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Leipzig: Thursday, 23 October

Thursday, 23 October 2025 the German Museum of Books and Writing and the museum reading room will be closed due to an event.

Leipzig: 30.10.to 03.11.2025

Leipzig, 30.10.2025 to 03.11.2025:The multimedia/periodical reading room and the map reading room are closed from 30.10 to 03.11.

Leipzig: 31 October 2025 (Reformation Day )

Friday, 31 October 2025: The German National Library in Leipzig will be closed. The exhibitions of the German Museum of Books and Writing will open from 10:00 to 18:00.

DNB Glossary

Have you ever been asking yourself what “Germanica” is? Or what is meant when we talk about “online publications”? With our glossary, we offer you the possibility to look up these and many other terms commonly used at the German National Library. Please note that the terminology collection is under construction and does not claim to be complete.

Are you missing a term? Then feel free to contact us at webredaktion@dnb.de.

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Nature of content

German: Formangabe

In the international cataloguing standard RDA (Resource Description and Access), “nature of content“ is defined as “a specific character of the primary content of a work“.

More about Nature of content on our website

New Release Service

German: Neuerscheinungsdienst

Service offered by the German National Library which provides information on advance announcements and new publications and is based on reports sent by publishers to German Books in Print (VLB). The New Release Service is not a part of the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie.

More about the New Release Service on our website

Non-physical media work

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Contact: webredaktion@dnb.de

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