The German National Bibliography celebrates its 75th anniversary

It is now 75 years ago that the « Bibliographie der Deutschen Bibliothek, Frankfurt am Main » was published for the first time, on 1 March 1947. After World War II and the political division of Germany, it was the equivalent of the Leipzig edition, which had already appeared as the « Deutsche Nationalbibliographie » since 3 January 1931 published by the Deutsche Bücherei in Leipzig. Learn more about the changeful history and successful development of the German National Bibliography, today « Deutsche Nationalbibliografie », with this blog post and in more detail with the online publication Die Deutsche Nationalbibliografie und ihre Formate: 1931 bis 2030.