Collection of German Prints

National library
Collection of German Prints
LocationGermany
TypeVirtual library
ScopeEntire German-language literature
Established1989
Branches6

The Collection of German Prints (German: Sammlung Deutscher Drucke) or SDD is the virtual German national library. Founded in 1989 by an association of six German libraries it covers the entire German-language literature.

Each library is responsible for a specified period of time:

  • 1450–1600: Bavarian State Library (Munich)
  • 1601–1700: Herzog August Library (Wolfenbüttel)
  • 1701–1800: Göttingen State and University Library
  • 1801–1870: Frankfurt University Library
  • 1871–1912: Berlin State Library
  • since 1913: German National Library

See also

  • Arbeitsgemeinschaft Sammlung Deutscher Drucke (archive)
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International
  • VIAF
National
  • Germany
  • Israel
  • United States
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