Profession: Librarian

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  • BiblioSésame
  • Carel
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• Bpi Founding Decree

Carel - Electronic Resources

CAREL is the Consortium pour l'Acquisition des Ressources Electroniques en Ligne ('Consortium for the Purchasing of On-line Electronic Resources'). 

Its aim is to facilitate the introduction of electronic resources in public reading libraries.

Organisation and objectives

• CAREL catalogues the electronic resources published in French and available on subscription,
• CAREL encourages publishers to make special offers to public libraries,
• CAREL presents the commercial and pricing policies of publishers,
• CAREL collaborates with a network of contributors,
• CAREL distributes information about price negotiations.

At present, around forty fee-paying databases have been selected for which prices and licenses have been negotiated. 
CAREL is managed by the Co-operation and National Action Mission and various specialists for the Bpi collections (books, music, films, press, databases, ...).

For further information, you can contact the Co-operation and International Relations Department by e-mail at: