- staff
Seven people, with the manager, are expected for the center. All this people recieved a
documentation training: for two of them, it was training with diploma.
In addition to this people, it is expected to call upon IGN's agent's help:
- to give some technical advises upon choice of cartographic technical documents. All this people (about thirty) are selected because their ability and forme themselves the "user's committee". Some months ago, they take active part in the selection of documents for the new documentation center.
- to be a shift between Center and technical units of IGN. We call that "documentation correspondent". One or two correspondents in each unit have in charge to promote the Center and his resources.
- quarters
The documentation Center is located in the ENSG wing of the two school (ENSG+ENPC) common building, in the "Cité Descartes" in Marne la Vallée.
In terms of surface, the center dispose of:
- one 319 sqm reading room
- one 93 sqm loggia
- one 35 sqm reserve in the underground
- one local for 3 peoples (32 sqm)
- one local for the manager (11 sqm)
Each room has a precise function.
- the reading room is open tu all public with:
- reception desk
- a place to consult the books database
- a place for newspapers
- rows for books
- desks for two people of the center
- the acces to the loggia is reserved. Here are protected documents put away.
- the unusual readed documents are the undergroun reserve.
In addition, it is possible for the Center to archieve others documents in an IGN's outbuilding located in Villefranche sur Cher, near Orléans.
- equipement
In addition to classical furniture (boards, desks, display units), their is a PC SparcServeur 2, named Bliblix and using TECHLIB+ programme.
The care for internal users gives to minimize disadvantages because of the distance for Saint-Mandé's people (they get used to have a very close library...). For that, it will be possible to consult Biblix throught the Internet: after some months, all the computers of Saint-Mandé (about 600) will have this opportunity. For those without computer, their is a self-service terminal. In addition, a daily shuttle between Marne la Vallée and Saint-Mandé will make easier loan and restoration of books.