Collection of German Prints

Collection of German Prints
Country	Germany
Type	Virtual library
Scope	Entire German-language literature
Established	1989
Branches	6

The Collection of German Prints (German: Sammlung Deutscher Drucke) or SDD is the virtual German national library. Founded in 1989 by an association of six German libraries it covers the entire German-language literature.

Each library is responsible for a specified period of time:

1450–1600: Bavarian State Library (Munich)
1601–1700: Herzog August Library (Wolfenbüttel)
1701–1800: Göttingen State and University Library
1801–1870: Frankfurt University Library
1871–1912: Berlin State Library
since 1913: German National Library

External links

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Sammlung Deutscher Drucke (archive)

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