From October 2023 to October 2024, construction work will take place in the Leipzig building. This will impact user services, e.g. by making it necessary to close some of the reading rooms.
The German National Library collects national cultural heritage for posterity. As an archival library, we fulfil a sustainable mandate in the most authentic sense. Moreover, we are increasingly orienting our goals, methods and services on greater sustainability – both environmental, economic and social. Find out more about our contribution and targets.
The German National Library supports academic research in the field of Digital Humanities and is therefore advertising a call for proposals for this year‘s DH Call and DH Fellowships. The DH Call is aimed at researchers who need access to our collections for their projects. Our DH Fellowships offer the opportunity to address and work on research questions relating to our catalog data for a period of three to six months.
On 6 February, the Sächsischer Verlagspreis (Saxon Publishing Prize) for 2024 was presented in four categories at a ceremony held at the German National Library's German Museum of Books and Writing. The prizes were awarded to the publishing companies Verlag Hentrich & Hentrich, Sandstein Verlag and Poetenladen. The special prize "So geht's sächsisch" went to Edition Wannenbuch & Paperento Verlag and the children's book publisher Klett Kinderbuch Verlag. The prize was jointly established by the Saxon State Ministry of the Economy, Labour and Transport and the Saxon State Ministry of Science, Culture and Tourism in 2018 and is awarded to independent publishing companies in order to strengthen Saxony as a centre for books and publishing.
Museum reading room: Portrait of the publishing company Faber & Faber
published 31.01.2024
Photo: DNB, Margareta Schultz
The museum reading room of the German Museum of Books and Writing is currently hosting a small presentation on the Leipzig-based publishing company Faber & Faber. Faber & Faber was one of the companies founded in Leipzig, the city of books, following the reunification of Germany. The company initially published the "Bibliophile series" and later added first editions by 20th century German authors, fine prints, collector's items and curiosities to its catalogue. After a break from 2011 until 2018, Michael Faber began reviving the publishing company's programme in 2019. In November 2023, news of the company's insolvency rocked the trade press.
KNOW MORE. With us.
published 22.01.2024
Scientific libraries are catalysts for open science and an open society
Guided by the motto "KNOW MORE. With us.", a number of important scientific libraries are raising awareness of the unique work they do for science and society. The campaign aims to highlight the social relevance of scientific libraries as a prerequisite for innovative science.
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