On the functoriality of cohomology of categories

Abstract

In this paper we show that the Baues-Wirsching complex used to define cohomology of categories is a 2-functor from a certain 2-category of natural systems of abelian groups to the 2-category of chain complexes, chain homomorphisms and relative homotopy classes of chain homotopies. As a consequence we derive (co)localization theorems for this cohomology. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.