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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.

Crossref for depositing online publications at the German National Library

Scope of application

With regard to the deposit of online publications, the Crossref format is only suitable for journal articles. The Schema version of Crossref 4.4.1 XSD is utilised for deposits.

Documentation

The documentation describes how metadata in Crossref 4.4.1 format must be structured if they are to be successfully deposited with the DNB. Metadata elements can be obligatory or facultative. It is also possible to transfer and record additional metadata which go beyond the minimum requirements. All data are reviewed during the test phase required before the publication is deposited.

Metadata documentation for the format Crossref 4.4.1, version1.0, dated 27 February 2020
(only available in German)

The cross-format metadata core set must also be used. You will find more information here.

Examples

Beispieldateien mit XML-Daten in Crossref

Further information

Last changes: 23.05.2024
Short-URL: https://www.dnb.de/crossrefop

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