The CEP library is located within the premises of the BISP library, more exactly on the first floor of the Higher Institute of Philosophy. The library is divided into two sections. The first one, which is accessible to the public, provides researchers and students with an ample collection of specialised works, in particular those written in German, French and English, the three scientific languages. The second section, of restricted access, contains, besides the complete works of Husserl and Heidegger and the entire series of works contained in the Phaenomenologica collection, a reconstitution of a significant part of Husserl's personal library (see "S" below).
The classification of authors in the centre's library is carried out according to the following format: CEP + Year of birth of the author + Letters + 2/3 digits + volume number. Acronyms details :
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A: Bibliographies, biographies, index
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C: Selected works
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E: Correspondence
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F: Selected fragments
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G: Monographs
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H: Blends, tributes, colloquia
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OC: Complete works
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OS: Separate works
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S: Sources of Husserl
The rest of the collection is classified by topic and collection. Acronyms details :
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ANTH: Anthologies
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CONF: Confrontations
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HERM: Hermeneutics
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HIST: History of Philosophy
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INTR: Introduction to Phenomenology
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SHUM: Humanities
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SNAT: Natural Sciences
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THEM: Themes
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ETHI: Ethics
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RELI: Philosophy of Religion
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VARI: Varia
The CEP library and the BISP provide a wide range of phenomenological or phenomenologically orientated journals in several languages, among which: ALTER. Revue de phénoménologie, Phänomenologische Forschungen, Husserl-Studies, Heidegger-Studies, Heidegger-Jahrbuch, Continental Philosophy Review, Phenomenology and Cognitive Sciences, Phenomenology and Philosophical Research, New Yearbook for Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy, Annales de phénoménologie, etc. Current issues of a number of these can be found on display at the entrance to the BISP. The complete collections are available above the floor.