Library

The Henri de Lubac University library, first and foremost, serves the different departments, institutes and schools. The standard modern resources covering the wide variety of disciplines taught at UCLy, some 60,000 documents, are divided between the three campuses Saint-Paul, Carnot and Alpes Europe, according to where different subjects are taught.

A library at the heart of the university

Some figures about the library:

400.000 books (200.000 of which are from before 1910 and are stored in the warehouses on UCLy’s two Lyon campuses).
760 titles of paper journals
15.000 online journals
90.000 e-books
20 databases covering all of the disciplines taught

Modern works directly accessible to the public are distributed according to the places of education of students of the Catholic University of Lyon.

DISCIPLINES AVAILABLE AT THE CARNOT CAMPUS LIBRARY:

Religious sciences, philosophy, psychology, sociology, preparation for social and medico-social competitions, languages, French and foreign literatures, French as a Foreign Language, translation studies, international relations, history, arts.

DISCIPLINES AVAILABLE AT THE SAINT-PAUL CAMPUS LIBRARY:

Business, local development, law, human rights, economy, social and solidarity economy, business management, international relations, family sciences, political sciences, international solidarity, sciences, bibliographic research.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

How to borrow or consult a book?

On site, consultation is free. However, you must register before you can borrow documents.

If you are a student at the Catholic University of Lyon, registration is included in your university registration fees. It also gives you access to other libraries of the establishments of the University of Lyon-St Etienne.

Loan conditions: 5 documents for 21 days

Contacts and Opening hours

University Library Carnot Campus

23, place Carnot - 69002 Lyon

04 26 84 52 33
biblio@univ-catholyon.fr

Until 05/31/2024
Monday to Friday: 8:30 am- 8:00 pm

Closed Saturday and Sunday

Closed Monday April 1 (Easter Monday), Wednesday 1 and 8 of May.

University Library Saint-Paul Campus

10, place des Archives - 69002 Lyon

0472325020
biblio@univ-catholyon.fr

Until 05/31/2024
Monday to Friday: 8:30 am to 8:00 pm

OUR RESOURCES: ACCESSING RESEARCH ASSISTANCE TOOLS

Free access for all:

Library partner catalogues and databases:

Catalogue of the ecumenical library Centre Saint-Irénée de Lyon
CCFR (Collective French catalogue)
Sudoc Catalogue
Common catalogue of the libraries of the Catholic universities of France (Origene)
Ritimo (Information and documentation network for sustainable development and international solidarity)
Sign@l (Reporting of contents of periodicals in the humanities and social sciences)

Tutorials and educational software

ENSSIB locator (Electronic Resources For Students, Research and Teaching)
CERISE URFIST from Paris (Advice to Students for Efficient Specialised Information Research)

To access other documentary resources, click here.

Access reserved for UCLy members. Specialised or cross-functional resources are made available after authentication:

Resources

ABI / INFORM Global
Atla
Business source complete
Cairn
Dalloz library
Dalloz.fr
Doctrinal +
Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law
Europresse
HeinOnline Academic Core
Index Religiosus
Lamyline
Lexis 360
Lextenso
OpenEdition Freemium for Journals
Psychology Database
Regional Business News
ScholarVox
Strada lex
Westlaw
Xerfi

E-books

In addition, the University Library acquires e-books that can be directly consulted from its catalogue.

To access e-campus, click here.