Research and documentation areas
Research area
Gao Xingjian Area
André Miquel Area
Older holdings
University libraries preserve a rich written heritage, consisting mainly of printed documents and a few manuscripts. These collections have been patiently built up over time, starting in the 19th century. They have also been enriched by much older items, often through donations made by former professors. Today, the University libraries hold two incunabula (books printed in the 15th century) and over 300 16th-century books; some journals date back to the 18th or even 17th century.
These collections are held in the storerooms of Fenouillères, Schuman law, Medecine and Saint-Charles libraries. They can be consulted on site under specific conditions: please contact each library.
Library collections are the subject of regular posts on the"Conserver, enseigner, chercher" research notebook, devoted to Aix-Marseille University scientific heritage and the libraries heritage holdings.
Odyssée, the university's digital heritage library
Thousands of prestigious documents, some of them unique, difficult to handle and communicate, are accessible to all in the Odyssée digital heritage library.
