Branch Library
Middle East / Ethnology (Ha 1)
The branch library Middle East / Ethnology offers extensive holdings from the MENA region and also takes care of the library belonging to the German Oriental Society.
Introductions for first-semester students
Introductions for first-semester students take place within the framework of the degree programmes Arabic Studies/Islamic Studies and Ethnology as part of propaedeutics. The dates and form of training are announced in the courses.
Note: The ULB additionally offers a wide range of online tutorials → on various topics, which are accessible at any time.
The branch library Middle East / Ethnology is comprised of monographs, journals and other media relating to:
- Arabic and Islamic Studies
- Christian East and Byzantium
- Ethnology
In addition, the ULB maintains the DFG-funded Specialised Information Service Middle East, North Africa and Islamic Studies (FID), which is located in the branch library Middle East / Ethnology and continuously acquires new publications relevant for research from the so-called MENA region (Middle East / North Africa).
Furthermore, the ULB takes care of the library of the German Oriental Society (DMG) incorporated in the branch library, which contains considerable historical holdings, including scholars’ estates on various areas of Oriental studies (especially Arabic studies, Semitic studies, Islamic studies and Indology).
Overview
News
Subjects / Focus
Click on the links above for more in-depth information.
Contact
Branch Library Middle East / Ethnology (Ha 1)
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Mühlweg 15
06114 Halle (Saale)
- (0345) 55 22 166
- (0345) 55 27 320
- ha1@bibliothek.uni-halle.de
Postal Address:
Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Zweigbibliothek Vorderer Orient / Ethnologie (Ha 1)
06098 Halle (Saale)
GERMANY
Opening Hours
Opening Hours of the Branch Library (Ha 1)
Lesesaalbenutzung:
- Mon - Fri 08:00 - 18:00
- Sat - Sun closed
Stacks Holdings (Ha 1)
Retrieval Mon – Fri from the closed stacks of the branch library Ha 1.
- Order Provision
- until 08:00 from 11:00 onwards
- after 08:00the next working day
Subject Specialists
Head Librarian of the Branch Library; Subject Specialist for Oriental Archaeology, Ethnology, Indology, Islamic Studies, Caucasian Studies, General Oriental Studies, South Asian Studies, Turkology, Folklore and Ethnology
Subject Specialist for Arabic Studies, Jewish Studies, Semitic Studies
Responsible for the Library of the German Oriental Society
Iranian Studies
Iranian Studies
Employees
Library Appointee
Prof. Dr. Ralf Elger (Arabic Studies/ Islamic Studies)
Prof. Dr. Cornelia Horn (Oriental Christianity)
Thomas Götzelmann (Ethnology)
Accessibility
Barrier-free...
Events
Workplaces
Equipment
- available
- available
- if interested, please contact the staff in room 1.05
Valuer/ Payment Machine
The payment machine is located in the foyer on the ground floor.
You can use the following cards for the revaluer: EC card or giro card
Subject-Specific Resources
- Menalib – Website of the FID Middle East, North Africa and Islamic Studies
- Classification Chart of the FID Middle East
- Library of the DMG
- Oriental Institute
- Department of Ethnology
