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Common Library Network (Germany)

The Common Library Network is a library network comprising the libraries of seven German states in northern and central Germany, as well as the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, which includes the Berlin State Library. Through its shared catalogue system, GBV streamlines cataloguing, resource sharing, and archiving for more than 400 member libraries. By integrating with the K10plus database, the network expands its reach to encompass catalogues across over 1,000 libraries, and through the Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog, the GBV catalogue is searchable alongside every other German library network.

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The Common Library Network (German: Gemeinsamer Bibliotheksverbund, abbreviated GBV) is a library network comprising the libraries of seven German states in northern and central Germany, as well as the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, which includes the Berlin State Library.123 Through its shared catalogue system, GBV streamlines cataloguing, resource sharing, and archiving for more than 400 member libraries.14 By integrating with the K10plus database, the network expands its reach to encompass catalogues across over 1,000 libraries,56 and through the Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog, the GBV catalogue is searchable alongside every other German library network.7

The members of GBV are:12

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  1. Diedrichs, Reiner; Sandholzer, Ute (2001). "Der Gemeinsame Bibliotheksverbund GBV". BIBLIOTHEK Forschung und Praxis (in German). 25 (1). doi:10.1515/BFUP.2001.39. ISSN 0341-4183.
  2. "Geografische Übersicht der deutschen Verbundsysteme". Verbundzentrale des GBV (in German). Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  3. "Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz". Der Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (in German). 17 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  4. "Libraries and Archives". deutschland.de. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  5. "National and International Catalogues". Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  6. "K10plus". Kooperationsprojekt BSZ und GBV (in German). Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  7. Lux, Claudia (2003). "The German Library System: structure and new developments". IFLA Journal. 29 (2): 113–128. doi:10.1177/034003520302900203. ISSN 0340-0352.