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Contents 1 German Studies Web: Library Catalogs 1.1 Catalogs: All German-Speaking Countries 1.2 Catalogs: Germany 1.3 Catalogs: Austria 1.4 Catalogs: Switzerland 1.5 Bibliographies, Indexes, etc. 1.6 Early Imprints and Incunabula 1.7 Archives and Manuscripts 1.8 Dissertations 1.9 Also of Note

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.
• Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachraum erschienenen Drucke des 18. Jahrhunderts (VD18)
  National bibliography for 1701 to 1800 of all German-language imprints and publications in other languages published in German-speaking countries. Includes access to all digital copies of most items in bibliography.

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 and throughout Europe.
• Die Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek
  Home page of the Deutsche Bibliothek (Frankfurt) and the Deutsche Bücherei (Leipzig). Separate online catalogs for Frankfurt and Leipzig.
• Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
  Catalog of the German National Library.
• Deutsche Nationalbibliografie provides English language interface of the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie.
• OPAC der Zeitschriftendatenbank
  The major union list of serials for German libraries

Catalogs: Austria

• Catalog of the Österreichische Bibliothekenverbund
  Union catalog for the Austrian National Library and the major Austrian academic libraries.
• Österreichische Bibliotheken und Online-Kataloge
  A list of Austrian libraries and their catalogs by region, provided via TU Wien.
• Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
  Several OPACs. Of particular interest among the ONB's offerings is Ariadne , a Women's Studies database.

Catalogs: Switzerland

• Schweizerische Landesbibliothek: Helveticat
  The OPAC of the Swiss national library. The SLB also offers a union catalog of Swiss periodicals (Schweizer Zeitschriftenportal) and a useful collection of informational links about Switzerland (SwissInfoDesk).
• Schweizerische Nationalbibliographie ( Swiss National Bibliography)
  Searchable from Helveticat starting with January 2001.
  
• Swissbib
  Metacatalog of Swiss academic libraries, the Swiss National Library, several cantonal libraries, and other institutions.
  
• IDS: Informationsverbund Deutschschweiz
  Union catalogs for the German-speaking region of Switzerland.
• SWITCH: Swiss Libraries

Bibliographies, Indexes, etc.

• Ariadne
  Women's Studies database produced at the ONB.
• Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft (BDSL)
  This is the major bibliography for German language and literature. Commonly referred to as Eppelsheimer Köttelwesch. (Currently the years 1985-1997 are available.)
• Index deutschsprachiger Zeitschriften 1750 - 1815
  Includes access to full text of 18th and early 19th century German periodicals (from Berlinische Monatsschrift to Thalia)
• Innsbrucker Zeitungsarchiv
  An index to newspaper articles (some full text) on German-language and other literatures.
• Magazine Stacks
  Tables of contents of history journals.
  
• Regionalbibliographien
  A growing list of web bibliographies on local history. Some of these can be searched simultaneously at the UB Karlsruhe
• Rezensionen online
  Austrian database of book reviews.

Early Imprints and Incunabula

• 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.
  
• Inkunabelkatalog der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek online
  
• Inkunabelzensus Oesterreich
  
• Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachraum erschienenen Drucke des 16. Jahrhunderts (VD16)
  Documents library holdings for 16th century German imprints.
• VD17 -- Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachraum erschienenen Drucke des 17. Jahrhunderts
  A major cataloging project with the purpose of creating a national bibliography for the 17th century.

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

• - Digitale Dissertationen im Internet

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.

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The German Studies Web is designed to provide access to scholarly resources in German Studies, including all German-speaking countries.

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