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11 September 2025

Thursday, 11 September 2025: The German National Library will not open until 15:00 due to a staff meeting at both locations. The exhibitions are open during regular opening hours.

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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