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From 24 December 2024 to 1 January 2025: The German National Library will be closed at both locations. Media ordered during the closure period will be made available in the course of 2 January 2025.

The permanent exhibition and the temporary exhibitions at the German Museum of Books and Writing in Leipzig will be open from 27 to 29 December from 10:00 am to 18:00.

KIM – Kompetenzzentrum Interoperable Metadaten (Competence Centre for Interoperable Metadata)

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  • Launched: 2007
  • Objective: This network of metadata experts develops best-practice recommendations, fosters dialogue among users, and organises training events on various metadata formats and current metadata topics.
  • Role of the German National Library: Coordinating tasks as one of two points of contact within the consortium; active participation in the thematic work of various groups
  • https://dini.de/ag/kim

Last changes: 18.05.2021

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