LibGuides: German Studies: Home

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This guide is intended to help German Studies students navigate the UIUC Library website/catalog and locate relevant resources from a variety of disciplines. For research assistance, please use the Ask A Librarian chat, email the Literatures and Languages Library, or contact German Studies librarian Marek Sroka (msroka@illinois.edu).

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Organizations & Resource Centers

German Studies Association
Multi- and interdisciplinary association of scholars in German, Austrian, and Swiss history, literature, culture studies, political science, and economics
Goethe Institut
Worldwide culture institute for Germany.
American Association of Teachers of German
Max Kade Foundation, Inc.
German-American academic exchange; offers grants.
Fulbright Kommission
The German-American Fulbright Commission's website; offers exchange programs for U.S. and German citizens at a variety of academic levels.
German Academic Exchange Service
Germany's national agency for international academic exchange; offers great grant programs for students.
American Institute for Contemporary German Studies
A center for policy research and scholarship dedicated to the most important political, economic, and security issues confronting Germany and the United States in the global arena

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German Studies at UIUC Library

The UIUC Library has traditionally been very strong in German studies. The collections and resources for German studies are spread across many departmental libraries. The bulk of the printed books are in the Main Stacks, accessible on the second floor of the Main Library.

Primary libraries:

National Catalogs and Libraries

German National Bibliography (Deutsche Nationalbibliografie)
The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek's catalog includes books, journals, maps, atlases, dissertations, and Habilitationsschrifts in print or electronic format that appeared in Germany since 1913, and translations from German and foreign language Germanica since 1941.
Karlsruhe Virtual Catalog
The KVC allows searching of library books around the world including 14 different German catalogs. The catalog is available in German or English.
Gemeinsamer Verbundkatalog - GVB Union Catalog
This catalog covers the collections of the Common Library Network, which includes the libraries of seven German federal states and the Foundation of Prussian Cultural Heritage.
Österreichische Bibliotheken und Online-Kataloge
Austrian libraries and catalogs by region from TU Wien.
Swissbib
Catalog of Swiss academic libraries, the Swiss National Library, and other institutions.
German National Library
Austrian National Library

Subject Guide

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Subjects: American Literature, British Literature, English, ESL, Film Studies, French, German, Italian, Latin America, Literature & Language, Portuguese, Spanish

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Outside the Classroom
Details on the German coffee hour, film night, German club, and lecture series.