Library services for Kent students at Paris
During your time in Paris, University of Kent Library and IT services are still available to you.
This guide provides information to keep you connected to subscription Library resources, your email and your files on the Kent network. It also details resources available locally to you through the University's partner institutions in Paris.
Staying connected to Kent
During your time at Paris, your Kent IT account continues to give you access to:
- your web based Kent email account. You can set this up to forward your email to an alternative email address, click the Email essentials tab for details.
- all e-resources subscribed to by the University of Kent
Access the Kent network
Using a personal computer that has internet access, you can set up the Kent Home VPN (Virtual Private Network), which enables remote access to the Kent network, including access to your files, network-restricted resources and online services.
Libraries and their catalogues
Libraries in Paris
It is recommended that you make full use of the physical resources (books, hard copy journals, etc) available to you locally at libraries in Paris. Check the websites of these libraries to see if you need to bring any identification to get access.
- Libraries where you have borrowing rights:
- American Library in Paris
- University libraries of Paris Diderot: includes Bibliothèque de l'UFR d'Etudes Anglophones, a library collection about language, linguistics, literature and cultural studies in English
- Reid Hall online library catalogue
- Public libraries recommended by SECL:
- open access areas of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
- Bibliothèque Centre Pompidou: has very useful collections; you are advised to visit in the morning, as this library gets very crowded later in the day
- Bibliothèque François Truffaut at Le Forum des Halles, Paris.
- Cinémathèque Francaise - Musee du Cinema, Paris: includes a library and research centre.
View a list of other libraries in France.
Templeman Library
Search the University of Kent Library catalogue; you can get direct access to any e-books listed here by clicking on link to book and logging in with your Kent IT username and password.
Please note that no inter-site loan service operates between the Canterbury and Paris campuses.
Subject guides and subject support
Subject guides are subject specific introductions to library resources, written by academic liaison librarians. The following guides are the most relevant for students at Paris:
- Comparative Literature;
French;
academic liaison librarian: Jane Alderson-Rice - English and American Literature;
American Studies;
academic liaison librarian: Katie Edwards - History & Philosophy of Art;
Film Studies;
Arts & Architecture Internet Resources;
academic liaison librarian: Justine Rush
The librarians' contact details are available on the Templeman Library subject support page.
Online tutorials
Intute Virtual Training Suites: