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Parliamentary History

http://www.parlamentsgeschichte.ch/

By means of an interactive time wheel, this website highlights a few remarkable events in the history of the Swiss federal state since 1848. These events are grouped in three categories: (Parliament) "Building", "Politics" and "Stories". There is a short text for each event. For more detailed information, there are usually further links to photos, film documents and other resources from the internet.
A la fin de chaque texte, il y a des liens vers des photos, des documents cinématographiques et d'autres ressources d'internet avec des informations plus détaillées.

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Parlamentsdienste
Type: 
online
Lang: 
English
French
German
Italian
Country: 
Switzerland
Format: 
application/x-shockwave-flash - *.swf*.cab - FlashShockwavefiles
text/html - *.htm*.html*.shtml - HTMLfiles
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free of costs
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28.07.2010
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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Library and Research Service

http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/section_library_and_research_se...
Characteristics
History

The IKRK is an international organisation which was founded in 1863 by Henry Dunant. In the name of the international community the IKRK acts in favour of the war victims and advocates the protection of the humanitarian international law. Neutrally and impartially the IKRK takes the role of the mediator between the armed conflict parties and develops a dialogue to solve the humanitarian problems.

Publications

The international Review (http://www.icrc.org/Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/review?OpenDocument) an the annual Reports of the ICRC (http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/section_annual_report?O...) are online available.

Research

The Library and Research Service is a public resource offering over 140,000 documents on international humanitarian law, humanitarian work and ICRC activities. The documents take a range of forms – books, periodicals, videos, photos and CD-ROMs.

Inventory

The centre dispose of a library with an online catalogue, a photographic collection and a video library with an online catalogue.
Collections of photos, sound recording, videos and cards are available online in the info resources.

Remarks: 

Opening hours:
Monday-Friday: 9.00-17.00h.

Postal address
19 avenue de la Paix
1202
Genève
Switzerland
Contact
Phone number: 
+41 22 730 20 30
Fax: 
+41 22 730 20 82
Staff
Statistics
Review Date: 
12.05.2010
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Database by the ICRC on the international humanitarian law
Journals of the Library and Research Service of the CICR
Library and Research Service of the ICRC - Books
Library and Research Service of the ICRC - Photos
Library and Research Service of the ICRC - Videos

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Archives of SBB Historic

http://www.sbbarchiv.ch/

The catalogues of the historical archive, the photo archive as well as of the poster and art collections are online now. There are over 500'000 records and more than 10'000 images available.

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Publisher: 
Heritage Foundation (SBB)
Type: 
online
Lang: 
English
French
German
Italian
Country: 
Switzerland
Format: 
text/html - *.htm*.html*.shtml - HTMLfiles
Contained in: 
Stiftung Historisches Erbe der Schweizerischen Bundesbahnen (SBB)
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free of costs
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Review Date: 
05.05.2010
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Heritage Foundation (SBB) - Library/Arc
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Swiss National Sound Archives - Online Catalog

http://www.fonoteca.ch/green/database_en.htm

Online catalog of the Swiss National Sound Archive

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Publisher: 
Swiss National Sound Archiv
Distributor: 
OpenInsight
Type: 
online
Lang: 
English
French
German
Italian
Rhaeto-Romance
Country: 
Switzerland
Format: 
text/html - *.htm*.html*.shtml - HTMLfiles
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free of costs
Restriction: 
None
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Review Date: 
10.05.2010
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Swiss National Sound Archives

http://www.fonoteca.ch/index_de.htm
Characteristics
History

The Swiss National Soud Archives ist the official depository of audio records in Switzerland and its mission is the preservation of the audio heritage.
The collecting activity of the Swiss National Sound Archives began in 1986. The establishment of the foundation took place in 1987 in Lugano. The Confederation did not act as founder, but received a seat in the Foundation Council. In addition to the Canton Ticino and the City of Lugano, the SRG as well as the royalty collection societies SUISA, SIG und IFPI also joined the foundation.

Inventory

The collections contain: Products of the record industry; SUISA Deposit; Audio documents related to scientific research; Deposit of the Swiss National Library; Recordings of historical radio broadcasts (from 1932 up to about 1955).
The Online-Catalog, surveys of Inventories,and Discographies are online available.

Remarks: 

Opening hours:
All weekdays from 10 am to 12 am and 2 pm to 5 pm.

Postal address
Via Soldino 9
6903
Lugano
Switzerland
Contact
http://www.fonoteca.ch/index_en.htm
office@fonoteca.ch
Phone number: 
+41 91 961 64 00
Fax: 
+41 91 961 64 39
Staff
Direction
Pio Pellizzari, director
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Review Date: 
10.05.2010
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Swiss National Sound Archives - Online Catalog

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