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    Libraries at the click of a mouse: online lending

    No-cost access to digital media any time, anywhere – that’s the idea behind online lending. More than 300 libraries in Germany are already offering this Internet-based service. The way forward, or a bit of technical tomfoolery?More ...
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    Blogs, BibCamps, Lightning Talks: Librarian Communication in Flux

    By 2010 at the latest, librarians had developed a huge appetite for new formats: both in the area of continuing education and, more generally, for professional events.More ...
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    “Customers in Focus”: Milieu Study of Bremen City Library

    Hamburg’s University of Applied Sciences has conducted a “milieu study” of Bremen City Library users. It provides a valid basis for gearing the services and products the library offers more precisely.More ...
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    International Professional Exchange for Librarians

    For over ten years, “BI International” from the Federal Union of German Library and Information Associations has been promoting worldwide cooperation among libraries and information services.More ...
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    Ideas for Researching the Future and Education – The Fantastic Library of Wetzlar

    The Fantastic Library of Wetzlar houses the largest collection of fantasy literature in the German language.More ...

    German Traces NYC   deutschenglish

    Explore our new web project designed to reveal the German influence in New York City from 1840-1945.

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    German language literature for children and youth

    eLibrary

    The eLibrary is the virtual library of the Goethe-Institut New York for the USA, a service that allows you to borrow digital media from the comfort of your home.

    Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize

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    Awarded each year for an outstanding literary translation from German into English.

    Weblog: Current Writing

    Everything you’ve always wanted to know about German literature in the USA

    Weblog: Librarian in Residence

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    Impressions, ideas and insights from the library scene in New York and beyond