Collection of German Prints
# Collection of German Prints

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
