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Documentary resources

Central access to CSRS theses, dissertations, books, reports and scientific publications.

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Documentation and Information Centre

The CSRS Documentation and Information Centre (CDI) is a 500 m² facility accommodating nearly 30 people. It provides access to scientific documents and outputs, training in document-management tools, information research, discussion and reading.

  • Design and implementation of the CSRS document policy.
  • Training students, researchers and teachers in documentary research.
  • Dissemination of scientific information within CSRS.
  • External access to documentary resources and collaboration with other documentation centres in Côte d’Ivoire.

Hours and access

  • Monday to Friday, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1 p.m.–5 p.m.
  • Open to the public, with priority given to researchers.
  • Free access and on-site consultation; loans are reserved for CSRS researchers.

Priority activity areas

  • Local and sectoral development approaches.
  • Behavioural ecology and ecosystem-monitoring systems.
  • Sustainable management of biological resources and ecosystem services (biodiversity).
  • Institutions and sustainable development.
  • Inventory and management of natural resources with curative, preventive and socio-economic potential.
  • Chronic non-communicable diseases.
  • Population, tropical epidemics and health systems.
  • Food security and sustainability of agricultural production systems.
  • Spatial change, livelihood vulnerability and societal resilience.
  • Environmental change, health and adaptation strategies.

Document types

  • Books.
  • Theses.
  • Postgraduate dissertations.
  • Offprints.
  • Virtual library.

Document collection

The collection is fully computerized and managed with EndNote X7. It includes books, theses, postgraduate dissertations, offprints and a virtual library.

  • 4,202 physical documents; 5,447 virtual-library resources.
  • 4,534 online journals; 5,785 electronic files.
  • 290 theses; 122 dissertations; 2,014 scientific publications.

Online bibliographic databases

The historical page distinguishes secured-access resources from open-access resources.

  • Secured access: HINARI, AGORA and GOALI.
  • Secured access: Oxford University Press Access, ESPACENET Patent Search and PATENTSCOPE.
  • Open access: OARE and Oxford University Press Access.

Collection status and management

The document collection is fully computerized. The historical page states that it is managed with the EndNote X7 reference-management software.

Training provided

The CDI team trains researchers through several modules.

  • Documentary research.
  • Electronic document management.
  • Reference-management software.
  • Bibliographic databases.

Services provided

  • Database searches.
  • On-site consultation.
  • Electronic-file delivery.
  • Preparation of analytical bibliographies.
  • Photocopying and email.
  • Electronic document management.
  • Bibliographic-research training.

Contact details published in the archive

These contact details come from the historical page and must be confirmed before production.

  • Adiopodoumé, km 17, Dabou road — 01 BP 1303 Abidjan 01.
  • Phone: +225 27 23 47 27 90 — Fax: +225 27 23 45 12 11.
  • Email: bibliotheque@csrs.ci

Information serving research

The historical page presents the CSRS library as information serving research in partnership for sustainable development.

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