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German National Library closed during Easter

18 to 21 April 2025: The German National Library will be closed at both locations. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing will open from 10:00 to 18:00.

Standardisierungsausschuss (Committee for Library Standards)

  • Launched: Founded 2000
  • Objective: Develop and maintain cataloguing codes and standards at the national and international level.
  • Role of the German National Library: Member, home of the administrative office, deputy chair
  • Additional partners: Swiss National Library, Bavarian State Library, Berlin State Library – Prussian Cultural Heritage, the library networks of Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland
  • More about the Committees responsible for standardisation work

Last changes: 09.11.2021

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