Phd Studnet guide by Library Michel Serres of the École Centrale de Lyon

1. Depositing your thesis
Promoting your thesis
One question?
bibliotheque@ec-lyon.fr
Final version of your thesis must be deposited in pdf format on the library website,
even if it’s confidential.
Find all the tools to check the validity of the format on our website:
http://bibli.ec-lyon.fr/e-services/depot-theses
Need help? these.doc@ec-lyon.fr.doc@ec-lyon. theses.doc@ec-lyon.
Choose to deposit your work in Open Access repositories!
It brings increased visibility, usage and impact for your work.
Create an account on HAL: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/
For more information: http://bibli.ec-lyon.fr/e-services/depot-hal
Take part to science popularization events!
Sum up your thesis in 3 minutes, or in a tweet, pitch your research…
Many competitions are organized all year long!
PHD student guide
Bibliothèque Michel Serres
PhD electronic deposit
compulsory
compulsory
compulsory
referencing the-
sis in progress
According to authorizations
if the full-text is
available

2. Trainings
Need to improve your information search? To set up a scientific watch? To manage
your bibliographic references?
Library’s staff can bring you help on all these questions! Don’t hesitate to contact
us to make an appointment for a single training session or a group session, in
French or in English.
Practical information
Customized trainings:
Tailored servicesTailored servicesSubjectsSubjects
Contact: formation.doc@ec-lyon.fr
Access to documentation:
Your services:
User account
Connect to your user account and manage your reservations or
renew your loans: http://bibli.ec-lyon.fr/
Interlibrary loan (ILL/PEB)
Can’t find on Lyon’s area the book or article you need?
Fill the form online:
http://bibli.ec-lyon.fr/e-services/demande-peb
We will freely make a delivery request for you
Follow us!
To help you during your doctoral studies, the Université de Lyon
has published a guide for you:
http://lyon-university.org/doctoral-studies/
With your student card, you can borrow for free in all the Université de Lyon and
Saint-Etienne libraries, and also in EMLYON Business School learning hub
To go further: The
URFIST offers
trainings to increase
your knowledge on
these subjects
• Information search and
data bases
• Bibliographies manage
ment
• Scientific watch
• On appointment
• Single
• Group
• In french
• In english
With your student card you can borrow 15
documents for 35 days (renewable twice).
You can also access to numerous digital
resources from anywhere. You just have to log
on to our website with your webmail ID:
http://bibli.ec-lyon.fr/acces-
documentation/bibliotheque-numerique