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Leipzig: Wednesday, 30.04.2025

The reading rooms in the main building of the German National Library in Leipzig will close at 14:00 due to an event. The museum reading room, the music reading room and the service area are open until 18.00. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing will open from 10:00 to 18:00.

How do I access the data via SFTP?

You can access our regular metadata via an SFTP client.

Server: data.dnb.de
Port: 22122

Example link for access via SFTP client:
sftp://DNBlfdMarc21:DNBlfdMarc21@data.dnb.de:22122

The identifier and password are the same for the format MARC 21:

  • DNBlfdMarc21
  • GNDlfdMarc21
  • ZDBlfdMarc21

The identifier and password are the same for the format MARC21-xml:

  • DNBlfdMarc21xml
  • GNDlfdMarc21xml
  • ZDBlfdMarc21xml

Short-URL: https://www.dnb.de/metadataservice
Contact: metadatendienste@dnb.de

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