It is considered one of the largest public scientific and technical libraries in Switzerland[citation needed].

Last but not least, the copies, negatives, glass slides and individual films also document the technical development of the image as a medium.

ETH Library's holdings comprise around 8 million analog and around 550.000 digital resources.

ETH Library @ swisscovery therefore provides access to more than 30 million books, series, journals and non-book materials.

In cooperation with various institutions of ETH Zurich and Swiss libraries, it carries out large-scale and high-quality digitization projects.

[12] ETH Library conducts some future-oriented projects, which ensure that the service and product portfolio is geared towards the needs of the target groups.