German National Library - as Deutsche Telekom
Sunday, August 24th, 2008The German National Library (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, abbreviated DNB) was established in 1990 during the German reunification by merging the Deutsche Bücherei Leipzig (founded 1912, later the national library of East Germany) and the Deutsche Bibliothek Frankfurt (founded 1947, later the national library of West Germany). At first operating under the name “Die Deutsche Bibliothek”, it received its current name in 2006.
The German National Library is responsible for collecting and cataloging all German and German language publications issued since 1913. The cooperation with publishers is regulated by law since 1935 for the Deutsche Bücherei Leipzig, since 1969 for the Deutsche Bibliothek Frankfurt and since 1990 for the successor organisation, the German National Library.
Duties are shared between the facilities in Leipzig and Frankfurt am Main, with each center focusing its work in specific specialty areas. A third facility, the Deutsches Musikarchiv Berlin (founded 1970), deals with all music-related archiving (both printed and recorded materials).
Inventory
22.2 million items
- Leipzig: 13.2 million items
- Frankfurt am Main: 7.8 million items
- Berlin: 1.2 million items
See also
- Berlin State Library
- Bavarian State Library