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| A Brief History | ||||
The library of the INRP was initially part
of the Musée pédagogique founded in 1879 by Jules Ferry
and Ferdinand Buisson. Today located in Lyon, the Library’s extensive
collections contain around 600,000 printed items, including 500,000 books
and 100,000 issues of periodicals.
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| Library Collections: A Global Overview | ||||
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Amongst the most valuable materials, the collections include around 5,000 titles of periodicals, along with official reports, reference books, working papers and PhD theses. The library’s historical resources are of the utmost interest, including 20,000 printed items prior to 1800, national and international journals about teaching skills dating from the 18th century to the present day, and legal and regulatory texts on French and foreign educational methods. Areas of particular interest also cover laureates’ books from the 19th century, around 80,000 French school textbooks, and donations from professors and teaching specialists. The significance of the printed materials currently held by the library mainly relies on the initial acquisition policy, supported today through CADIST (Centre d’Acquisition et de Diffusion de l’Information Scientifique et Technique) subsidies in education sciences, and by the Pôle associé of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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| The Library Building | ||||
The reading room is located on the ground floor of the
Denis-Diderot Library. It can welcome up to 140 visitors. It contains
around 25,000 volumes in open access, together with 600 periodicals available
for consultation.
Around 95% of the collections are housed in storage areas, where they benefit from specific conditions which help to preserve them. The storage rooms contain an impressive, but invisible, part of the library’s resources, as library users do not have direct access to them
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| Catalogues | ||||
| Searching the library’s catalogues provides information on:
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The INRP library electronic catalogue displays full records
of all printed materials acquired by the library since 1970. You can also access the library catalogue through another catalogue common
to all French universities and higher education institutes (SUDOC).
Paper-based indexes provide data or materials acquired by the library before 1970.
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| Periodicals |
The comprehensive collection of journals and periodicals specialised in education represents one of the library’s most outstanding characteristics. The library holds today around 5,000 issues of French and foreign periodicals, dating from the 19th century. Among the 600 periodicals available for use in the reading room, you can find:
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In the reading room, you can find the entire
collection of periodicals published by the INRP. These periodicals are
offered in open-access, from the first to the last issue: 600 specialised periodicals arranged in alphabetical order are also available in the reading room. The library’s electronic catalogue provides a list
of all the periodicals issued. You can also refer to the more general
catalogue common to all French universities and higher education institutes
(SUDOC). Around one hundred titles of periodicals are available
in an electronic version, using the public PCs in the reading room or
the INRP professional computers. Depending on the titles, you can access
the periodical’s table of contents or the full electronic text.
Series whose publication has ceased and earlier issues of periodicals are housed within the storage rooms. Ask a librarian to access these documents, once you have registered. The library’s electronic catalogue provides you
with the periodical’s classmark..
Around one hundred titles of periodicals
are available in an electronic version, using the public PCs in the reading
room or the INRP professional computers. Depending on the titles, you
can access the periodical’s table of contents or the full electronic
text. The database ProQuest Education Journals provides the
text of many journal articles too. The INRP Scientific and Technological Watch Web pages (Veille Scientifique et Technologique) provide a list of all the scientific periodicals related to education available online. At least,the table of contents of the last issue is described. |
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| Enquiry Services | ||||
By post: Bibliothèque de l’INRP By phone: +33 (0)4 72 76 61 92 |
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| Materials for Use Within the Reading Room | ||||
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| Borrowing Privileges | ||||
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| Inter-Library Loan | ||||
Inter-Library Loans enable any external user to request items from the INRP library through their home libraries (whether academic or local), as long as they are not located in the region of Lyon. A written request has to be submitted to the INRP library
from the Inter-Library Loan service of your academic or local library.
Ask your home librarian for information about ILL costs.
For reasons of conservation, the documents listed below are not open to ILL services.
By post: Bibliothèque de l’INRP Telephone: +33 (0)4 72 76 61 92
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| Research Guidance for Library Users | ||||
Skilled reference librarians will introduce you to INRP library collections, providing advice on how to conduct research efficiently (information on using bibliographic database and library catalogues, etc.). According to your particular requirements, special guidance sessions conducted by appropriate staff members can be prearranged. Contact the library in advance to prepare your visit. Library tours are available only by reservation. By post: Bibliothèque de l’INRP Telephone: +33 (0)4 72 76 61 92 |
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| Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | ||||
The INRP library conducts group tours and guidance sessions dedicated to researchers, students and professionals to acquaint them with the library’s resources and facilities. Skilled reference librarians will introduce you to INRP library collections, providing advice on how to conduct research efficiently (information on using bibliographic database and library catalogues, etc.). According to your particular requirements, special guidance sessions conducted by appropriate staff members can be prearranged. Contact the library in advance to prepare your visit. Library tours are available only by reservation. By post: Bibliothèque de l’INRP Telephone: +33 (0)4 72 76 61 92
If you are interested in materials held by our library, you can use a service known as Inter-Library Loan (Prêt entre bibliothèques or PEB in French). You need to submit a PEB/ILL request to your own university or public library. The document requested will then be sent and made available for use within your own library. The loan period is 4 weeks. Copies of documents can also be delivered through this service. Ask your usual library for information on the Inter-Library Loan costs.
The INRP library does not circulate rare and ancient books for reasons of conservation. You may consult them within the library only. The IUFM (University Institute for Teacher Training)
media libraries along with the SCEREN network system provide access to
documentation material in education-related fields. Local libraries often offer an area devoted to contemporary children’s books. Ask your home librarian for further information. Founded in Paris in 1924, the bibliothèque de l’Heure joyeuse,
contains outstanding collections of ancient children’s literature.
Among others, the library holds items dating from the 13th century onwards,
listed in a card catalogue.
For post-1987 curricula, you may browse the Mentor search tool. Mentor
enables you to access either references of texts published in the Bulletin
officiel after 1987 or full versions of texts published after January
1998. For curricula prior to 1987, our remote enquiry service will provide
assistance on how to conduct your research.
The main task of the INRP library is to collect printed material related to education. School equipment such as blackboards, pupils’ notebooks and pictures are held within the Musée national de l’Education, in Rouen.
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