Enhancing Access to Scientific and Technical Information at Agropolis International

Founded in 1986, Agropolis International (Agropolis) is a fed eration of 20 universities, research centers and higher education institutions located in the South of France (Montpellier) and in the Languedoc-Roussillon Region. Its members share a common interest in agriculture, food, biodiversity, the environment, and rural societies, open to the development of the Mediterranean and Tropical regions. Most of these institutions have their own information services or libraries, each focusing on their own set of themes and adapted to the needs of their users. Information scientists (IS) have worked for some 20 years to minimize the constraints of this dispersion and to facilitate information access to end users.