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Due to maintenance work the museum reading room will be closed from 12 to 14 January 2026 and the music reading room from 14 to 16 January 2026.

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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