Location maps, opening hours, reader registration
How to come to BIU Santé
BIU Santé is located on two sites:
The Medicine-Dentistry Pole is located in the former Faculty of Medicine of Paris (12, rue
de l'École-de-Médecine, 75006, Paris)
Saint-Michel
Odéon or Cluny
21
27
38
58
63
70
85
86
87
96
The Pharmacy-Biology-Cosmetology Pole is located in the Faculty of Pharmacy of Paris (4, avenue de l’Observatoire, 75006,
Paris)
Port-Royal or Luxembourg Vavin 38
82
83
91
Opening times
Reading rooms are open from Monday to Saturday, from 9.00 to 20.00 (18.30 on saturdays for the Pharmacy Pole)(communication of documents stops at 19.40).
- Health History Department, at 12, rue de l’École-de-Médecine, is open Monday-Friday from 13.00 to 18.30. Before 13.00, documentation is consulted on-site in the main reading room. Documents before 1800, documents in storerooms, manuscripts and documents on poor condition must be used on department premises.
- Health History Department, at 4, avenue de l’Observatoire, is open Monday-Friday from 9.00 to 19.00. Documents before 1800, documents in storerooms, manuscripts and documents on poor condition are communicated at the information desk on demand with the agreement of the person on charge of the reading room.
- Annex room Fialon (4, avenue de l’Observatoire) is open Monday-Friday from 9.00 to 18.00. It is reserved in priority for the students of the Faculty of Pharmacy.
Seasonal closures
Bank holiday 2019
- Tuesday 1 January (New Year's day)
- Monday 22 April (Easter Monday)
- Wednesday 1 May (Labour Day)
- Wednesday 8 May (Armistice)
- Thursday 30 May (Ascension Day)
- Monday 10 June (Whit Monday)
- Thursday 15 August (Assumption)
- Friday 1 November (All Saints Day)
- Monday 11 november (Armistice)
- Wednesday 25 December (Christmas Day)
Medicine Pole
- Summer 2019 : Closed from August 1st to 18th (July 29th to August 18th for History Service) + closed on saturdays 24 and 31 August.
- Christmas 2019 : To be determined.
Pharmacy Pole
- Summer 2019 : Closed from Sunday July 21st to Sunday 25 August (as the faculty). Reduced hours (10am-6pm) and closed on Saturdays in July and August.
- Christmas 2019 : To be determined.
Registration conditions
Medicine Pole
Access reserved for graduate (3rd year) and postgraduate students, researchers in the medical and paramedical fields and all health professionals. Other readers on argued demand or documents supporting the research.
Pharmacy Pole
Access reserved for students, lecturers and researchers of the Paris Descartes University and of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Paris-Sud 11 University.
- Supporting documents to be submitted : student card (and certificate of school attendance), ID card with photo, professional card or pay slip. For private organisations, registration fee is 250 euros (valid in medicine and pharmacy, 5 employees max.).
- On Saturdays, supporting documents are necessary to access the Pharmacy Pole (student or reader card, professional card or special authorisation delivered by the library).
See our Accessibility page for disabled people.
Phone numbers
See the Contacts page.
