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German Studies Web: Library Catalogs

Catalogs: All German-Speaking Countries

  • Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog
    The best bet as a starting point for searching German library catalogs. The KVK is an extremely useful "meta-catalog" that allows for simultaneous searching of several library catalogs, among them the union catalogs for Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Southwest Germany. The list of covered catalogs keeps growing; it now includes Austrian and Swiss libraries, as well as an increasing number of other national catalogs.
  • Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke
    Online database of 15th century printed books, produced by the Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz in Berlin. Supplements the printed edition with additional indexes and draft versions of new descriptions. Requires downloaded server software.
  • Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachraum erschienenen Drucke des 16. Jahrhunderts (VD16)
    Documents 16th century German imprints. The database now contains new titles not contained in the print version. Searchable via the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. (Project description at VD16
  • Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachraum erschienenen Drucke des 17. Jahrhunderts (VD17)
    A major cataloging project with the purpose of creating a national bibliography for the 17th century.

Catalogs: Germany

  • Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
    A major resource. The main OPAC covers 1501 – 1840, 1953– present. New: an "image catalog" based on the old card catalog now covers the years 1841-1952.
  • Bibliothekskataloge
    A convenient listing of major online catalogs in Germany.
  • Die Deutsche Bibliothek
    Home page of the Deutsche Bibliothek (Frankfurt) and the Deutsche Bücherei (Leipzig). Separate online catalogs for Frankfurt and Leipzig. In addition, Z39.50 Gateway provides another useful access point for German library catalogs as well as an alternative search interface for the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie online (Katalogdatenbank ILTIS).
  • OPAC der Zeitschriftendatenbank
    The major union list of serials for German libraries
Also of interest: WEBIS, an overview of the ==='Sondersammelgebiete===' (areas of special emphasis) in German academic libraries (includes links to the participating libraries, descriptions, contacts, etc.).

Catalogs: Austria

Catalogs: Switzerland

Bibliographies, Indexes, etc.

Early Imprints and Incunabula

Archives and Manuscripts

  • Archives in Germany
    Addresses of various types of German archives.
  • Archive im Internet
    Links to German and international archives.
  • Forschungsdokumentation zu Handschriften und Seltenen Drucken
    Online Bibliography of Secondary Literature on Manuscripts, Rare Books, etc. (from the BSB)
  • Kalliope
    Catalog of the Zentralkartei der Autographen (ZKA); currently contains almost 500,000 records for letters kept and cataloged in German archives and libraries, and brief biographical data for letter writers
  • Manuscripta medieaevalia
    Major research site for medieval manuscripts in German-speaking countries. Includes digitized versions of manuscript catalogs and a Handschriftendatenbank.

Dissertations

Open access dissertations online, a service of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
See also the Digital Texts and Images page

for access to dissertations in the German-speaking countries.

Also of Note

Bibliotheks-Glossar
English-German glossary of library terminology.

See also Digital Texts and Images

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Acknowledgements The German Studies Web is designed to provide access to scholarly resources in German

Studies, including all German-speaking countries. The resources organized here have

undergone a selection and evaluation process. If needed, annotations have been provided

augmenting the research value of these resources to scholars.
The editor for the German Studies Web is Reinhart Sonnenburg (Dartmouth College). We welcome contributors.

Comments and further suggestions may be sent to:
sonnenburg @ dartmouth.edu".

The German Studies Web is part of the Western European Studies Section Web of resources for Western European studies.


We would like to thank the libraries of Brigham Young University and Dartmouth College for providing assistance and

computing resources that make this national endeavor possible.

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