Presentation of the Library

Library Directorate

– Véronique Stoll : Director
– Frédéric Saconnet : Deputy Director, Meudon
– Aleth Tisseau des Escotais : Deputy Director, Paris
– Cécile Veneau : assistant
– Philippe Mahot : financial management

Paris section

– Aleth Tisseau des Escotais : section head, documentation and heritage curation and management
– Claire Fantino : archives, museum collections, photo library
– Antonin Geoffroy : storage, inventoring, equipment, document digitizing
– Philippe Mahot : financial management
– Sandrine Marchal : acquisitions, ancient book collections
– Rhéa-Claire Pachocki : SUDOC coordination, catalogue
– Ingrid Schlager : archives, museum collections
– Cécile Veneau : assistant
– Robert Zéganadin : storage, journals, Interlibrary Lending

Meudon Section

– Frédéric Saconnet : section head, services for the researchers
– Johnny Castelneau : storage, computer assistance
– Capucine Larie : catalogue
– Sylvie Rembert : storage, journals

The permanent team is reinforced for short-term assignments by non-permanent colleagues and interns.

The Paris Observatory Library acquires, catalogs and preserves the documents needed by staff and students for research and academic purposes.

The Library is also responsible for the Paris Observatory archival and museum collections.

Additionally, the Library offers services for researchers in the management of their publications and datas.

The library of the Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Ephémérides (IMCCE) laboratory is associated with the Library.

The history of Paris Observatory Library dates back to 1785.
To learn more about it: History of the Library