Comptes Rendus
(Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l’Académie des Sciences)
There are 239 publications listed in the library catalog with Comptes Rendus in the title.
The following is information on the main series that causes headaches for reference
staff – the title roughly translates to the Proceedings of the French Academy of
Sciences.
Title is cited and abbreviated many ways (some incorrectly):
As. Fr. C. R.
C.R.
CR AC SC B
C.R. Hebd.
C.R. Acad. Sci.
C.R. Seances Acad. Sci.Ser.
C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris Ser. A-B
C.R. Sci. Acad. Ser.
The words Hebdomadaires, Séances and Sciences appear and disappear from the title
and in different word orders due to name changes of the organization over time.
Comptes Rendus = proceedings
Hebdomadaire = weekly
Séances = sessions
Citations often include the series number in the volume designation instead of spelling
out the full title of the sub-series (e.g., “t. 289C”).
NOTE:
The Gallica website contains full text articles from Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des
Séances de l’Académie des Sciences published from 1795-1955 at:
http://gallica.bnf.fr/periodiques.htm
Comptes Rendus in the ISU Libraries
(summary)
From vol. 1 (1835) to vol. 261 (1965) the Comptes Rendus were published as a single unit.
This is the item MOST researchers are needing! See next page for similar series that
are often confused when researchers are citing papers.
Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l’Académie des Sciences
Q7 .AC11C
(A Supplement was published for v. 1-2,1856-1861 – Q7 .AC11CS)
(other supplements are bound in with individual series volumes)
In 1966, it divided into series A-D, some of which subdivided in subsequent years:
1966-71
1972-78
Series A, B, and I
(Mathematique)
QC1 .A36 - storage
QC1 .A36 - storage
Series C
(Chimique)
QD1 .A33
QD1 .A33
1979-80
1981-83
1984-01
2002-
QC1
QA1
QA1
QA1
QD1 .A331x
.A361x - storage
.C75x
.C751
C7511
1981-83
1984-93
1994-97
1994-01
1998-99
2000-01
2001-
Series II & IIb
(Mechanique)
Q2 .C65x
Q2 .C651
QC1 .C66x
Series D and III
(Sciences Naturelles)
QH3 .A33 – storage
QH3 .A33 – 1972-1976 in
storage
QH3 .A331x
QH301 .C65x
QH301 .C651
QH301 C6511
Series IIa
(Geoscience)
QE1 .C65x
QC1 .C661
QC120 .C66
QC120 .C661
QE1 .C651
Starting in 2001 (for Series II) and 2002 (for Series I and III), titles have been changed to eliminate
the “series” designation entirely and they are much easier to locate in the library catalog.
Same publisher as other titles, but doesn’t appear to be connected to the other series:
Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences. Série générale. Vie des Sciences.
t. 1-11 (1984-1994)
Q46 .C72
(This title is ALMOST IDENTICAL to, and frequently confused with, Série III, Sciences de la Vie
– notice volume numbers are vastly different in these 2 series.)
Comptes Rendus des Seances de la Societe de Biologie et des ses Filiales.
v. 1, 1849-v. 186 (1992)
QH301 So15c
v. 1-175 (1849-1981) is in the Library Storage Building
v. 176-186 (1982-1992) is in Parks Library
Parks Library cancelled subscription in 1992.
From 1884-1915 this was also referred to as Comptes Rendus hebdomadaires des séances et
mémoires de la Société de biologie.