Historisches Seminar Library
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Contact information
Karl-Joachim Neuer
Telephone: 06221-54-2299
Email: karl-joachim.neuer@zegk.uni-heidelberg.de
Library supervision
Telephone: 06221-54-2280
Postal address:
Zentrum für europäische Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften (ZEGK)
Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg
Bibliothek
Grabengasse 3-5
69117 Heidelberg
Germany
Opening hours
During the lecture period:
Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM (Wednesday until 10:00 PM)
Saturday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
During the semester break:
Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Library plan
Library profile
The library of the Department of History at Heidelberg University is part of the Departmental Library of History and Cultural Studies. It is a reference library with lending possibilities (overnight or week-end loans) for students of the department. It mainly contains works on European medieval and modern history and currently comprises around 88,000 volumes (including journals) and 114 ‘current’ journal titles (as of September 2023). The library's holdings are fully recorded in the Heidelberg University Library's online catalogue HEIDI and in the national online catalogue of the Southwest German Library Network (SWB).
The library of the Institute for Franconian and Palatinate History (approx. 21,000 volumes, 54 current journals) and the Schurman Library for American History (approx. 10,000 volumes, 1 current journal) are located in the same building as the library of the Department of History. The holdings of these libraries are also fully recorded in the Heidelberg University Library's online catalogue HEIDI and in the national online catalogue of the Southwest German Library Network (SWB).