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Libraries in Germany – Selected Links

Libraries

Bavarian State Library Munich   deutschenglish

Important general and research library

Berlin State Library   deutschenglish

The biggest universal library in Germany

German National Library   deutschenglish

Germany's National Library, locations in Frankfurt a.M., Leipzig, Berlin
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Catalogues, Links and Journals

Deutschsprachige Zeitschriften und Zeitungen
Buch- und Bibliothekswesen   deutsch

Annotiertes Verzeichnis der wichtigsten Fachzeitschriften des deutschen Bibliothekswesens
 [Goethe-Institut]

Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog (KVK)   deutschenglishespañolfrançais

Seek and you shall find, as the saying goes. But sometimes you end up seeking for a long time, without actually finding anything. The Karlsruhe Virtual Catalogue (KVK) can help with this, at least when it comes to books and other independent publications.

Librarians’ toolbox   deutsch

Link collection for libraries: abstract and bibliographic databases, catalogues etc.
 [Hochschulbibliothekszentrum (HBZ) des Landes NRW]

Library Catalogue of the Goethe-Institut   deutschenglishespañolfrançais

The catalogue of the Goethe-Institut contains the media collections of all the institutes worldwide.

Periodicals database   deutsch

Allows searches in journal collections (journals, magazines, newspapers, eJournals) in German libraries, provides information about the location of documents

The German Internet Library   deutsch

Service provided by approximately 100 public libraries including information service by e-mail and a link catalogue
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Associations and Organisations

Berufsverband Information Bibliothek   deutsch

Professional association: Union of vba (Verein der Bibliothekare und Assistenten e.V.) and VdDB (Verein der Diplom-Bibliothekare an wissenschaftlichen Bibliotheken e.V.)

Bibliothek & Information Deutschland (BID)   deutschenglish

The Federal Union of German Library Associations; umbrella organisation

Bibliotheksservice-Zentrum Baden-Württemberg (BSZ)   deutsch

Service facility of the state Baden-Württemberg including Online catalogue, Digital Library, list of links etc.

Deutscher Bibliotheksverband e.V. (dbv)   deutsch

German Library Association

IFLA - International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions   english

IFLA in Germany

Verein Deutscher Bibliothekare e.V.   deutsch

Association of German Librarians
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Web Portals

BAM-Portal   deutsch

Access point to the holdings of libraries, archives and museums
 [Bibliotheksservice-Zentrum Baden-Württemberg (BSZ)]

Library Portal   deutschenglish

Information about the German library system including: Guide to the German library system

Research portal b2i   deutschenglish

Development of a central virtual subject library for book, library and information sciences in Germany. Meta search in data bases, catalogues, journals etc.