History collection

What is covered

• History and historiography of Europe and of the Mediterranean (15th - 21st centuries), history of Europe in the world, global history, intellectual history, cultural history, the history of science and the history of gender and sexuality.
• Main national, European and worldwide academic journals (and eJournals) in the field of history of European countries and Europe
• Language dictionaries and encyclopedias
• Annual history bibliographies and subject bibliographies
• European national newspapers, 1945-
• History statistics and census
• European and US diplomatic documents
• Journal databases and bibliographies if available in electronic format
• Main national histories
• Historiography monographs in their original language if dealing with the department profile, research projects and interests

Acquisition policy

The acquisition policy for History & Civilisation is shaped by the following criteria:

• Current and planned research projects in the Department. Suggestions are submitted by all members of the Department and processed by the History Information Specialist (via the Book purchase request form)
• Individual research needs of academic staff, fellows and researchers. Suggestions are discussed directly with the History Information Specialist who orders the material if accepted. Other ways to access a document are sometimes offered as an alternative to acquisition. 
• European history as a whole and the history of single European nations from the Renaissance to the present. 
• Material is normally acquired in the original language of publication, except whenever the original is out of print or when a translation is needed for teaching purposes.

Special collections

The Library's special collections are described in a dedicated webpage. They comprise:

• Diplomatic Documents

• EUI Published PhD theses

• European Documentation Centre

• Gift Collections

• Goldsmiths' Kress Library of Economic Literature

• Law Reports

• Microforms

• United Nations Documents