The Luxembourg Centre for European Law (LCEL) Library has joined the bibnet.lu network of Luxembourgish libraries and has its collections integrated in a-z.lu, the shared catalogue. This makes one of Luxembourg’s largest law specialised collections searchable for researchers, students and legal professionals to discover and use.
A specialised legal collection, now searchable through a-z.lu
More than 75,000 books and journals from the LCEL Library are now available through a-z.lu. The integration, guided by the National Library of Luxembourg (BnL), gives a specialised legal collection, built over more than a decade, wider visibility.
Users can now find resources in the same national discovery environment as the collections of the BnL, the Luxembourg Learning Centre (LLC) and 91 other libraries across the country. A dedicated library filter keeps the LCEL Library collection clearly identifiable within the shared catalogue.
An open university for an open society. Making legal research resources discoverable nationwide
Joining a-z.lu gives the collection national and international visibility while preserving its specialised identity. Making library collections easier to discover reflects the University’s role as an open university for an open society. Luxembourg’s shared national catalogue supports this commitment by connecting the LCEL Library’s collection with researchers, students, legal professionals and other interested users across the country.
A collection built for legal research
Established in 2012 as the library of the Max Planck Institute for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law the collection was developed specifically to support advanced legal research and is the result of a close and ongoing collaboration between researchers and librarians. Researchers identified the publications most relevant to their work, while librarians assessed, selected, acquired and organised them for long-term use. This continuing partnership shaped the collection’s depth and research value.
The LCEL Library now holds more than 75,000 books and journals in 35 languages. European Union law forms its core focus. The records also cover international law, procedural law, arbitration and dispute resolution, human rights, environmental law, financial and banking law, competition law, data protection and judicial cooperation. The collection also brings together legal materials from European and selected non-European jurisdictions, making it particularly valuable for comparative and transnational research.
The collection has also been enriched by important academic donations, including the personal libraries of Giuseppe Tarzia and Adriano De Cupis, as well as donations from Catherine Kessedjian, Jacques Van Compernolle and Roger Errera. These collections preserve distinctive scholarly perspectives and historically significant legal publications for future research.
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