Institution: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (German National Library)
Web URL: http://www.d-nb.de/index.htm // http://www.d-nb.de/eng/index.htm (English version)
Last updated: 09.27.2010, accessed on 09.27.2010

The German National Library Website is a great resource for anyone doing research or work on a German writer, or on anything that has been written about Germany. With a very well organized website, researching information on this site is really fast and efficient. The German National Library has three main branches (Leipzig, Berlin, and Frankfurt am main), and this website collects and showcases the works contained throughout the three branches. The site offers electronic copies of many of the works, and there is also a detailed music archive (including both printed sheet music as well as recorded music) available on the website. This institution and its’ website would truly be an invaluable resource to anyone seeking information on German literature and other works.

Link 1: http://www.d-nb.de/abisz/index.htm

This A-Z index is an extremely well organized method of navigating the library website. The index can be accessed in German or in English, so one must not necessarily be a speaker of German to benefit from the information the German National Library can provide.

Link 2: http://www.d-nb.de/sammlungen/index.htm

This link brings the reader to the various catalogs and archives that are contained within the German National Library. There is also a link off of this page to access several electronic publications and special / subject specific collections and publications.

Link 3: https://portal.d-nb.de/opac.htm?method=showSearchForm

With this link, one is able to search for different keywords, names, titles, etc pertaining to the research topic. The results can then be broken down by type of media (i.e. music, manuscript, collection, article, book, etc), as well as by branch of the German National Library that contains the information the researcher is looking for.