Joint Documentation Service
Director: Sandrine Gropp
Assistant Director: Sophie Courcoul
Responsibilities:
The Joint Documentation Service defines and implements the documentation component of the University’s strategy. As a support function for education and Research, it contributes to the fulfillment of the University’s missions, its reputation, and its appeal. Among the initiatives carried out by the SCD:
- Development of a range of library services for the university community, both on-campus and online
- Providing students, Professors, researchers, and staff with the necessary resources (both physical and digital)
- Support for Education: library tutoring, training students in information literacy, supporting educational innovation, managing digital resources produced by the University (theses, past exam papers, etc.), etc.
- Research Support Research management of scientific publications (including the HAL portal), bibliometrics, and management of the University’s digital output (theses, specialized collections such as the national acupuncture database, Acubase)
- Organization and coordination of document management systems, library unit management
- Management and Promotion of Documentary Heritage Resources
- Support for the University’s initiatives: cultural activities, campus life, management of the Digital Fountain, services for students with disabilities, etc.



