Access to electronic resources

The Sciences Po library offers access to:

• Over 422,000 electronic books 
• Over 36,000 academic journals 
• And nearly 7,300 other types of publications (theses, dissertations, etc.) and videos

Are they available to everyone? 

• All readers registered with the library can access digital resources* on the Sciences Po campuses (local access) 
• In order to meet our contractual obligations with electronic content providers, remote access to digital resources is only available to students, researchers, professors and staff
• Associate researchers: the request for remote access rights must be made by the host research center to Sciences Po's IT services.
• External readers (including alumni) are not eligible for remote access.

Find out more >> Library access

 * See below the section SPECIAL CASES OF ACCESS TO RESOURCES

Where can I find them?

• Electronic resources are referenced and accessible from the library catalog, with the exception of press databases, legal databases, statistical databases and videos
  Find out more >>  How to use the catalogue

The list of electronic resources is available in the tab above the catalog search bar

Digital resources by subjecT

• The main digital resources are available in each of the Subject Guides
• Access by subject is possible from the electronic resources list.

Special cases of access to resources

• Some databases require you to create a personal account: ProQuest EBC, Financial Times, Lexis 360,  New York Times, the médiathèque numérique Arte, Tënk
• Others have restricted access (contact us) : Geneanet, Global arbitration review, Lesbiographies.com, NewsTank éducation, Orbis …

These resources are not always open to external readers. Please contact us before coming to the Sciences Po library.

Terms of use

• Use of the resources is restricted to administrative, teaching and research activities.
• Authorized readers have the right to view on screen, print it or download information for reasonable, non-commercial and strictly personal use, in accordance with the terms and conditions of each platform.
• All users are responsible for their use of electronic documentary resources. They undertake not to carry out operations that could harm the whole of the Community (such as abusive downloading, text mining* ) and that could lead to the sudden interruption of the service of the information provider or producer.
• In the event of misuse, the reader account may be suspended.

*Contact us

See General terms of use (FR)