Cooperation with other Specialised Information Services

Our range of subjects and our service focus regionally and thematically overlap with other Specialised Information Services (FID).

Islam or the Christian Oriental churches, for example, are global phenomena. It goes far beyond our profile to provide all material to study them. Many researchers also focus on interdisciplinary or trans-regional issues. Therefore they should also benefit from the services of related FIDs.

In order to manage user requirements in the best possible way and to avoid gaps in supply, we made arrangements and cooperation agreements with regional and thematic FIDs.

Particularly noteworthy is the Asia Network, in which the Asia-related FIDs coordinate their services and thus support Asian Studies in its entirety.

Here you will find a list of these Specialised Information Services including the most important intersections.

Regional Cooperation

Specialised Information Service Jewish Studies

Frankfurt University Library

Intersections:

  • Middle East Conflict
  • Jewish life in the MENA region
  • Semitic Studies

Specialised Information Service African Studies

Frankfurt University Library

Intersections:

  • Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Horn of Africa

Specialised Information Service Asia

Berlin State Library

Intersections:

  • Islam in East Asia and South East Asia
  • Muslim Turkic peoples in China

Fachinformationsdienst Südasien

Heidelberg University Library

Intersections:

  • Islam in South Asia

Specialised Information Service Russian, East and Southeast European Studies

Bavarian State Library

Intersections:

  • Islam in the Balkans
  • Caucasian studies (North Caucasian peoples and languages)
  • Islam in Russia (Muslim Turkic peoples of the Russian Federation)
  • Central Asia

Specialised Information Service Central Asia

Göttingen State and University Library

Intersections:

  • Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)

Thematic Cooperationen

Specialised Information Service Classics

Bavarian State Library

Intersections:

  • Ancient Iranian Studies
  • Ancient Oriental Studies (excavation reports, archaeological publications from the MENA region)

Specialised Information Service History

Bavarian State Library

Intersections:

  • History of the Middle East and North Africa
  • History of Religion

Specialised Information Service Religious Studies

University Library of Tübingen

Intersections:

  • Islamic Studies
  • Islamic Theology
  • Oriental Christianity

Specialised Information Service Philosophy

University and City Library of Cologne

Intersections:

  • Islamic philosophy
  • Philosophy in the Middle East