Web Extensions and Softwares

Lean Library

Download: https://download.leanlibrary.com/sciences-po

Do you use digital resources but don't always know if Sciences Po can give you unrestricted access? LeanLibrary is the browser extension for you!

Watch our tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmXv3QyjOWk

Lean Library pops up when you are viewing a resource that Sciences Po owns or is offering as a test; if not, it will search for an open access version via Unpaywall or offer you other alternatives.

In some cases, a pop-up will appear automatically; most of the time, you will have to click on the icon   to read the relevant information or access the PDF directly.

Whether you are on or off campus, LeanLibrary allows you to:

• access the library's digital resources quickly, without going through our website
• find an open access version via Unpaywall, if Sciences Po does not subscribe to the paid version
• be alerted in the event of a breakdown, test or specific access arrangements
• make an interlibrary loan request if necessary
• generate a bibliographic citation of the document, in the style of your choice

This browser extension is easily installed by following this link: https://download.leanlibrary.com/sciences-po.

Choose SciencesPo and validate. That's it!

Once installed, the extension will also appear when you search on Google Scholar, in order to receive email alerts on the tables of contents of the journals of your choice, thanks to the Subscribe to TOC button:

Finally, at any time, you can use the extension to highlight text on any web page (image 1) and re-run your search terms through a list of pre-defined sources, including the library catalogue (image 2).

(1) Highlight text on any web page

(2) Re-run your search terms through the Library Catalogue

Via Google Scholar

https://scholar.google.fr/

Google Scholar (GS) is a Google-based search engine that points to academic repositories of peer-reviewed articles, grey literature and books; but also other free sites and academic social networks.

Bounce to our subscriptions

In order to take advantage of the library's subscriptions even when using Google Scholar outside the Sciences Po campus, go to Settings > Library links in authenticated mode.

Find Sciences Po, and tick the two boxes corresponding to our institution, then save.

You can also add other libraries if you have several supervisory bodies (CNRS, etc); or other sources, such as the SUDOC catalogue or the ISTEX corpus.

In this way, where appropriate, a link to our resources will appear in front of the documents in your results list, allowing you to bounce to the content.

Bibliographic export

To correctly retrieve bibliographic references from the GS results page, go to Settings > Search Results > Bibliography Manager.

Enable the display of links and choose your preferred software, for example EndNote.

Thus, the Import into Endnote button will appear in front of each document in your result list.

If you are using Zotero, no settings are needed! Google Scholar is compatible without any settings.

Google Scholar Button

Download: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bouton-google-scholar/ldipcbpaocekfooobnbcddclnhejkcpn?hl=fr&pli=1

This free extension to Google Scholar will allow you to find open access or free access (without a specific search scope), and to obtain citation information, without going through the native interface.

OA Helper

Download: https://www.oahelper.org/

You use digital resources but you don't always know if Sciences Po can give you unrestricted access? OAHelper is also a browser extension for you!

OAHelper pops up as soon as you consult a resource that Sciences Po owns; and, if not, will search for an open access version via Unpaywall & Core, or will propose other alternatives.

In some cases, a pop-up will appear automatically; in most cases, you will have to click on the icon to read the relevant information or access the PDF directly.

Whether you are on or off campus, OAHelper allows you to :

• access the library's resources without going through our website
• find an open access version via Unpaywall or Core, if Sciences Po does not subscribe to the paid version
• make an interlibrary loan request if necessary
• obtain information on the number of citations via OpenCitations

After installation, choose Sciences Po and validate. That's it!

Click&Read

Download: https://clickandread.inist.fr/

This very recent extension has been developed by the Inist.

Video presentation (February 2024, in French)

All the French academic public can install it free of charge to access quickly and easily :

• to Sciences Po library resources [remote access reserved for members of the community]
• to Istex & Panist resources
• to open access alternatives via Unpaywall
• to BibCNRS resources [CNRS members only].

After installation, declare your institution(s) of affiliation and choose the order of the queried sources (in French only).

During your documentary research on the web, a simple click on the icon  will take you directly to the required PDF.

Zotero

https://www.zotero.org/

Zotero is a free, open source bibliographic management software designed and maintained by academics.

Zotero allows you to collect, organise, annotate and cite your bibliographic references in an easy and intuitive way.

The Sciences Po Library strongly recommends the use of this tool during your studies and for all your research projects.  Unlimited storage space is available via your institutional e-mail address.

More information here: https://sciencespo.libguides.com/zotero

We offer group or individual support during the academic year: 

• by e-mail: zotero.bib@sciencespo.fr
• without any appointment, at the front desk of the Research library, on Thursday afternoons (Saint-Thomas campus)
• in training, on site or via Zoom: see the planning des formations

ZoteroBib

https://zbib.org/

ZoteroBib is a lighter version of Zotero, particularly suited to undergraduate students.

It is an online application that helps you create a bibliography instantly from any computer or device, without creating an account or installing software, in the bibliographic style of your choice.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the library team by e-mail: zotero.bib@sciencespo.fr

Endnote

http://endnote.com/

Endnote is a paid bibliographic management software.

This tool allows you to collect, organise and cite your bibliographic references.

Endnote is accessible to members of the Sciences Po community on the public workstations of the research library, and in certain research centres.

To make the best use of Endnote, set up the software to connect to library subscriptions:

• go to Edit > Preferences > Find Full Text;
• check the OpenURL box.

Khartis

https://www.sciencespo.fr/cartographie/khartis/

Khartis is free, open source software developed by the Sciences Po Cartography Workshop. It enables users to create a thematic map in just a few steps.

Online help: Tutorials and documentation in French

Graticule

https://www.sciencespo.fr/cartographie/graticule/

Graticule, a free application developed by the Sciences Po Atelier de Cartographie, lets you create your own background map in 5 steps, during which you can fine-tune your projection, framing, centring, colours and the display of useful information (rivers, towns, relief, etc.).

Online help: FAQ in French

Gephi 

https://gephi.org/

Gephi is free software for network analysis and visualisation.

Technical requirements: Java version 11 (Mac, PC, Linux)

Online help: 

• Wiki Gephi  in French 
• Mapping your information with Gephi" tutorial, in French (2018)
• Learn how to use Gephi

Iramuteq

https://sourceforge.net/projects/iramuteq/

Iramuteq is a free software package created by LERASS (Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherches Appliquées en Sciences Sociales). 

It can be used to carry out statistical analyses of text corpora and individual/character tables. It is based on R (www.r-project.org) and the Python language.

Online help : Wiki (in French)

R

https://www.r-project.org/

R is a programming language and free software for statistics and data science supported by the R Foundation for Statistical Computing.

Online help

• UtilitR, collaborative documentation on R (in French) 
• Edutech tutorials (in French) 
• Framabook handbook (in French) 
• R-zine 

Sonal 

http://www.sonal-info.com/#t2

Sonal is free qualitative research software. It allows you to collect, organise, transcribe and analyse audio/video files.

Online help: Sonal Blog

Spad 

Spad is a pay software package for data analysis and exploration (data mining, text mining) created by Coheris.

Sciences Po has dedicated IT licences.

The software, version 9, is currently installed on workstations located: 

• Research Library, Saint-Thomas campus 
• 28 rue des Saints-Pères, room H005 
• rooms D500, J306, J307

Spss

SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences)  is a pay-per-use statistical analysis software package created by SPSS.

Sciences Po has dedicated IT licences.

Version 25 of the software is currently installed on workstations at the Research Library, Saint-Thomas campus.

Tropy

https://tropy.org/

Free, open-source software for organising and describing archive photographs.

Online help: User guide 

Latex

LaTeX is a document composition language and system created by Leslie Lamport. Particular care has been taken to develop commands that make it very easy to write impeccable mathematical formulae.

The software is currently installed on reading room workstations in all libraries on all campuses.

Online help

• Everything about LaTeX (Framabook, in French) 
• OpenClassRooms (in French)
• LaTeX applied to the humanities (in French) 

Stylo

https://stylo.huma-num.fr/

Stylo is an online application hosted by Huma-Num (accessible to academics only): it is a text editor specifically developed for scientific writing and publishing in the social sciences and humanities. 

Online help: Online documentation (in French)