Students
Discover our services for students
- Loans and renewals
- Interlibrary loan
- Research assistance
- Submission student works
Loans and Renewals
Who can borrow ?
HEC Paris users are allowed to borrow materials (books, textbooks, thesis, dvds ..) and / or devices (eReaders, tablet PCs).
Interlibrary loan
The Interlibrary Loan service (ILL) enables a network of libraries to make or receive requests for documents, either reproductions or originals.
Before applying, please check if the document is available in the HEC Paris Library Catalog Flora or in the Databases
Purchase suggestion
How does it work?
- Before requesting a purchase, make sure to check the Library Catalog : it may already be available
- If you can’t find the required text, you can make a request by filling in the online form
- If your request is accepted, you will be contacted by email only once the text is available at the library
- If your request is refused, you will receive an explanatory email from the library
- Once the text becomes available, it will be put aside for you at the reception desk for 3 days. After this, it will be shelved with the other books and available for all to borrow
For more information
- Requests for management and general literature purchases: Audrey Sarian on 01 39 67 95 38
- Requests for subscriptions to reviews: Marie-Pierre Mouillard on 01 39 67 94 58
Research Assistance
The research assistance services provide you with help and support for your information research and guide you through the library resources.
NB: This service is only available for HEC Paris internal users and library subscribers
How to ask for a research assistance ?
- At the library helpdesk office, from Monday to Friday between 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday between 11:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m
- By phone at +33 (0) 1 39 67 94 78
- By email, on biblio@hec.fr
- By chat from the library website’s homepage
NB: This service is open from Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Saturday from 11am to 18h
Book a room
Large capacities
Small capacities
CO-WORKING 2 & 3
- 4 seats
- Screens
- Writable walls
- Possibility of videoconferencing (ask for the equipment at the reception desk)
VISIO-CONFERENCING
- 2/3 seats
- High quality sound and visual environment
- Lighting ramp
- Plain background
- 3 video conferencing systems: Skype, Skype for Business or Vidyo
*SmartKapp: dry erase board, allowing you to capture, save and share all your content to your audience in real time.
**TBI: Bringing together the traditional whiteboard and the TV screen, the interactive whiteboard is a touch screen for annotating, highlighting, printing and saving the documents presented.
Citations managers
EndNote and EndNote basic
EndNote and EndNote basic are tools for managing bibliographic references. EndNote is the software version of the product, while EndNote basic is the online version.
These tools allow you to :
- Set up your personalized database of bibliographic references
- Import article references from a number of databases available in the library
- Insert references into your dissertations or theses and update your bibliography
EndNote or EndNote basic?
Professors
- If you have a laptop, you can take it to IT services to have the EndNote software installed
- If you have a desktop computer, you can ask a technician to come and install the software
PhD students
- EndNote is installed on the desktop computers reserved for PhD students
- Note: IT services will ask you to get permission from your thesis director before setting up the software
Grande école or Specialized masters students
- Use EndNote basic and create your own personal profile
- Note: the initial sign-up must be done on campus. Once signed up, you can log into EndNote on and off campus
How to use EndNote and EndNote basic
The library has the version X7 of EndNote.
EndNote
Guides written by Clarivate Analytics (according to several system requirements) :
EndNote basic
Who to contact?
- Please contact the IT department.
Zotero
Zotero is a free tool for managing bibliographic references. It lives in the web browser itself.
This tool allow you to :
- Collect your bibliographic information easily and efficiently with a single click on your browser’s address bar
- Organize and share your references
- Cite your references directly into your Word processor (dissertation, master’s thesis, internship report, research paper, thesis…)
- Generate your bibliography with a single click
- Sync your references on all your devices
How to install Zotero?
Go to Zotero website and choose the version you wish to download.
Here is an installation guide prepared by the HEC Library.
User guides
- Read the Zotero quick start guide
- A user guide written by the HEC Library
- Zotero’s documentation
Zotero workshops
The HEC Library regularly offers on site or online discovery sessions for the Zotero tool
- Register for a session as soon as it is announced
- Follow us on Twitter to be informed about Zotero workshops : @hecparislibrary
Who to contact at the library?
- Sandra Dupouy : 01 39 67 73 35