss German films that are perhaps less familiar. Enjoy the wealth of Swiss cinema at your fingertips.
Log in: Log in via this page with your membership card number and associated password for unlimited access to all platform content.
Assimil
An online, digital version of the well-known language-learning method. Almost 30 languages are on offer in total, including German, English and Italian, as well as French as a foreign language, Swahili, Swedish and Breton. More information
Log in: This resource requires an Assimil account activation submitted by email and including your reader card name and number.
Medici.tv
Medici.tv is a video-on-demand (VOD) platform focusing on classical music and jazz, and featuring concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries and masterclasses. It offers over 1,800 programmes and around 100 live events each year. An invaluable database for illustrating music courses or keeping music lovers happy.
Log in: Outside BCUL, UNIL or HEP premises, you will need to log in via this page. The first time you use the platform, click on “Sign in” and then search for “BCU” under “Find your institution”. Then click the “BCU Lausanne” link and log in with your membership card number and associated password for unlimited access to all the site’s content.
Qwest.tv
Qwest.tv is a VOD platform for jazz music, featuring over 1,300 concerts and documentaries. A fantastic starting point for enjoying and learning more about the world of jazz.
Log in: Outside BCUL, UNIL or HEP premises, click on “Access through your institution” and then search for “Lausanne” under “Find your institution”. Then click the “University of Lausanne” link and log in with your membership card number and associated password for unlimited access to all the site’s content.