Lisa Kluge and Maximilian Kähler from the German National Library have won a best paper award for their participation in the shared task LLMs4Subjects. The Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology (TIB) had advertises the shared task under the title LLMs4Subjects.
Common statement on the management of artificial intelligence
published 14.10.2025
The German National Library, the TIB and the Börsenverein have engaged in constructive dialogue regarding the use of artificial intelligence systems, resulting in the adoption of a common statement on the matter. The focus was on the responsible, transparent, legally permissible and ethically sound use of AI. It is important to the participating libraries that everyday library work (such as cataloguing works) in particular can be supported in a modern and efficient way with AI tools in the sense of “machine utility“, enabling them to fulfil their core mission.
Successful launch for greater access to cultural heritage
published 08.10.2025
Exactly 100 days ago, on 1 July 2025, the German National Library, VG WORT and VG Bild-Kunst resumed licensing for out-of-commerce works in order to enable cultural heritage institutions to legally digitise and make accessible copyright-protected sources from the 20th century.
The fifteenth international conference “Shaping Access!“ will be hosted by the German National Library in Leipzig in 2025. This year's conference will focus on artificial intelligence. Participants will explore this topic in numerous presentations, discussions, focus groups and a “Market of Opportunities“.
A new offer is now available in the Linked Data Service. The new SPARQL endpoint enables semantic querying of our data via both a web and a machine interface. Under https://sparql.dnb.de, for example, questions such as "Which titles that appeared after 2010 are tagged with 'KI' and were written by authors who are known as philosophers?" or "How has the frequency of the keyword 'Feminism' developed since 1900?" can be answered.
„Light and Shadow in Economics“. Symposium and award ceremony
published 23.09.2025
On 11 October 2025, the Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker Society is holding a symposium entitled “Light and Shadow in Economics“ at the German National Library in Frankfurt am Main. On the podium: Prof. Dr. Udo Di Fabio, Prof. Dr. Gabriel Felbermayr and Dr. Viviane Reding. In the afternoon, the Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker Medal will be awarded to author and Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz. The laudatory speech will be given by Prof. Dr. Tomáš Sedláček.
Registration Registration is open until 29 September.
The GND documentation is online!
published 02.09.2025
On 1 September 2025, the GND documentation was published on the STA documentation platform. Various entry points and content for working with authority data are now available.
The platform is freely accessible and aims to offer user-friendly access.
With the AI policy for the official use of generative AI applications, DNB is setting a reliable framework for the responsible, legally compliant and sustainable integration of AI into its diverse activities to fulfil its legal mandate.
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