The Szilárd Library is pleased to offer EMBL staff across all sites free access to a range of centrally licensed digital tools. These resources support high-quality writing, learning, and research, and are available to anyone at EMBL.

Tools include:

• iThenticate: the plagiarism detection software for theses and scientific publications.
• Grammarly: an AI-powered writing assistant that helps you improve your writing skills by offering suggestions for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and more.

• O’Reilly Learning Platform: covers topics such as software development, project management, data analysis, finance, leadership, career development, system administration and more.
• Overleaf: an online, collaborative platform for writing and publishing scientific and technical documents using the LaTeX typesetting system.

To ensure fair and transparent access to the limited number of licences, a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) has been published.

What you need to know:

• EMBL staff from all sites can request an account simply by contacting library@embl.org (first come, first served).
• Standard access is three months, with extensions possible if no waiting list exists.
• If long-term access is required, temporary accounts can be converted into permanent licences charged to the group budget (approval from budget holders necessary).
• The Library manages all account administration, waiting lists, contracts, and provider communication.

You can find the full SOP on the intranet.