What is the German National Library?
Q: What is the German National Library?
A: The German National Library is the central library and national bibliographic center for the Federal Republic of Germany.
Q: What is the task of the German National Library?
A: The German National Library's task is to collect, archive, document and record bibliographically all German and German language publications from 1913 on, foreign publications about Germany, translations of German works, and the works of German-speaking emigrants published abroad between 1933 and 1945, and to make them available to the public.
Q: What kind of external relations does the German National Library maintain?
A: The German National Library maintains co-operative external relations on the national and international level.
Q: What role does the German National Library play in developing and maintaining bibliographic rules and standards?
A: The German National Library is the leading partner in developing and maintaining bibliographic rules and standards in Germany and plays a significant role in the development of international library standards.
Q: How is cooperation with publishers regulated by law for the Deutsche Bücherei Leipzig and Deutsche Bibliothek Frankfurt?
A: Cooperation with publishers is regulated by law since 1935 for the Deutsche Bücherei Leipzig, since 1969 for the Deutsche Bibliothek Frankfurt.
Q: What are the specialties of the two centers of the German National Library in Leipzig and Frankfurt am Main?
A: The duties are shared between the facilities in Leipzig and Frankfurt am Main, with each center having a specific specialty area.
Q: What is the Deutsches Musikarchiv Berlin?
A: The Deutsches Musikarchiv Berlin is the third facility of the German National Library founded in 1970, dealing with all music-related archiving (both printed and recorded materials).
