The "blue catalogue" is a selection from the University Library catalogue which only contains the holdings of the AOI libraries ( Anthropology, Indian Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies, Oriental and Islamic Studies, Chinese Studies).

This catalogue is recommended when searching for Korean sources, as it offers significantly better search and display functions for original text.

Link to the AOI Catalogue

The Tübingen University Library Catalogue contains the holdings of the University Library and the departmental and faculty libraries in Tübingen as well as 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. The LCC is a very detailed classification system used by many research institutions and university libraries in the USA. An overview of the LCC can be found on the Library of Congress website.

The structure of an LCC signature will be explained using the following example:

DS916.697 2019/2:1

DS: The first letters of the shelfmark indicate the subject category, in this case "History of Asia".

916: The number before the dot indicates the subcategory, in this case "Korea - History - 20th Century".

.697: The numbers after the dot are "cutters" that further supplement the subcategory. In this case "Independence movement, 1919".

2019: The year indicates the year of publication.

/2: The number after the year is used to order the books, in this case it is the second book with this shelfmark published in 2019.

:1: If a shelfmark is assigned to a series with several books, the volume is indicated in the shelfmark. In the catalogue this appears as ":1", on the book as "Vol.1".

Fiction holdings (novels, short stories, poems, etc.) are organised alphabetically by author.

The structure of a fiction shelfmark will be explained using the following example:

BEL ChSR 1 2020/1 EN

BEL: All fiction shelfmarks begin with the abbreviation BEL so that they are not confused with the LCC shelfmarks.

ChSR 1: The letters are a name abbreviation derived from the initials of the author (transcribed according to McCune-Reischaur). Since many Korean names have the same initials, they are followed by a number. In this case, the author is 정세랑 -> Chŏng Se-rang -> ChSR, and she is the first author with this abbreviation.

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

/1: The number after the year is used to arrange the books, in this case it is the first book with this shelfmark published in 2020.

EN: For translated works, the language code of the translation is given, most commonly EN (English), DE (German) and KO (Korean).

The language books can be divided into three categories: Self-study books, university language books and TOPIK preparation books. All language book shelfmarks begin with the abbreviation SPR so that they are not confused with the LCC shelfmarks.

Self-study books are listed by level (초 - beginner, 중 - intermediate and 고 - advanced).

Language books from Korean universities are listed by university.

TOPIK preparation books are listed by TOPIK level (I or II).

The abbreviations of the universities and other details can be found here.

CrossAsia offers access to Korean literature not covered by the licences of the University of Tübingen, including DBpia, KISS (Koreanstudies Information Service System) and NK스칼러 (NK Scholar).

To access the licensed databases, you must register on the CrossAsia website and then download the appropriate form. This must be printed out and brought to the secretary's office to be stamped. Then, scan the form and send it to CrossAsia by e-mail.

Link to CrossAsia

The database information system of the Tübingen University Library lists all databases that are accessible to members of the university (students and employees). These include JSTOR, ProjectMuse and SAGE Journals.

Note: Licensed texts can only be accessed within the Uni network. To acces the materials outside of the campus, use the university VPN.

Link to DBIS