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24 December 2025 to 1 January 2026

24 December 2025 to 1 January 2026: The German National Library will be closed at both locations. The exhibitions of the German Exile Archive 1933–1945 will also be closed. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing will open from 10:00 to 18:00 on 27, 28 and 30 December.

Standardisierungsausschuss (Committee for Library Standards)

  • Launched: Founded 2000
  • Objective: Develop and maintain cataloguing codes and standards at the national and international level.
  • Role of the German National Library: Member, home of the administrative office, deputy chair
  • Additional partners: Swiss National Library, Bavarian State Library, Berlin State Library – Prussian Cultural Heritage, the library networks of Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland
  • More about the Committees responsible for standardisation work

Last changes: 09.11.2021

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