No matter what your background, you can take advantage of four complementary forms of support, available throughout the academic year.
Training and Support
Who are our services intended for?
The SCD supports all University of Montpellier audiences in their use of library and information resources. Our training programs are designed for:
- to students enrolled in a bachelor's, master's, or equivalent degree program in health sciences
- to doctoral students enrolled in the UM Doctoral College
- to health science students (medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, midwifery) preparing their thesis
- to the University’s faculty, faculty members engaged in research, researchers, and administrative and technical staff.
Our 4 Approaches
Courses in the curriculum
Our programs are designed to fit into your academic journey: undergraduate and graduate courses in all disciplines, health-related programs, modules from the Doctoral College catalog for doctoral students, a program specifically for medical residents, and continuing education opportunities for staff.
Group workshops and customized sessions
The SCD organizes group workshops open for registration and offers customized sessions—either individual or group—tailored to a group, a teaching team, or a research unit.
Personalized support, on demand
You can request one-on-one assistance from a specialized librarian using the forms tailored to your profile on various topics: bibliographic research, literature reviews, reuse and management of your references, assistance with open-access publishing, digital identity, and research data management.
Open-access self-study resources
Tutorials, user guides, practical guides, and e-learning modules are available on Moodle, under the Student Support > Library section, as well as on the CanalU platform. These resources are accessible to the entire university community without prior registration.
Are you an undergraduate or graduate student, or are you enrolled in a continuing education program? The SCD is here to help you find, use, and properly cite the resources you need for your academic work.
What We Offer You
- training programs integrated into your academic path, across all disciplines;
- personalized support upon request;
- A dedicated toolkit on our Moodle platform (tutorials, practical guides, methodology):
Need more resources?See all toolsView all tools on Moodle
Are you enrolled in the UM Doctoral College? The SCD offers training courses to help you prepare your dissertation and support you in your work as a young researcher, in line with the principles of open science. These sessions require registration and are held throughout the academic year.
What We Offer You
- Several training sessions are offered in the Doctoral College catalog under the sections “Doctoral Support,” “Cross-Cutting Tools,” and “Open Science,” and registration is available through your ADUM account.
- Three options to choose from: in-person, remote, and e-learning
- Digital self-study resources to supplement these modules
- Seven major topics: bibliographic research and literature reviews, setting up a monitoring system, managing bibliographic references using Zotero software, scientific publishing and Open Access, research data and data management plans (DMPs), using an electronic lab notebook, and building a young researcher’s digital identity:
Information Research Methodology
Reference materials and databases
Conduct a literature review
Information Monitoring
Create and Manage Your Bibliographic References
How to Use Zotero to Organize and Cite Bibliographic References
Researcher's Digital Identity
Managing Your Research Data
Publish in Open Access
Explore the full range of resources for doctoral studentsPhD Student ToolkitView the Moodle page “PhD Student Toolkit”
Are you a health sciences student (medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, midwifery) preparing your thesis? The SCD offers a training program and resources tailored to your program of study.
What We Offer You
- specific training sessions, either in person or online;
- methodological guidance for conducting your health-related literature review;
- resources to help you make better use of Zotero to manage your bibliographic references;
- Personalized advice on publishing your thesis on the DUMAS platform.
Explore the full range of offerings for healthcare internsIntern ToolkitSee the “Intern Toolkit” page on Moodle
The SCD offers faculty members, faculty researchers, researchers, and support staff a range of services structured around three main areas: preparing your courses, supporting your students, and supporting your research.
For your classes
- the framework for information literacy competencies adopted by the University in September 2025
- a personalized support from specialized librarians (bibliographic research, resources you can use in your classes)
- proposals for continuing education.
For Your Students
- View the SCD training catalog (PDF)
- Request training for your students
- Submit a bibliography for your course
- Showcase your students' theses on the DUMAS platform
- access open-access educational resources on Moodle.
For your research
Researchers and research support staff have access to resources dedicated to open science, literature reviews, open-access publishing, research data management, and building researchers’ digital identities.
- attend continuing education courses from the UM catalog
- Request personalized support—either individual or group— for your research unit
- Learn more about open science and the support offered by the UM Open Science team.
Continuing Education for Staff
The SCD offers several continuing education modules listed in the continuing education catalog for University of Montpellier staff, under the “Teaching and Research” section.
Access sessions and registration on GEFORP
To view the course offerings and register for the courses, you must be logged in. You can use your university account to quickly create a GEFORP account.
Tools and Resources
The Joint Documentation Service provides a range of educational resources to support your information literacy and research activities:
Do you have a question or a training project?
Contact the SCD to determine which support option best suits your profile and needs: integrated training, workshops, one-on-one support, or self-study resources.
Support
Documentary research, literature review, bibliographic management, information monitoring.
Training
Scientific publications, research data management, lab notebooks, researchers' digital identities.
