Science and Technology

The University of Montpellier libraries provide access to several scientific reference databases: Cyberlibris (Science collection), ScienceDirect, Web of Science, Techniques de l’ingénieur, and SciFinder. These are in addition to multidisciplinary and news databases. Access is available online after logging in with your UM credentials.

All databases are available online, both on campus and remotely. From the library catalog, select the database you want, then log in with your University of Montpellier credentials to access the resource.

A literature search consists of four main steps: defining and narrowing the topic, identifying relevant sources and databases, searching for and selecting documents, and finally evaluating and citing sources. To help you, the university libraries offer training sessions on literature research and Zotero.

Sources are categorized as primary (research articles, patents, experimental data), secondary (review articles, textbooks, works that analyze primary sources), and tertiary (encyclopedias, bibliographies, databases that compile information). The ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and SciFinder databases cover these different levels.

The "New in Science" section on this page highlights the latest books acquired by the libraries. To keep up with recent research and monitor developments, ScienceDirect and Web of Science provide access to the most current journal articles, following UM authentication.