The German National Library offers free access to its bibliographic data and several collections of digital objects. As the central access point for presenting, accessing and reusing digital resources, DNBLab allows users to access our data, object files and full texts. The access is available by download and through various interfaces.

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You can create your own metadata sets without programming code using the DNB SRU Query Tool: Select the catalogue section and the desired metadata format; enter your search query in the same way as in the catalogue and download the selected data records.

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You can try out DNBLab from home as well as by using our stationary internet computers in our reading rooms.

If you are interested in automated analyses of protected full texts, images or AV media, we offer the opportunity of cooperation through our DH-Call once a year.

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DNBLab: Free collections of digital objects

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Explore our machine-readable data sets and free collections of digital objects.
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DNBLab: Interfaces

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Find out more about searching our freely accessible interfaces and how to compile your own sets of data and objects.
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DNBLab: Tutorials

Curious? Get involved! With the help of our beginner-friendly tutorials, we show you how to access and analyse our collections.
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DNBLab: Our data in practise

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Find out about the many different ways our data have already been analysed and visualised in the fields of science and research, and take a look at useful data-analysis scripts and tools.
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Do you have questions about access and automated use of our data and free full texts? We will be happy to answer them!
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