{"id":8780,"date":"2026-02-21T21:26:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T20:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uy1.passresto.com\/?page_id=8780"},"modified":"2026-04-16T06:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T04:19:23","slug":"bibliotheque","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uy1.passresto.com\/en\/bibliotheque\/","title":{"rendered":"Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8780\" class=\"elementor elementor-8780\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdb0e92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bdb0e92\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-445d46c elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_heading\" data-id=\"445d46c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title second_font\">UYI Central Library<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22fe1ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22fe1ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uy1.passresto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/BU-rk9sy3cnuaadprvlfm93smieebvsoloaclu7g11tag.png\" title=\"BU\" alt=\"BU\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5b6700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_heading\" data-id=\"c5b6700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title second_font\">Overview<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccac4d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccac4d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The UYI Central Library (BC-UYI) is located in the heart of the main campus in\nYaounde Ngoa-Ekele, close to the Rector\u2019s Office. It is built on a site covering\n4 760 m\u00b2 with a capacity of 1 200 seats, and offers a pleasant and comfortable\nsetting for reading.<\/p><p>The BC-UYI has been renovated and digitized. Indeed, it is seven specialized\nlibraries combined into one, offering a single catalogue of collections and\nservices accessible to all UYI users:<\/p><ul><li>Students;<\/li><li>Lecturers and Researchers;<\/li><li>Technical and administrative staff.<\/li><\/ul><p>It has over 100 000 digital resources available via a fully functional intranet\nand comprehensive Wi-Fi coverage throughout the library, enabling users to\naccess the collections remotely.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-895ddaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_heading\" data-id=\"895ddaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title second_font\">UYI Institutional Repository<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f37465 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f37465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An institutional repository is designed to collect an institution\u2019s scientific\noutput in full text and make it freely accessible via the internet in order to\nincrease its visibility and impact. It offers a range of services for recording,\npreserving and disseminating digital documents. Researchers can upload their\nown work to the repository (self-archiving).<\/p><p>Benefits for researchers: An institutional repository makes possible the\nfollowing:<\/p><ul><li>greater promotion and dissemination of research globally;<\/li><li>faster access to scientific output;<\/li><li>a guarantee that uploaded material will be safeguarded and remain\naccessible;<\/li><li>a boost to the institution\u2019s prestige and the international standing of its\nresearchers.<\/li><\/ul><div><div>Further information:\u00a0Institutional open-access repository<\/div><div>Through its website, the University of Yaounde I Central Library provides users\nwith access to academic work produced by others and the ability to search\ninstitutional repositories using federated search tools.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75f382c elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_heading\" data-id=\"75f382c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title second_font\">Tools for searching multiple archive repositories simultaneously<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ff9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93ff9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Google Scholar<\/strong><br \/>Makes it possible to explore academic works across all disciplines, with full\naccess where possible. Such works may derive from sources such as scientific\npublishers, learned societies, preprint repositories, universities and other\nresearch organizations.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240520143002\/https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/\">Go to Google Scholar<\/a><\/p><p><strong>OAISter<\/strong><br \/>Offers a simultaneous search across 680 diverse repositories containing\narticles, theses, reports, digitized documents and more, all available free of\ncharge.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240524104356\/http:\/\/oaister.on.worldcat.org\/discovery\">Go to OAISter<\/a><\/p><p><strong>BASE<\/strong><br \/>BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine): one of the world\u2019s largest search\nengines, particularly for open-access academic resources. BASE contains\nover 65 million documents from more than 3 200 sources.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240520131029\/https:\/\/www.base-search.net\/\">Go to Base<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db0334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_heading\" data-id=\"2db0334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title second_font\">Tools for searching multiple archive repositories simultaneously<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-297f158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"297f158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A more inspiring space for collections that inspire excellence in 2025<\/p><ul><li>Reading room, Level 1A;<\/li><li>Shelf;<\/li><li>Reading area for people with reduced mobility;<\/li><li>Level 2 consultation posts;<\/li><li>Level 1 consultation posts;<\/li><li>Reading room, Level 2;<\/li><li>Reception;<\/li><li>Periodicals reading room;<\/li><li>BC-UYI\u00a0entrance;<\/li><li>Reading space, Level 1;<\/li><li>Reading space, Level 2;<\/li><li>Reading space.<\/li><\/ul><p>A more inspiring space for collections that inspire excellence in 2015; major\nrefurbishment work was carried out in 2013, with the extensive renovation of\nthe BC-UYI\u2019s 6 000 m\u00b2 premises, a renewed partnership with the faculties and\na significant enhancement of the collections. The library is a core mission of\nthe university and must serve the objectives of teaching and research support.<\/p><div><div>The collections must be accessible on-site and remotely. The space must be\nsuitable and the staff competent, while users must be able to find the\ninformation they need. The following recent months\u2019 activities therefore reflect\nthese priorities: refurbishment of the physical space, relocation of collections,\ndigital cataloguing, bibliographic verification, information literacy training, the\nwebsite, the portal, planning for the ongoing development of the collections,\nexhibitions of rare books, promotion of grey literature, etc. The primary aim of\nthis work was to improve the quality of the premises to ensure better use of the\nspace.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><div><div>It is now done! The year 2015 will be devoted to collection development: digital\nand analogue multimedia collections, books, periodicals and conferences, all\nbetter tailored to meet the specific needs of the academic community. The BC-\nUYI\u2019s new library policy is underpinned by a range of initiatives designed to\nmake the most of its extensive collections: institutional partnerships, library\nnetworks, collaboration with academic chairs, promotion of academic staff\npublications, valorization of evidence-based research, training in library and\ninformation science, and more. The BC-UYI is always striving for innovation\nand is committed to providing quality access to knowledge for its diverse\naudiences, both locally and internationally. In 2015, the BC-UYI will reassert\nthe leadership position of the University of Yaounde I.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb6997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb6997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div><strong>Marie-Jos\u00e9 ESSI, PhD<\/strong><\/div><div><strong>Chief Curator<\/strong><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><div><div>Central Library of UYI - Cameroon<\/div><div>PO Box 1312 Yaounde<\/div><div>Phone number :  + 237 242 06 47 28<\/div><div>E-mail : biblio.Bibliotheque@uy1.uninet.cm<\/div><div>Copyright \u00a9 2016 Central Library<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Biblioth\u00e8que Centrale de l\u2019UYI Pr\u00e9sentation g\u00e9n\u00e9rale La Biblioth\u00e8que Centrale de l\u2019UYI (BC-UYI) est situ\u00e9e au c\u0153ur du campus principal de Yaound\u00e9 Ngoa-Ek\u00e9l\u00e9, \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 du Rectorat. B\u00e2tie sur une surface de 4760 m\u00b2 pour une capacit\u00e9 d\u2019accueil de 1200 places, elle offre un cadre agr\u00e9able et confortable pour la lecture. 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