Library internship (4 to 6 months) - FILLED

Internship
April 1, 2026 - August 1, 2026
Lautaret Garden Library
Make the 10,000 volumes in the Lautaret Garden Library accessible by making it part of theUniversité Grenoble Alpes library network. The internship combines an inventory phase (based on a pre-existing partial inventory + cataloging) and weeding of the collection, coupled with a forward-looking assessment of its future value.

Background

The jardin du Lautaret, created in 1899, is a UGA/CNRS research support unit. It is located on two sites. At Col du Lautaret, it includes a botanical garden that welcomes more than 20,000 visitors per year and a research station that hosts teams of researchers and students. On the university campus, it houses its administrative services, an experimental greenhouse, a seed bank, herbariums, archives, and a library.

This library is the result of almost 130 years of activity at the garden and contains around 10,000 volumes on a wide range of plant-related topics (plant biology, botany, plant physiology and ecology, biogeography, etc.). The collection includes old works (the oldest dating from 1729) and is enriched with numerous additions each year. A policy of restoring the most damaged works is also in place.

Objectives

The ultimate goal of the Lautaret Garden is to make this collection accessible by turning it into a library associated with the UGA library network.
To achieve this, various steps are necessary over an estimated period of at least three years:
  1. An inventory and cataloging phase to prepare for cataloging in SUDOC and organize storage and classification on site. Preparation for transition to associate library status.
  2. A phase of reporting and cataloging in SUDOC, with importation of records and exemplification in the DGD BAPSO catalog;
  3. A proposal for a management approach tailored to the Lautaret garden and a policy for promoting this resource (both physically and virtually).

Missions

The internship offer is part of the launch of this program, which combines an inventory phase (based on a pre-existing partial inventory + rating) and weeding out of the collection, coupled with a forward-looking assessment of its future value.
 
Published on November 28, 2025
Updated on December 15, 2025