CATS Library, Heidelberg University

25/04/2026

Upgrade for CATS Library: we got new relax areas and 18 new reading spaces to accomodate all of you (if this is possible anyway...)!
Ah, yes, and we equipped all reading spaces with power bars!

23/03/2026

A very warm welcome to the library of Islamwissenschaft (Middle Eastern Studies) to CATS Library 😽 Eid Mubarak everyone!

17/03/2026

12/03/2026

Still guessing what's up in the reading room of CATS Library? You'll hear more soon!

11/03/2026

Introducing the two new heads of CATS Library's South Asia Section

21/02/2026

Rare duplicate opportunity: CATS Library offers vols 56 to 85 of the Xinwenfeng edition of the 大正新修大藏經 for 20 €. If interested please leave a comment -- first come first serve!

23/01/2026

08/01/2026

👀Check out "FID4SA images" - The digital image collections on South Asia!🤩

➡️Slide 1:
-Collections of historical & contemporary objects, artworks & photographs🛕
-Curated for academic use
-World wide Open Access

➡️Slide 2:
-Didital reproductions as research data
-Searchable & citable 🐘
-For research & teaching

➡️Slide 3:
-Video Tutorial - easy introduction!💻
-search & download explained!

➡️Slide 4:
👀 Explore "FID4SA images"
‼️Check our website ➡️ 📧 https://www.fid4sa.de/home

26/11/2025

Retired picture restorer Hai-Yan Hua-Stöfer is looking for a new home for her wonderful library -- and found it at CATS Library! A selection of some 300 books are moving now into our collection, topics covering many aspects of East Asian art history such as textiles, painting, handycraft, picture restoration, seal carving and many more.