Online Resources

German Newspapers

Online Newspapers - Germany
Google News - German
German Language News and Magazines
MIT libraries Foreign Language News and Newspapers meta site
U.S. Department of State Germany Page

Goethe-Institut
The Goethe-Institut is the globally active cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany. We promote cultural exchange, education and social discourse in an international context and support the teaching and learning of the German language.
Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach
The German Literature Archive Marbach (DLA) is one of the most important literary institutions in the world. In its collections, it combines and preserves a wealth of the most valuable sources of literary and intellectual history from 1750 to the present. Since it was founded in 1955, it has served literature, education and research. The collections are open to anyone doing source research.
Spiegel Kultur
A German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg.
Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek
The German Digital Library is a cooperative project and exists due to the commitment of cultural and scientific institutions in Germany.

Call Numbers for German Books

Library books are arranged on the shelves by topic according to the Library of Congress classification system. Each book is labeled with specific letters and numbers which determine its location. Here are three basic subclasses relevant to German studies:

DD German history

PF German language (including dictionaries)

PT German literature

Listed below are several selected classification numbers and ranges with their corresponding topics.

DB1-DB879 History of Austria (including Austro-Hungarian Empire)

DD175-DD289.5 History of modern Germany from 1519-1989

DD290 History of Germany since 1990

GR155-GR159 Folklore of Austria

GR165-GR169 Folklore of Germany

PF3640 German-English dictionaries

PT83-PT873 History and criticism of German literature

PT1100-PT1374 Collections of German literature

PT1501-PT2688 Individual authors' works, criticism, biography, letters, memoirs, diaries