The
Peace Library is part of the Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict
Resolution ASPR) and is situated in the former Schlaining Synagogue which was
renovated 1989.
It
is mainly an academic library serving the research needs of the ASPR and its
programs like IPT. It is also the library for the European University Center for
Peace (EPU) and open to the interested public. Additionally
it’s also a public library with a special collection of childrens books.
The
general subject is peace research with a specific focus on conflict resolution,
conflict studies and peace education. Among the topics covered are: conflict
studies, world policy, international relations, military and security issues,
peacekeeping activities, peace studies, human rights, development policy, peace-
and social movements, philosophy, political psychology, political sociology,
women studies, Austrian history and politics.
The
library holdings currently consist of some 25 000 books mainly in the languages
German and English. The library also subscribes to or receive on exchange 280
journals, newspapers and current report series. It also has an extensive
“grey-area materials” collection and some videos, DVDs and CD-ROMs.
The
library catalogue of books, “grey-area” materials, journals and
articles can be searched in a computerized database, also accessible through the
Internet
Head
of the Library:
Lisa
Fandl
+43(0)3355 2498 516
l.fandl{at}aspr.ac.at
Librarian:
Elisabeth Tritremmel
+43(0)3355 2498 512
libr{at}aspr.ac.at
Library
catalogues:
Österreichischer Bibliothekenverbund (http://meteor.bibvb.ac.at/F?func=file&file_name=start&local_base=acc01)
SIPRI Library (http://www.sipri.org/contents/library)
HSFK Library (http://www.hsfk.de/index.php?id=7&L=1)
ÖFSE Bibliothek (http://www.oefse.at/bibliothek.htm)
ETC Library (http://www.etc-graz.at/typo3/index.php?id=742)
The British Library (http://www.bl.uk/)
The Library of Congress (http://catalog.loc.gov/)
Bookshops:
Orkolit (www.orkolit.at)
Amazon (www.amazon.de)