INIST
Encyclopedia
The INIST is the CNRS centre of documentation. It has as mission to collect, treat and diffuse results of scientific and technical research. The INIST produces three bibliographic
multilingual
and multidisciplinary database
s: PASCAL, FRANCIS, and DOGE
. It is based at Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
, in a building designed by Jean Nouvel
. In addition, INIST publishes a number of electronic journal
s.
Bibliography
Bibliography , as a practice, is the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology...
multilingual
Multilingualism
Multilingualism is the act of using, or promoting the use of, multiple languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers. Multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population. Multilingualism is becoming a social phenomenon governed by the needs of...
and multidisciplinary database
Database
A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information...
s: PASCAL, FRANCIS, and DOGE
DOGE (database)
DOGE is an academic bibliographic database, which is maintained by INIST , French National Centre for Scientific Research , in collaboration with the "Réseau d’Information en Gestion des Entreprises" – under the coordination of the Institut Européen de Données Financières,...
. It is based at Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Its inhabitants are called Vandopériens.-Geography:...
, in a building designed by Jean Nouvel
Jean Nouvel
Jean Nouvel is a French architect. Nouvel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was a founding member of Mars 1976 and Syndicat de l'Architecture...
. In addition, INIST publishes a number of electronic journal
Electronic journal
Electronic journals, also known as ejournals, e-journals, and electronic serials, are scholarly journals or intellectual magazines that can be accessed via electronic transmission. In practice, this means that they are usually published on the Web...
s.