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The Munich DigitiZation Center (MDZ) has been providing the rich holdings of the Bavarian State Library (BSB) on the Internet since 1997.
It is the central innovation and also production unit of the BSB for developing, testing and implementing new products and processes related to the multifaceted, far-ranging subject of the 'digital library'.
- 08/08/2023
New highlight - The world's documentary heritage
In the Digital Collections, the Bavarian State Library presents several objects from its holdings that have been included in UNESCO's World Documentary Heritage. For faster and clearer access to these unique documents, they have now been combined into a new highlight of the Digital Collections.
- 04/07/2022
Search on filtered hit lists
A new feature now permits searches while retaining the previous facets. To do this, simply check 'keep active filters' below the search slot after faceting.
- 04/05/2022
Sharing, Tweeting, Posting
The Mirador viewer now allows you to share links to digitized pages via email, on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter or WhatsApp.