An important place is given to international publishing production. A data base is available to librarians, allowing them to complete the informations, and to guide you to other resource centers, or specialised departments. This room is reserved for consulting audiovisual documents. The department purchased specifical distribution rights for the upper reading rooms, so that those less-known documents become more accessible. Books and periodicals 5,000 reference works and 300 reviews on music, the cinema, radio and multi-media.
Audiovisual documents are also accessible in each specialized department .
The Science and Technology Room contains comprehensive collections covering all fields of basic and applied sciences, as well as the history of science and technology. These collections will eventually total nearly 50,000 works. They are organized on two levels. A selection of titles representing the french and international publishing production allows an approach of the great scientific figures, the progress of the current research and its themes, and related industrial applications of each field. The department is a testimony for the variety of linguistic and cultural areas.