Founded in 1963, École Nationale Supérieure des Sciences de l'Information et des Bibliothèques (National School of Library and Information Science) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the small city of Villeurbanne (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes. Officially recognized by the Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation, France (Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of France), École Nationale Supérieure des Sciences de l'Information et des Bibliothèques (ENSSIB) is a coeducational French higher education institution. École Nationale Supérieure des Sciences de l'Information et des Bibliothèques (ENSSIB) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. ENSSIB also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.