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Germany on its way to becoming a knowledge society: How are library systems and the media scene changing? What is happening at German universities? Catch up on current trends and debates between Germany and the United States.

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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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Guided tour through the State Library Berlin; © BI-international

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 ...

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

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

Literature for children and youth

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.

Online Catalog of the Goethe-Institut New York Library

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Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize

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

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

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