The CeRIS library has a wide range of varied resources that are available for users. But it can be tricky to find your way around the many document types, multimedia resources, platforms and access rights issues. So how can you get the most out of our collections? Don't panic – the library has tools to help you explore our collections and easily access the items you need.
The discovery tool searches simultaneously in virtually all our resources, together with a selection of online resources (databases and academic publisher platforms), via a single interface. This tool can help you find what you need quickly and easily, whether you're looking for an article, a book, a book chapter, a thesis, a patent or another document.
On the Paris campus
Outside the Paris campus
In the library reading room, you can consult all our collections: online, print and DVDs
A selection of books is directly accessible on the shelf, arranged by theme.
The rest of the collection is available on request, except damaged old books (these books are marked Non communicable (Unusable) in the catalog).
Remember – the most recent books are generally found not on the shelf but online!Our collection of ebooks has grown considerably and we now have nearly 10,000 volumes.
If you are not a member of the Institut Pasteur, you can consult our ebooks and all our other online resources from the library reading room. You can also consult the online collection of books from the US National Library of Medicine.
Loans are only available for Institut Pasteur members and students taking courses lasting more than 3 weeks at the Institut Pasteur.
| You are | Length of loan | Number of items |
| Institut Pasteur staff, Orex, interns, retired Institut Pasteur staff | 3 weeks | 5 |
| A student on an Institut Pasteur course | 1 week | 3 |
Using databases to search for resources gives you access to additional features. But apart from PubMed, these databases are only accessible to some users:
Members of the Institut Pasteur in Paris
Members of the Institut Pasteur International Network (but note that access may vary depending on what has been negotiated with publishers)
What is it? A bibliographic database of articles in the fields of biomedicine and life sciences.
Why should I use it?
What is it? A multidisciplinary bibliographic database produced by Clarivate Analytics.
Why should I use it?
What is it? A multidisciplinary bibliographic database published by Elsevier.
Why should I use it?
What is it? A database of the best biomedical articles, recommended by a panel of leading scientists.
What else?
The publisher of this database, Faculty of 1000, offers two other services for researchers in biology and medicine:
What is it? A database produced by Elsevier specializing in organic, organometallic and mineral chemistry.
Why should I use it?
What is it? A collection of seven databases in health and medicine produced by the Cochrane Collaboration.
Why should I use it?
CeRIS catalog of online journals and ebooks
This lists all the online journals and ebooks to which the library can give you access.
Online library catalog
This lists all the resources acquired by the library: books, journals, DVDs, etc.
If you need a document that is not accessible online or at the library (an article, book, etc.), you can use the document delivery service to obtain it from external suppliers. The document is sent by mail or email within two days to one week.
Members of the Institut Pasteur in Paris
This service is free of charge to units at the Institut Pasteur in Paris
Members of the Institut Pasteur International Network
Orders are billed at cost price to units
For the attention of external libraries:
The CeRIS will only issue inter-library loans in the following conditions: if the Institut Pasteur is the only institution that has the item (find an item in the SUDOC catalog) and the requesting institution is not based in the Paris region.
To request a document: peb@pasteur.fr
The answer is simple: you can't find everything in PubMed! PubMed is an extensive database, but it only covers the fields of biomedicine and health. By consulting other databases, you can find articles in other fields (chemistry, physics, mathematics, etc.) and also access other features than those proposed by PubMed.
The library offers training in PubMed and in the Journal Citation Reports module (in Web of Science) to the staff of the Institut Pasteur in Paris and the Institut Pasteur International Network. Reaxys training courses can be provided by the database producer. For other databases, no group training is offered but the library can offer guidance or show you how to use them on a one-to-one basis.
The library can guide you in formulating your search query and using the various tools available to find relevant references for your bibliography. We can also help you choose and use appropriate reference management software.
The Institut Pasteur encourages its scientists to deposit their articles to the national HAL-Pasteur platform so that they can be accessed openly. Some of the Institut Pasteur's recent research is available on this platform. The Research section on the Institut Pasteur website also lists each research unit's publications to give an overview of recent research.
No, you will have to consult any library documents on site. Loans are only available for Institut Pasteur members and students taking courses lasting more than three weeks at the Institut Pasteur.
The document delivery service costs less than buying articles on publisher websites. It is also a perfectly legal option, and it gives the Institut Pasteur an idea of the changing needs of its community so that its catalog can be adjusted if needed.
No, the online resources acquired by the library are only available to external users from the reading room. But some online resources – books, journals, etc. – are available on an open access basis. You can also consult the ebooks made available by the US National Library of Medicine.
To find a French, European or international thesis, follow this link.
To find out whether the document you are looking for is available in a French university library, consult the SUDOC catalog. To search more widely in international libraries, consult the WorldCat catalog.
The CeRIS collection is not suitable for high school presentations or even extended research projects. We would advise you to go to the library at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie.
Surtitre
SANDRA LEGOUT
Acquisition and management of the historical and heritage collection
33 (0) 1 40 61 33 35
Surtitre
Catherine Cecilio
Acquisition and management of the book collection
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SANDRINE ROYER-DEVAUX
Acquisition and management of online journals
33 (0) 1 40 61 33 40
Exploring our collections with the discovery tool
Accessing our physical and online resources
Refining your searches with databases
Obtaining a document that is not available in the library