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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.

Frankfurt am Main: Repair work telephone system

On 2 May, the Frankfurt site of the German National Library will be unavailable by telephone from 9.30 - 11.30 due to repair work.

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • Launched: 1973
  • Objective: To assign the ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) and create a bibliographic description for newspapers, serial publications, blogs, databases and similar that are published serially with no scheduled conclusion.
  • Role of the German National Library: Functions as the national ISSN centre in Germany; involvement in further developing the standard
  • Additional partners: ISSN Network
  • More about the ISSN centre in Germany
  • http://www.issn.org

Last changes: 18.05.2021

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