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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.

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.

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K10plus-Zentral is an index back-end for bibliographic data containing more than 196 million data records. K10plus-Zentral is based on Solr and supports all user interfaces that can communicate with Solr. Access to K10plus-Zentral can be individually filtered using various criteria such as content or library holding/type of material. A rights management system ensures that all terms of use are complied with. The index is maintained in cooperation with the libraries. The back-end service can be used free of charge.

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Further information is available at https://www.bszgbv.de

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