A virtual National Library for Germany - the Sammlung Deutscher Drucke [Collection of German Printed Works]

Botte, Gerd-J.

IFLA Council and General Conference / .
(ReLIS:jul:juljin:6681)

Abstract:

The federal structure of Germany favoured the development of a great variety of well-stocked libraries. None however had the means of acquiring in their entirety the printed works published in the Germanspeaking countries. Only as late as 1913, after the foundation of the Deutsche Buecherei, was the collection of the modern German book production achieved. The gaps of the past are considerable and unfavourable to scholarly research. In order to make up for this deficit, the SAMMLUNG DEUTSCHER DRUCKE was founded in 1989. Since then five libraries have been collecting works printed between 1450 and 1912. When they were joined by Die Deutsche Bibliothek in 1995, a virtual national library was established.

Creation: 2003
Keywords: Alemania ; Bibliotecas nacionales

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