German library networks and their union catalogs


Scientific libraries in Germany are organized into six library networks, which – as a result of co-operative cataloguing – present their data via so-called union catalogs. Using these union catalogs makes it possible to search the data of many scientific libraries at the same time.

Links:

GBV: Gemeinsamer Bibliotheksverbund

KOBV: Kooperativer Bibliotheksverbund Berlin-Brandenburg

HBZ: Nordrhein-westfälischer Bibliotheksverbund (Hochschulbibliothekszentrum des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen)

HeBIS: Hessisches Bibliotheksinformationssystem

SWB: Südwestdeutscher Bibliotheksverbund

BVB: Bibliotheksverbund Bayern



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