German National Bibliography
E605008
The German National Bibliography is the official comprehensive listing of all publications issued in Germany, serving as a key reference tool for libraries, researchers, and the book trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| German National Bibliography canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6519356 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: German National Bibliography Context triple: [German National Library, maintains, German National Bibliography]
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A.
German National Library
The German National Library is Germany’s central archival and bibliographic institution responsible for collecting, documenting, and providing access to all German and German-language publications.
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B.
Neue Deutsche Biographie
Neue Deutsche Biographie is a major German biographical reference work that provides scholarly articles on notable figures in German history.
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C.
Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts
Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts was a German publishing house best known for its encyclopedias, reference works, and scientifically oriented illustrated books.
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D.
Deutsche Biographie
Deutsche Biographie is a German biographical reference work and online database that provides scholarly articles on notable figures from German history and culture.
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E.
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin library system
The Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin library system is the comprehensive network of academic libraries serving Humboldt University, providing extensive research resources, study spaces, and information services across its campuses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: German National Bibliography Target entity description: The German National Bibliography is the official comprehensive listing of all publications issued in Germany, serving as a key reference tool for libraries, researchers, and the book trade.
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A.
German National Library
The German National Library is Germany’s central archival and bibliographic institution responsible for collecting, documenting, and providing access to all German and German-language publications.
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B.
Neue Deutsche Biographie
Neue Deutsche Biographie is a major German biographical reference work that provides scholarly articles on notable figures in German history.
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C.
Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts
Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts was a German publishing house best known for its encyclopedias, reference works, and scientifically oriented illustrated books.
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D.
Deutsche Biographie
Deutsche Biographie is a German biographical reference work and online database that provides scholarly articles on notable figures from German history and culture.
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E.
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin library system
The Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin library system is the comprehensive network of academic libraries serving Humboldt University, providing extensive research resources, study spaces, and information services across its campuses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bibliographic database
ⓘ
national bibliography ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DNB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | publicly accessible online search ⓘ |
| basedOn | German legal deposit law ⓘ |
| cataloguingStandard |
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (historically)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Resource Description and Access NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationSystem |
Dewey Decimal Classification
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Integrated Authority File (GND) for controlled access ⓘ |
| collects |
books
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electronic publications ⓘ maps ⓘ music scores ⓘ serials ⓘ sound recordings ⓘ university publications ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataFormat |
MARC
ⓘ
MARC 21 ⓘ XML ⓘ |
| describedByURL | https://www.dnb.de ⓘ |
| geographicCoverage | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Deutsche Nationalbibliografie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Series A: Monographs and Periodicals NERFINISHED ⓘ Series B: Maps NERFINISHED ⓘ Series C: Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Series H: University Publications NERFINISHED ⓘ Series T: Electronic Publications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | German National Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
machine-readable formats
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online database ⓘ print ⓘ |
| predecessor | regional German bibliographies ⓘ |
| publisher | German National Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide a comprehensive listing of publications issued in Germany
ⓘ
to support cataloguing in libraries ⓘ to support research and documentation ⓘ to support the book trade ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
German Integrated Authority File (GND)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German National Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
German-language publications published abroad, under certain conditions
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all publications issued in Germany ⓘ |
| startDate | 20th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
book trade
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information professionals ⓘ libraries ⓘ researchers ⓘ |
| typeOfContent | bibliographic records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: German National Bibliography Description of subject: The German National Bibliography is the official comprehensive listing of all publications issued in Germany, serving as a key reference tool for libraries, researchers, and the book trade.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.