diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ab325b8..52bef36 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ cmake_policy(VERSION 3.6)
 
 PROJECT(SCIQLOP)
 
+
+#
+# build the CatalogueAPI dependencu
+#
+INCLUDE("extern/CatalogueAPI.cmake")
+
 #
 # build the project
 #
-INCLUDE("cmake/sciqlop.cmake")
\ No newline at end of file
+INCLUDE("cmake/sciqlop.cmake")
diff --git a/cmake/find_libs.cmake b/cmake/find_libs.cmake
index c87e8f4..f797685 100644
--- a/cmake/find_libs.cmake
+++ b/cmake/find_libs.cmake
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ FIND_PACKAGE(Qt5Test REQUIRED)
 FIND_PACKAGE(Qt5Gui REQUIRED)
 
 #
-# CatalogueAPI
-#
-LIST( APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
-FIND_PACKAGE(CatalogueAPI)
-
-
-#
 # doxygen tools
 #
 FIND_PACKAGE(Doxygen)
diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 34265ba..0ce7cb4 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 ## core - CMakeLists.txt
 STRING(TOLOWER ${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} LIBRARY_PREFFIX)
 SET(SQPCORE_LIBRARY_NAME "${LIBRARY_PREFFIX}_core${DEBUG_SUFFIX}")
@@ -46,17 +45,16 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${SQPCORE_LIBRARY_NAME})
 qt5_use_modules(${SQPCORE_LIBRARY_NAME} Core Network)
 
 # Find CATALOGUE_API
-if(CATALOGUEAPI_FOUND)
-    include_directories("${CATALOGUEAPI_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${SQPCORE_LIBRARY_NAME} ${CATALOGUEAPI_LIBRARIES})
-endif()
-
+include_directories("${CATALOGUEAPI_INCLUDE}")
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${SQPCORE_LIBRARY_NAME} ${CATALOGUEAPI_LIBRARIES})
 INSTALL(TARGETS ${SQPCORE_LIBRARY_NAME}
   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${INSTALL_BINARY_DIR}
   LIBRARY DESTINATION ${INSTALL_LIBRARY_DIR}
   ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${INSTALL_LIBRARY_DIR}
 )
 
+add_dependencies(${SQPCORE_LIBRARY_NAME} CatalogueAPI)
+
 # From cmake documentation: http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.0/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.html
 # Entries in the COMPILE_DEFINITIONS are prefixed with -D or /D and added to the compile line in an unspecified order.
 # The DEFINE_SYMBOL target property is also added as a compile definition as a special convenience case for SHARED and MODULE library targets
@@ -70,14 +68,14 @@ ENDIF()
 # dependent shared libraries
 SCIQLOP_SET_TO_PARENT_SCOPE(SQPCORE_LIBRARY_NAME)
 
-# Copy extern shared libraries to the lib folder
-LIST (APPEND ${EXTERN_SHARED_LIBRARIES} ${CATALOGUEAPI_LIBRARIES})
+## Copy extern shared libraries to the lib folder
+#LIST (APPEND ${EXTERN_SHARED_LIBRARIES} ${CATALOGUEAPI_LIBRARIES})
 
-SCIQLOP_COPY_TO_TARGET(LIBRARY ${SQPCORE_LIBRARY_NAME} ${CATALOGUEAPI_LIBRARIES})
-if(APPLE)
-SCIQLOP_COPY_TO_TARGET(RUNTIME ${SQPCORE_LIBRARY_NAME} ${CATALOGUEAPI_LIBRARIES})
-endif()
-SCIQLOP_COPY_TO_TARGET(LIBRARY ${SQPCORE_LIBRARY_NAME} ${EXTERN_SHARED_LIBRARIES})
+#SCIQLOP_COPY_TO_TARGET(LIBRARY ${SQPCORE_LIBRARY_NAME} ${CATALOGUEAPI_LIBRARIES})
+#if(APPLE)
+#SCIQLOP_COPY_TO_TARGET(RUNTIME ${SQPCORE_LIBRARY_NAME} ${CATALOGUEAPI_LIBRARIES})
+#endif()
+#SCIQLOP_COPY_TO_TARGET(LIBRARY ${SQPCORE_LIBRARY_NAME} ${EXTERN_SHARED_LIBRARIES})
 
 # Add the files to the list of files to be analyzed
 LIST(APPEND CHECKSTYLE_INPUT_FILES ${MODULE_SOURCES})
@@ -94,6 +92,7 @@ IF(BUILD_TESTS)
 	FILE (GLOB_RECURSE TESTS_SOURCES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Test*.cpp)
 	FILE (GLOB_RECURSE TESTS_HEADERS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Test*.h)
         SET( TEST_LIBRARIES ${SQPCORE_LIBRARY_NAME})
+        list(APPEND TEST_LIBRARIES ${CATALOGUEAPI_LIBRARIES})
 
         SET(TARGETS_COV)
 	FOREACH( testFile ${TESTS_SOURCES} )
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ IF(BUILD_TESTS)
                 ADD_EXECUTABLE(${testName} ${testFile} ${currentTestSources})
                 set_property(TARGET ${testName} PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 14)
                 set_property(TARGET ${testName} PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-                TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( ${testName} ${TEST_LIBRARIES} )
+                TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( ${testName} ${TEST_LIBRARIES})
                 qt5_use_modules(${testName} Test)
 
                 ADD_TEST( NAME ${testName} COMMAND ${testName} )
diff --git a/extern/CatalogueAPI.cmake b/extern/CatalogueAPI.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bba60d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extern/CatalogueAPI.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# - Clone and build CatalogueAPI Module
+include(ExternalProject)
+
+find_package(Git REQUIRED)
+
+SET(CATALOGUEAPI_SOURCES_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/CatalogueAPI)
+SET(CATALOGUEAPI_BUILD_PATH ${CATALOGUEAPI_SOURCES_PATH}/build)
+SET(CATALOGUEAPI_QXORM_LIB_PATH ${CATALOGUEAPI_BUILD_PATH}/subprojects/QxOrm)
+SET(CatalogueAPI_build_type plain)
+
+string(TOLOWER ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_TOLOWER)
+
+ExternalProject_Add(
+    CatalogueAPI
+
+    GIT_REPOSITORY https://perrinel@hephaistos.lpp.polytechnique.fr/rhodecode/GIT_REPOSITORIES/LPP/Users/mperrinel/CatalogueAPI
+    GIT_TAG develop
+
+    UPDATE_COMMAND git pull
+    PATCH_COMMAND ""
+
+    SOURCE_DIR "${CATALOGUEAPI_SOURCES_PATH}"
+    CONFIGURE_COMMAND meson --prefix=${CATALOGUEAPI_SOURCES_PATH} --buildtype=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_TOLOWER} "${CATALOGUEAPI_SOURCES_PATH}" "${CATALOGUEAPI_BUILD_PATH}"
+
+    BUILD_COMMAND ninja -C "${CATALOGUEAPI_BUILD_PATH}"
+    INSTALL_COMMAND ninja -C "${CATALOGUEAPI_BUILD_PATH}" install
+    TEST_COMMAND ninja -C "${CATALOGUEAPI_BUILD_PATH}" test
+    LOG_DOWNLOAD 1
+    LOG_UPDATE 1
+)
+
+ExternalProject_Add_Step(
+  CatalogueAPI CopyToBin
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CATALOGUEAPI_SOURCES_PATH}/lib64 ${CATALOGUEAPI_SOURCES_PATH}/lib
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CATALOGUEAPI_QXORM_LIB_PATH} ${CATALOGUEAPI_SOURCES_PATH}/lib
+  DEPENDEES install
+)
+
+
+set(CATALOGUEAPI_INCLUDE ${CATALOGUEAPI_SOURCES_PATH}/src)
+set(CATALOGUEAPI_LIBRARIES  ${CATALOGUEAPI_SOURCES_PATH}/lib/${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}CatalogueAPI${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+list(APPEND CATALOGUEAPI_LIBRARIES ${CATALOGUEAPI_SOURCES_PATH}/lib/${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}QxOrm${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+
+#message("CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX: ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX}")
+#message("CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX: ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
+#message("CATALOGUEAPI_INCLUDE: ${CATALOGUEAPI_INCLUDE}")
+#message("CATALOGUEAPI_LIBRARIES: ${CATALOGUEAPI_LIBRARIES}")
+
+mark_as_advanced(CATALOGUEAPI_INCLUDE)
+mark_as_advanced(CATALOGUEAPI_LIBRARIES)