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CERN Document Server

The CERN Document Server (CDS) is the institutional repository that provides acquisition, search and collaborative tools to manage collections of documents produced at CERN. The collections include HEP documents, multimedia documents, bulletins, administrative (directorate, HR, finance) documents, EU project documents (OpenAire, EMi), library and project document types.

The database contains over 800,000 bibliographic records of interest to people working in particle physics and related areas, including 360,000 fulltext documents. It covers preprints, articles, books, journals, photographs, and much more. 

Access

Anyone can search the CERN Document Server; it's an institutional repository with open access for everyone.

Search tips

With basic search, you can filter results after conducting a search. Advanced search allows you to choose more targeted search criteria before conducting a search.

More on browsing CDS: search tips.

Alerts & saving searches

You can create your own (free) account to personalise the interface, to set up your own personal library of documents, or to set up an automatic alert query that'll run periodically and will notify you of search results by e-mail. The account also allows you to

  • view all the searches you've performed during the last 30 days,
  • use 'baskets' to define specific collections of items,
  • and to store interesting records so you can access them later or share them with others.

Tips

Consult the Help Central for more search tips and a full manual on how to browse CDS.

More information

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Last modified Jan. 19, 2024, 1:44 p.m.