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Staff assembly on 11 December 2024 in Leipzig

The reading rooms of the German National Library in Leipzig will only open at 13:00 on Wednesday 11 December due to a staff assembly. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing will open from 10:00 to 18:00.

DNB Glossary

Have you ever been asking yourself what “Germanica” is? Or what is meant when we talk about “online publications”? With our glossary, we offer you the possibility to look up these and many other terms commonly used at the German National Library. Please note that the terminology collection is under construction and does not claim to be complete.

Are you missing a term? Then feel free to contact us at webredaktion@dnb.de.

VLB - German Books in Print

German: Verzeichnis Lieferbarer Bücher (VLB)
Abbreviation: VLB

Central platform for product-related metadata from the German-language book industry which can be used for a fee. Encompasses around 2.5 million titles from more than 22,000 publishers. VLB title registrations are also included in the German National Library’s New Release Service.

More about VLB on our website

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