Find Books in Other Libraries
This is a selection of libraries that the University Library recommends on a regular basis to find materials not available at AUP.
As some of these libraries charge access fees, a Reference Librarian can help you determine which one is the most suited to a particular research project and can make arrangements to reimburse the fees involved (on a case by case basis).
If the material you need is not available in the University Library, you can try searching Paris-area libraries by using one of the online catalogs suggested below and by searching the Catalogue Collectif de France(CCFr) or the Systeme universitaire de documentation (Sudoc) (university libraries only). To search the collections of major libraries throughout France, use CCFr or Sudoc; to search the collections of major libraries worldwide, especially for English-language materials, use WorldCat. If a specific item you are looking for is only available at a library outside the Paris area, you may submit a Document Delivery request.
WorldCat allows you to search the collections of over 40,000 libraries worldwide.
The WorldCat database includes records from the major North American research libraries as well as a
growing number of libraries in other countries, including many in France. WorldCat is especially
useful when doing a comprehensive search for materials that have been published anywhere in the
English language.
Except when noted, the following libraries are research libraries and not lending libraries. While English language materials will be available, the working language will be French.
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Specialized
Libraries
Arts
Business
China
Communications
Computer
Science and Sciences French
studies
Psychology
Social
and Political Sciences
Libraries covering all topics
American
Library in Paris
http://www.americanlibraryinparis.org/
| Address | 10
rue du general Camou
75007 Paris |
| Tel. | 01 53 59 12 60 |
| How to get there | metro: Ecole Militaire, Alma Marceau |
| Schedule | see Web Site |
| Access | loans possible, see Web Site |
| Collections | 95,000
books, 450 periodicals
All subjects concerning the United States |
| Online catalog | yes |
Bibliothèque de l'Institut du
Monde Arabe
http://www.imarabe.org/bibliotheque/la-une
| Address | 1, rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard Place Mohammed V 75005 PARIS |
| Tel. | 01 40 51 38 38 (Institut du Monde Arabe) |
| How to get there | Métro : Jussieu, Cardinal-Lemoine, Sully-Morland Bus : 24, 63, 67, 86, 87, 89 |
| Schedule | see Web site |
| Access | see Web site (3rd floor Institut du Monde Arabe) |
| Collections | Multidisciplinary but concentrating on
contemporary Arabic culture and civilization Books in Arabic, French, German, English, Italian 65,000 books, 1360 journals/newspapers, language cassettes |
| Online catalog | no |
Bibliothèque
Publique d'Information
http://www.bpi.fr/
| Address | Centre
Georges Pompidou
19, rue Beaubourg 75004 Paris |
| Tel. | 01 44 78 12 33 |
| How to get there | metro: Chatelet, Rambuteau |
| Schedule | see Web site |
| Access | see Web site |
| Collections | All
subjects
400,000 books, 2430 periodicals, 2260 films, language lab |
| Online catalog | yes |
Bibliothèque
Sainte Geneviève
http://www-bsg.univ-paris1.fr/home.htm
| Address | 10,
place du Pantheon
75005 Paris |
| Tel. | 01 44 41 97 97 |
| How to get there | metro: Luxembourg, bus: 82 |
| Schedule | see web site |
| Access | see web site |
| Collections
|
All
topics
1,1 million books (16,000 in open stacks) 2,800 periodicals |
| Online catalog | yes |
BNF:
Bibliothèque Nationale de France:
Bibliothèque
de Libre-accès (Haut
de jardin)
http://www.bnf.fr/pages/zNavigat/frame/pratic.htm
| Address
|
Site
Francois Mitterand
Quai Francois Mauriac Paris 75013 |
| Tel. | 01 53 79 59 59 |
| How to get there | Metro:
Quai de la Gare or
Bibliotheque-Francois Mitterand |
| Schedule | see web site |
| Access | see web site |
| Collections
|
All
subjects
200000 books, 2500 periodicals, all French theses, 80000 digitized documents and 4000 films |
| Online catalog | yes (Choose: Catalogue des imprimes en libre acces) |
BNF:
Bibliothèque Nationale de France : Bibliothèque de Recherche
(Rez de jardin)
http://www.bnf.fr/pages/zNavigat/frame/pratic.htm
| Address
|
Research
Library - Lower Level
Site Francois Mitterrand Quai Francois Mauriac Paris 75013 |
| Tel. | 01 53 79 59 59 |
| How to get there | Metro:
Quai de la Gare or
Bibliotheque-Francois Mitterand |
| Schedule | see web site |
| Access | Requires a letter from an AUP Reference Librarian justifying need |
| Collections
|
10 million books from over 300 years including all French legal deposit books, 32000 French periodicals and 8500 non-French periodicals primarily from the humanities and the social sciences. |
| Online catalog | yes (Choose: BN-Opale Plus) |
Specialized libraries
Bibliothèque
Forney
http://equipement.paris.fr/bibliotheque-forney-18
| Address | 1,
rue du Figuier
75004 Paris |
| Tel. | 01.42.78.14.60 |
| How to get there | Metro: St. Paul |
| Schedule | Tuesdays
- Fridays : 13:30 - 20:30
Saturdays: 10:30 - 20:30 |
| Access | Loans possible with proof of domicile |
| Collections
|
Fine
Arts, Applied Arts and Decorative Arts.
200,000 books, 2,600 periodicals, 40,000 exhibition and museum catalogs |
| Online catalog | yes (it includes most of their holdings) |
BiFi:
Bibliothèque du Film
http://www.bifi.fr/
| Address |
51, Rue de Bercy 75012 Paris |
| Tel. | 01 53 02 22 50 |
| How to get there | Metro: Ledru-Rollin |
| Schedule | Mondays-Fridays: 10:00-19:00 |
| Access | Fees, see web site |
| Collections
|
Combined collections from three major film organizations: 13,000 volumes, 148 journals, 48,000 screen plays, 10,000 clipping files, 550 archive files and over 2800 films |
| Online catalog | yes |
Cite de
l'Architecture et du Patrimoine
http://www.citechaillot.fr/ressources_documentaires.php
| Address | 1, place du Trocadéro et du 11
novembre 75116 Paris |
| Tel. | 01 58 51 52 00 |
| How to get there | metro:
Trocadéro (lignes 9 et 6) et Iéna (ligne 9) (or 10 minute walk from the library) |
| Schedule | see web site |
| Access | open to all (accès libre) |
| Collections
|
Twentieth
and twenty-first century architecture.
26,000 books, 2000 new titles per year, 400 periodicals and documentary films. |
| Online catalog | yes |
(INHA)
Bibliothèque de l'Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art
http://www.inha.fr/
| Address | 58, rue de Richelieu 75002 PARIS |
| Tel. | 01 47 03 84 01 |
| How to get there | Ligne 3 : Bourse Ligne 7, 14 : Pyramides Ligne 1 : Palais Royal/Musée du Louvre |
| Schedule | see web site |
| Access | Free annual card available for masters students and faculty - undergraduate students may obtain a free card for a maximum of 5 visits in one year OR pay 30.50 Euros for a card |
| Collections
|
493,000 books, 163,000 sale catalogues, 6700 journals (1500 current), many photos, engravings, databases and ejournals. They have items in the following languages: English, German, Italian, Spanish and more |
| Online catalog | http://catalogue.inha.fr/loris/jsp/index.jsp |
MNAM-CCI:
Musée National d'Art Moderne-Centre de Création Industrielle
http://www.centrepompidou.fr/
| Address
|
Centre
Georges Pompidou
19, rue Beaubourg 75004 Paris |
| Tel. | 01 44 78 47 38 |
| How to get there | metro: Chatelet, Rambuteau |
| Schedule | see web site |
| Access | by appointment only |
| Collections
|
Twentieth
century art, architecture and industrial design.
120,000 books and exhibition catalogs, 350 periodicals, 25,000 artists' archives |
| Online catalog | yes |
Top
of page
Business
Bibliothèque
Universitaire de Paris Dauphine
http://www.bu.dauphine.fr
| Address | Place
de Lattre de Tassigny
75775 Paris Cedex 16 |
| Tel. | 01.44.05.40.94 |
| How to get there | Metro : Porte Dauphine |
| Schedule | see Web site |
| Access | Any student with ID card. See details on Web site |
| Collections
|
Economy,
Management, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Law, Social Sciences
and Humanities.
130.000 books, 1.850 periodicals |
| Online catalog | yes |
Infothèque
du Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci
http://www.devinci.fr/infotheq/
| Address | 2,
avenue Léonard de Vinci
92916 Paris La Défense - Cedex |
| Tel. | 01.41.16.70.00 |
| How to get there | Métro:
Grande Arche de la Défense
RER A : Grande Arche de la Défense |
| Schedule | see Web Site |
| Access | see details on Web site |
| Collections | Economy,
Management, Sciences and Technology.
48 000 books , 650 periodicals |
| Online catalog | yes |
INSEAD:
Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires
http://www.insead.fr/library/gen_info.htm
| Address | Boulevard
de Constance
77305 Fontainebleau Cedex |
| Tel. | 01 60 72 40 00 |
| How to get there | Train : Paris Gare de Lyon => Fontainebleau |
| Schedule | see Web site |
| Access | see details on Web site |
| Collections
|
Accounting,
Marketing, Finance, Economics,Social and Physical Sciences.
44 000 books |
| Online catalog | Yes |
Le Centre d'études sur la Chine moderne et contemporaine
http://cecmc.ehess.fr/sommaire.php?id=1033
| Address
|
la salle de lecture de la Bibliothèque de la Maison de l'Asie
22, avenue du Président Wilson 75016 Paris |
| Tel. | 01.53.70.18.68/69/70 |
| How to get there | Metro Iéna et Trocadéro. |
| Schedule | see website http://cecmc.ehess.fr/document.php?id=496 |
| Access | Consultation at the site is freely available - bring official piece of identification and a photo (your AUP ID and proof of domicile such as a telephone bill can be necessary in some libraries) |
| Collections | Modern China - history, politics, economy and society. Over 50,000 volumes and 1600 periodicals (120 current). |
| Online catalog | Western language documents |
| Online catalog | Chinese Documents |
L'Inathèque
de France
http://inatheque.ina.fr/
| Address
|
Bibliothèque
Francois Mitterrand
Inathèque de France Rez-de jardin, salle P (Audiovisuel) Quai François-Mauriac 75 706 Paris Cedex 13 |
| Tel. | 01 53 79 48 30 |
| How to get there | Metro : Bibliothèque nationale |
| Schedule | see website |
| Access | Requires a letter of introduction from an AUP professor or Reference Librarian. |
| Collections | Recordings of all major French television and radio programs |
| Online catalog | Yes |
INRIA:
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique
http://www.inria.fr/publications/centredoc.fr.html
| Address
|
Domaine
de Voluceau
Rocquencourt - B.P. 105 78153 Le Chesnay Cedex |
| Tel. | 01 39 63 54 24 |
| How to get there | train: Gare Paris St Lazare => Versailles-Rive Droite, then bus SAVAC-INRIA (allow 30 - 60 mins.) |
| Schedule | see Web Site |
| Access | loans possible with photo ID and passport or Carte de Sejour. |
| Collections | Technology,
Mathematics, Medecine
50,000 books , 800 periodicals. |
| Online catalog | Yes |
Médiathèque
de la Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/indexFLASH.htm
| Address
|
Niveau
1
30 avenue Corentin Cariou 75019 Paris |
| Tel. | 01 40 05 70 00 |
| How to get there | Metro Porte-de-Pantin |
| Schedule | see Web site |
| Access | loans possible for a fee |
| Collections
|
Mostly
French publications on the Sciences, Technology, and Industry.
300,000 books and periodicals |
| Online catalog | Yes |
Bibliothèque
de la Documentation Française
http://www.ladocfrancaise.gouv.fr/documentation/bibliotheque/index.shtml
| Address | 29
quai Voltaire
75007 Paris |
| Tel. | 01 40 15 72 72 |
| How to get there | Metro : Rue du Bac |
| Schedule | see Web Site |
| Access | varies see Web Site |
| Collections
|
French
and International Political, Economic, Social and Administrative Information.
210,000 books, 2,300 periodicals and government publications Special departments for photographs, Africa, East Europe and international organizations. |
| Online catalog | http://www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr/documentation/catal_biblio.shtml |
BHVP: Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris
| Address
|
Hotel
Lamoignon
24, rue du Pavee 75004 Paris |
| Tel. | 01.44.59.29.40 |
| How to get there | Metro: St Paul |
| Schedule | Mondays - Saturdays: 9:30 - 18:00 |
| Access | Provide photo and show ID card |
| Collections
|
History
of Paris and France including Arts, Architecture, Literature, Theater.
Special collections on Dreyfus, Nadar, Atget, Apollinaire, etc... 600,000 books, 5,000 periodicals, 120,000 photographs. |
| Online catalog | no |
Bibliothèque H. Piéron
http://www.bu.univ-paris5.fr/spip.php?article220
| Address
|
Université de Paris V Centre H. Piéron 71 avenue E. Vaillant 92774-BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT |
| Tel. | 01-55-20-58-48 |
| How to get there | Métro Marcel Sembat- Ligne no 9 direction Pont de Sèvres ou Porte de Saint-Cloud (compter 10 mm à pied) |
| Schedule |
9:30-19:30 du lundi au vendredi |
| Access | Provide current AUP ID card |
| Collections | Psychology 2500 ejournals, 700 print titles (300 current), 50,000 books, 700 theses and test manuals. |
| Online catalog | http://babel.bu.univ-paris5.fr/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b&local_base=red01 |
Bibliothèque
de la Documentation Francaise
http://www.ladocfrancaise.gouv.fr/documentation/bibliotheque/index.shtml
| Address | 29
quai Voltaire
75007 Paris |
| Tel. | 01 40 15 72 72 |
| How to get there | Metro : Rue du Bac |
| Schedule | see Web Site |
| Access | varies see Web Site |
| Collections
|
French
and International Political, Economic, Social and Administrative Information.
210,000 books, 2,300 periodicals and government publications Special departments for photographs, Africa, East Europe and international organizations. |
| Online catalog | http://www.ladocfrancaise.gouv.fr/documentation/bibliotheque/index.shtml |
BDIC:
Bibliothèque de Documentation Internationale Contemporaine
http://193.50.138.38/cyberpac/home.asp?UrlContent=recherche/default.asp&UrlBarre=recherche/menu_general.asp
| Address | 6,
Allée de l'Université
92001 Nanterre Cedex |
| Tel. | 01 40 97 79 01 |
| How to get there | RER A: Nanterre Université |
| Schedule | see web site |
| Access | see web site |
| Collections | Cover International Relations and the Twentieth Century, especially the two world wars. |
| Online catalog | http://ksup.u-paris10.fr/07688052/0/fiche___pagelibre/ |
Bibliothèque de Sciences Po
http://bibliotheque.sciences-po.fr/fr/index.html
| Address |
30, rue
Saint-Guillaume 75007 Paris |
| Tel. |
01 45 49 56 34 |
| How to get there | Metro line 12 (Rue du Bac, Sèvres Babylone), line 10 (Sèvres Babylone), line 4 (Saint-Germain des prés) |
| Schedule | see web site |
| Access |
AUP Undergraduate
Students: Require a letter from an AUP Reference Librarian justifying need. |
| Collections |
900,000 vols., 650,000 titles, 11,000 periodical titles. This library specializes in political and social science, with much material in English. |
| Online catalog | http://catalogue.sciences-po.fr/ZonesL/ |