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Frankfurt: Thursday 5 June 2025

The reading rooms of the German National Library in Frankfurt am Main will open at 13:00 on Thursday, 5 June due to a staff assembly. The exhibitions of the German Exile Archive 1933–1945 will be open from 9:00 to 21:30.

Resource Description and Access (RDA) Board

The German National Library uses the international standard Resource Description and Access (RDA) when recording bibliographic and authority data. The RDA Board is responsible for the strategic development and economic organisation of RDA. Members are appointed in accordance with the regional principle. Europe has had a National Institution Representative since 2016. This function is currently performed by the German National Library.

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