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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.

Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) Editorial Board

The Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) is an important metadata format for digital preservation that describes the structure of information packages in digital collections. As a member of the METS Editorial Board, the German National Library works on the development of this standard at international level.

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