Library
CAS Library
The Library of the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia is developing collections of printed and electronic resources in the area of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Balkan Studies in the modern and contemporary era. It aims to serve as a Balkan information center about major scientific forums in these fields which take place in Bulgaria, the region of Southeast Europe, and Western Europe. The library is an open-stack, lending facility, primarily designed for use by CAS fellows, but it is 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 are mainly specialized in the sphere of the Humanities and Social Sciences with focus on the Balkan Studies area. CAS collections consist of: books and monographs; periodicals; reference collections; online academic databases; the offline database “The Balkan Bibliography 1985-2001″; special collections (monographs, articles, periodicals, bibliographical data, Internet resources) that were created for the purposes of individual CAS projects.
- List of the books available at the CAS Library
- NALIS Union Catalogue (CAS library catalogue is included in NALIS)
Services
The CAS library serves and supports the fellows and external academic researchers in a traditional and electronic way via:
- Book loans (only CAS fellows)
- Access to the collection of periodicals
- Access to online academic databases (only CAS fellows)
- Bibliographical reference
Library Hours
Monday 14:00 – 18:00
Tuesday 10:00 – 14:00
Wednesday 10:00 – 14:00
Thursday 10:00 – 14:00
Friday 10:00 – 14:00
Rules of use
Books are borrowed only by CAS fellows:
- during the working hours of the Library
- for a period of 7 days
Access to online databases provided by CAS
Please address the CAS librarian for details on online access
Subject guides & library catalogs
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
Croatia
Hungary