The AOI catalog is a selection from the University Library’s catalog that includes only the holdings of the AOI libraries (Anthropology, Indian Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies, Oriental and Islamic Studies, and Chinese Studies).

This catalog is recommended when searching for Korean-language materials, as it provides significantly better search and display functions for original scripts.

Link to the AOI Catalog

The Tübingen University Library Catalog includes the holdings of the University Library as well as those of the departmental and faculty libraries in Tübingen. It also provides links to online resources.

Link to the Katalog plus

The holdings of the Korean Studies Library are shelved according to the Library of Congress Classification (LCC). The LCC is a highly detailed classification system used by many research institutions and university libraries in the United States. An overview of the system can be found on the Library of Congress website.

The structure of an LCC call number can be illustrated with the following example:

DS916.697 2019/2:1

DS: The first letters indicate the main subject area, in this case History of Asia.

916: The number before the decimal point specifies the subcategory, here Korea - History - 20th century.

.697: The numbers after the decimal point are Cutter numbers, which further refine the subject; in this case Independence movement, 1919.

2019: The year of publication.

/2: The number following the year is used to distinguish multiple items with the same call number published in the same year; here, the second book.

:1: When a call number belongs to a multi-volume series, the volume number appears after a colon. In the catalog this appears as “:1”, and on the book spine as “Vol. 1”.

Fiction materials (novels, short stories, poems, etc.) are arranged alphabetically by author.

The structure of a fiction shelfmark can be illustrated with the following example:

BEL ChSR 1 2020/1 EN

BEL: All fiction shelfmarks begin with the prefix BEL to distinguish them from LCC call numbers.

ChSR 1: The letters represent an author abbreviation derived from the initials of the author’s name, transcribed according to the McCune–Reischauer system. Because many Korean names share identical initials, the abbreviation is followed by a number.
Example: 정세랑 → Chŏng Se-rang → ChSR, and she is the first author with this abbreviation.

2020: The year of publication. For translated works, the year of the original publication is used.

/1: The number following the year is used to distinguish multiple works with the same shelfmark published in the same year; here, the first book.

EN: For translated works, a language code indicates the language of the translation, most commonly EN (English), DE (German), or KO (Korean).

Language books are divided into three categories: self-study books, university language books, and TOPIK preparation books. All language book shelfmarks begin with the prefix SPR to distinguish them from LCC call numbers.

• Self-study books are organized by level: 초 (beginner), 중 (intermediate), and 고 (advanced).
• University language books are arranged by the name of the university.
• TOPIK preparation books are arranged by TOPIK level (I or II).

Abbreviations for universities and other details can be found here.

CrossAsia provides access to Korean resources not covered by the University of Tübingen’s licenses, including DBpia, KISS (Korean Studies Information Service System), and NK스칼러 (NK Scholar).

To access licensed databases via CrossAsia, register on the CrossAsia website, download the required form, print it and have it stamped by the department secretary, then scan and email it to CrossAsia.

Link to CrossAsia

The University Library’s Database Information System (DBIS) lists all databases available to University members (students, faculty, and staff), including JSTOR, Project MUSE, and SAGE Journals.

Note: Licensed content is accessible only on the University network. To access materials off campus, use the University VPN.

Link to DBIS