The BCUL for English speaking people

Welcome to the BCU Lausanne, a library with a vast collection of books, journals, multimedia and electronic resources, covering numerous domains from humanities to the exact sciences. Open to the general public, it is both a lending and a reference library and provides many study spaces in each of its different sites.

How to join the library
How to use the library
Lending services

One library, two sites :

The BCU Riponne-Palais de Rumine (BCUR) - Bibliothèque de la Riponne-Palais de Rumine -  is located in the Rumine Palace building on the Place de la Riponne and houses a collection aimed at the general public.
In addition to its large, stimulating encyclopedic collection which covers all subject areas, it houses specialised services which directly relate to the Vaud canton, a noteworthy music department and the BCUL Cultural Events Service.

Dorigny Library (the Unithèque - BCUD) - Bibliothèque de Dorigny : Its collections cover all specific subject areas of humanities and all historical periods. Its on-site open shelves collection is one of the most important in Europe. The library houses several specialised departments: manuscripts, rare books collection and multimedia (available for reference only).

Law and Economics Library (BCUE / BDSE) - Bibliothèque de droit et sciences économiques : This library groups together books and periodicals of use to teaching staff and students within the Law and the HEC faculties.