http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/institutions/be-002148
research services: Publications from the KADOC library collection cannot be obtained online through [LIMO](https://kuleuven.limo.libis.be/). By the end of 2019, you could already find more than 2,000,000 digital objects (archive documents, magazine pages, photos...) via the catalogues. But you may just wish to browse through what is available digitally. [Here](https://kadoc.kuleuven.be/2_erfgoed/21_onserfgoed/digi_overzicht) is an overview of some of the collections.
has or had agent name: KADOC
has or had agent name: Documentation and Research Centre for Religion Culture and Society
type: Institution
history: KADOC is the Interfaculty Documentation and Research Centre on Religion, Culture and Society at KU Leuven. Established in 1976, KADOC is not only one of the leading cultural heritage institutions in Belgium, but also an international centre for the study of the interaction between religion, culture and society in the 19th and 20th centuries. The start of KADOC was extremely modest. The ten professors who regularly met from December 1974 in a side room of the refectory of the H. Geestcollege, could rely on little more than on their own enthusiasm, perseverance, occasional pats on the back, and in the best case the promise of"mora" support. Material and financial assistance was only promised at a later stage and only bit by bit. To achieve this, decisive arguments had to be put forward. Fortunately there were strong arguments for the establishment of KADOC.In the Netherlands, the Catholic Documentation Center (KDC) of Nijmegen University - a center founded in 1971 - demonstrated the stimulating influence that a well-developed documentation center could exert on scientific research on the historical and current development of the Catholic community. The need for the establishment of an analogue center in Belgium proved all the more acute because the 'documentary patrimony' of the Catholic 'midfield' in the country was threatened by the shifts in Catholic organization after Vatican II. Concern for the safeguard of the documentary heritage of the Catholic community and concern for the development of high-quality research in an important field of the human sciences met and led to a collaboration between the academic world, the Catholic organization and the ecclesiastical authorities. The implementation of the project required thorough consultation (and therefore time). A steering committee, consisting of professors from four faculties within the humanities, was able to secure the support of the Flemish bishops and the most important Catholic organisations for the initiati…
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finding aids: KADOC's collections can be searched via: - [LIMO](https://limo.libis.be/primo-explore/search?vid=KADOC&lang=en_US&fromRedirectFilter=true) - [LIAS](http://www.lias.be/zoeken-in-lias/) - [ODIS](https://www.odis.be/hercules/_en_home.php) - [Archiefbank Vlaanderen](https://www.archiefbank.be/)
sources: Pierre-Alain Tallier (dir.), Gertjan Desmet & Pascale Falek-Alhadeff, *Sources pour l'histoire des populations juives et du judaïsme en Belgique/Bronnen voor de geschiedenis van de Joden en het Jodendom in België, 19de-21ste eeuw*, Brussel, ARA-AGR/Avant-Propos, 2016, 1,328 p.
reproduction services: KADOC is an archival institution. The proper preservation of documents is therefore one of its main concerns. Damage is to be avoided at all costs. Hence, reproduction of archival records is only permitted to a limited extent. In general, the same restrictive modalities apply to reproduction as to consultation. For every request for reproduction you must appeal for the approval from the reading room attendant, who has the right to refuse reproduction due to the (precarious) condition of the documentation. For preservation reasons, photocopies are not allowed. Instead, KADOC offers a scanning on demand service (for a fee). Readers can order digital copies of records and documents, while in the reading room or through e-mail. These orders will be emailed through Belnet Filesender. Payment is done in cash at the reading room desk or through invoice. You can also take photos yourself with a personal digital camera, tablet or smartphone. The use of flash and scanners, however, is not permitted in the reading room. Records and audiovisual documentation may only be reproduced after written permission from the depositor or donor. Please fill in this [request form](https://kadoc.kuleuven.be/english/3_research/32_yourresearch/readingroom/form_request). Copyright law with regard to the reproduction of audiovisual documentation must be observed at any time. KADOC is not liable for violations of the relevant legislation. [Read more about ordering reproductions online, conditions for the use of reproductions and fees](https://kadoc.kuleuven.be/english/3_research/32_yourresearch/readingroom/order-reproductions-online)
general description: The KADOC preserves and discloses an impressive collection of archives, data, and heritage dating back to the second half of the 18th century that has emerged from the interplay between religion, culture and society in a Belgian, European and global context. In 2016, KADOC heritage collections contained 32 kilometres of archival units, 322,000 books, and 1,000 periodicals. These KADOC collections have an important European and even global dimension: they document interactions between Europe and the Americas, Asia and Africa that were intermediated by missionaries, political movements, churches, NGOs and migrants, and have shaped the world we live in. Political and social developments such as the development of civil society, the welfare state, democratization, European integration, and secularization are documented in the collections of political movements and politicians with a European/international profile, trade unions, NGOs, and religious congregations. KADOC stimulates international research in its collections by organizing international conferences, by launching networks with European universities and partner-institutions, by publishing innovative studies, and by hosting junior and senior researchers from across the world.
sources: [Documentatie- en Onderzoekscentrum voor Religie, Cultuur en Samenleving](http://kadoc.kuleuven.be/) website last consulted on 02/06/2022.
accessibility: All public spaces on the ground floor are wheelchair accessible.
opening hours: KADOC is open on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. KADOC's **reading room** is open from Monday to Thursday. Consultation on Friday is possible if an appointment is made one week in advance with the person in charge of the reading room Patricia Quaghebeur (patricia.quaghebeur@kuleuven.be). No new items are collected from the depot on Friday.
conditions of access: Items from the collections can only be consulted in the original reading room (Vlamingenstraat 39 in Leuven). Visitors can consult publications from the library collection without an appointment. Records, however, must be requested in advance and consultation is only possible with the prior consent of the depositor/owner. A consultation request form can be found [here](https://kadoc.kuleuven.be/3_onderzoek/32_uwonderzoek/leeszaal/form_verzoek). When filling out the form, researchers should carefully describe their research and clearly note the specific numbers of the files / boxes from the placement list / inventory they wish to consult. This can determine the admission granted by the depositor / owner of the archive. Researchers will be notified by e-mail when authorisation is granted and the files are available for consultation in the reading room. As archival documents are collected in advance from an external storage depot, it takes one to two weeks on average before researchers can consult documents in the reading room. Archive documents can also be reserved for a longer period upon simple request. Archival documents can also be consulted online upon explicit request and with payment (€ 1.00 per image). For this, contact the reading room (patricia.quaghebeur@kuleuven.be) In order to consult items from audiovisual collection (photos, albums, posters, flags, audio tapes, films, etc.) an appointment with the reading room (patricia.quaghebeur@kuleuven.be) must be made in advance. The consultation of collections in the reading room is free of charge. Digital copies of heritage pieces and digital heritage can be consulted online via [Lias](http://abs.lias.be/Query/suchinfo.aspx) At your first visit to KADOC you will be asked to complete a registration form. Here you describe your research topic in very concrete terms. This data allows us to help you as well as possible. You must update this information at the start of a new investigation. Once the form has been signe…
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