Subject areas:

• Swiss history, history of Basel (including Regio Basiliensis)
• Political history
• Social history
• History of mentality
• Historical anthropology
• Gender history
• Jewish history
• Historical auxiliary sciences: genealogy, numismatics, heraldry
• Church, legal, medical and economic history, only marginally

Periods:

• all eras
• focus (in accordance with literature output) on the history of modern times, especially the 20th century

Regions:

• all regions of the world
• focus: Europe and the USA
• other regions: particularly lexicons and general works
• Switzerland: complete scientific literature where possible
• Regio Basiliensis: where possible complete, including grey literature

Languages:

• in particular literature in Western European languages
• generally original editions, translations in exceptional cases

Type of literature:

• monographs and journals
• lexicons, encylopaedias, bibliographies
• source editions
• congress reports
• exhibition catalogues
• in the university’s network: e-journals, online databases and e-books

Deposit holdings:

• Historisch-Antiquarische Gesellschaft zu Basel: European periodicals
• Stiftung Militärbibliothek Basel-Stadt: militaria

Libraries with additional holding:

• University Business and Economics Library – Swiss Economics Archive: economic history
• Department of History
• Department of Ancient History
• Basel Historical Museum
• Staatsarchiv: Public Records Office Basel-Stadt
• Staatsarchiv: Public Records Office Canton Basel-Landschaft