CollEx Indian Ocean
The University of Reunion brings together specialized documentary collections on Reunion & the Indian Ocean in an dedicated workspace, on the ground floor of the BU Saint-Denis Law-Letters
The Indian Ocean as a research area
Le Collex Indian Ocean is a reference library on the islands of the southwest Indian Ocean (Reunion Island, Comoros Archipelago, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles Archipelago) and African countries of the southwest Indian Ocean (South Africa, Tanzania, Mozambique).
The collections of the Indian Ocean Area are multidisciplinary, and come in multiple forms, from heritage books to digitized documents (books, theses, dissertations and articles).
Varied collections
- literary production in the Indian Ocean region
- studies and university work in Reunion relating to the Indian Ocean zone, in all fields
- naturalist guides (flora, fauna) and tourist guides
- Indian Ocean press and magazines
- digital subscriptions to scientific publications
Lang kréol dann kèr – The Creole language at the heart
Other resource centers
In Reunion, other libraries and institutions have funds on local and Indian Ocean history:
Partner library:
- Residence Library : local fund rich in Reunion and the Indian Ocean, and in particular on Madagascar, including some rare works from the XNUMXth century. A partnership agreement was signed between the University of Reunion and the Residence library. The documentary funds of the Residence are indicated in the catalog of university libraries. The works can be reserved online from our catalog and can be collected from the university library of your choice, free of charge.
Day of passage of the documentary shuttle: Tuesday
Other resource centers:
- Reunion Island Departmental Library (BDR): Heir to the collections of the Colonial Library, the Departmental Library is today a heritage library specializing in the islands of the Indian Ocean, the Creole world and French colonial history. On-site consultation only. Online catalog.
- Sudel Fuma departmental archives : they preserve the majority of public and private archives produced in Reunion, since the first settlement of the island in the XNUMXth centurye century and up to the present day, whatever the producing institutions and physical support. Online catalog. Online archives.
- Historical icon library of the Indian Ocean : website broadcasting a set of old images relating to the history of the different territories which surround and make up the Indian Ocean.
- Web portal Plantation society, history and memory of slavery in Reunion : website of the Villèle Museum specializing in the plantation society, the Desbassayns dwelling, the history and memory of slavery in Reunion.