The German National Library is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany. Its task, unique in Germany, is to collect, permanently archive, comprehensively document and record bibliographically without gap all German and Germanlanguage publications from 1913 on, foreign publications about Germany, translations of German works, and the works of Germanspeaking emigrants published abroad between 1933 and 1945, and to make them available to the public. The German National Library maintains cooperative external relations on the national and international level. For example, it is the leading partner in developing and maintaining rules and standards in Germany and plays a significant role in the development of international standards.

Telephone: +49-341 2271-0
Website: http://www.d-nb.de/eng/foerderer/