Legal information and basic principles
Of the German National Library
- Gesetz über die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Law regarding the German National Library)
- Begründung des Gesetzes über die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Explanatory memorandum to the law regarding the German National Library)
- Satzung der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek (Charter of the German National Library)
On mandatory deposits
On using the library
- Note on the collections
As Germany's central archival library, the German National Library is legally obliged to collect all media works published in Germany, archive them permanently and make them accessible to the public. Some of the media in its collections may therefore contain anti-constitutional, racist, anti-Semitic, discriminatory or sexist material or material that glorifies violence. These do not reflect the German National Library's values. Such works are added to the collection and made available to the public solely for documentary, library-related, scientific and historical purposes and for purposes of civic education. The distribution of such content may have legal consequences. - Conditions of use
- Fee schedule
- Vereinbarung über die Vervielfältigung kopiergeschützter Werke (Regulation on the reproduction of copy-protected works)
- Gesetz über Urheberrecht und verwandte Schutzrechte (Law on copyright and related protection rights)
- Legal notice on the provision of digital media works and metadata
- Information sheet on the use of archive material
- Leihverkehrsordnung (Interlibrary loans regulation)
Last changes:
21.10.2025
Short-URL:
https://www.dnb.de/law
Contact:
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