Library
CAS Library
The Library of the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia develops collections of printed and electronic resources in the areas of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Balkan Studies in the modern and contemporary era. The library is an open-stack lending facility primarily designed for use by CAS fellows but also open to the general public upon request. It provides library and reference services based on traditional and electronic information resources.
Collections
The CAS Library collections and services mainly specialise in Humanities and Social Sciences, focusing on Balkan Studies. CAS collections consist of books, monographs, periodicals, reference collections, online academic databases, and special collections (monographs, articles, publications, bibliographical data, and Internet resources) created for individual CAS projects.
- CAS library collection (list of books)
- NALIS Union Catalogue (includes titles from academic libraries in Bulgaria, including such from CAS library)
Services
- Book loans (only CAS fellows)
- Access to the collection of periodicals
- Access to online academic databases (only CAS fellows)
- Bibliographical reference
Access to online databases provided by CAS
Please address the CAS librarian for details on online access.
Subject guides & library catalogues
Humanities and Social Sciences
- H-Net – Humanities and Social Sciences Online
- International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Archive.org
Balkan Studies
East European Studies
European Studies
- European Parliament
- Community Research and Development Information Service
- European Union Studies Association
- Bibliographic Database of European Union Official Documents
History
Sociology
Anthropology
Library catalogs of libraries in Southeastern and Central Europe
Bulgaria
- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Central Library) – library web catalog
- Sofia University – library web catalog
- American University in Bulgaria – library web catalog
Croatia
Hungary