The Joint Documentation Service (SCD)
The University of Montpellier has tasked its Joint Documentation Service (SCD) with developing and managing its collection of resources and library services to support you throughout your studies and help you succeed.
The university has 12 university libraries (BU) and affiliated libraries (faculty and research center libraries), which serve the entire university community and all disciplines taught at the university.
University libraries are organized into a network and offer a wide range of resources and services.
To log in and access online services and resources, use the main access point: the Digital Campus > “Libraries – Access to Resources and Library Services.”
All members of the University of Montpellier community have free access to the university libraries of Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 University, and vice versa, under the partnership agreements between the two universities.
Statutes and Missions of the University Libraries (BU)
The SCD contributes to the university’s educational and research activities. It is responsible for the following tasks:
- implement the university's records management policy;
- welcome users and staff working at the university and organize workspaces and study areas;
- adapt tochanges in technology, practices, and user needs;
- acquire, catalog, manage, and share documents and information resources in any format;
- develop digital resources, contribute to their creation, and promote their use;
- contribute to the advancement of scientific and technical knowledge;
- assist users in researching these various resources and participate in the university’scultural, scientific, and technical outreach activities;
- promote, through documentation and the adaptation of services, any initiative in the field of initial and continuing education and research;
- cooperate with libraries that share the same objectives, regardless of their status, particularly through participation in union catalogs;
- train users to make the widest possible use of new technologies for accessing scientific and technical information.