Introductory sessions

Are you new to the German National Library?
Get to know us by attending one of our introductory sessions - either virtually or on site.

Upcoming dates

Book a Librarian – Individual search advice

Do you need assistance in getting started on your topic or support for a comprehensive search?

We will gladly help you with this and show you how you can structure your research in a focused manner.

We will be happy to advise you as requested during a one-on-one appointment held either virtually or in person in Leipzig or Frankfurt am Main. Appointments are available Mondays to Fridays at the times specified. Advisory sessions with a musical focus take place every two weeks. Please click on the button to make an appointment.

Book a Librarian

If you can't find a suitable time slot on our booking page, please email us your preferred date and time at least three working days beforehand together with an alternative time and the topic you are researching.

We do not provide information regarding medical or legal issues.

Coffee Lectures: coffee breaks with informative content

Our Coffee Lectures were designed to let you spend your coffee break finding out more about the library and how to use it by watching a series of short 20-minute lectures online.
The series of nine lectures will give you glimpses into many different areas of the library.

All dates

DNBLab: Access to data sets and digital objects

The German National Library offers free access to its bibliographic data and several collections of digital objects. DNBLab is creating new ways in which these can be used for science and research besides placing them at the disposal of all users with an interest in text and data mining.

Information about how to access our free data, object files and full texts by download and through various interfaces is available in DNBLab.