Data Shop - Help

Overview
Become a test customer
Become a customer
Download metadata
Top up account
Conditions and costs
Dataformats

Overview

In the Data Shop, registered users can download data they have located in the online catalogue of the German National Library for further processing in their own system. The bibliographic data can be downloaded in various formats (MAB2 disc service format, MAB2 data service format,  MABxml, MARC 21 and Dublin Core (oai_dc)).
This applies both for selections of individual hits and also for entire hit lists. A fee is charged for this service depending on the database and the required data form, however authority data is normally supplied free of charge, as is title data in oai_dc format. Users need to register and obtain authorisation in order to use the Data Shop. Apply for free test access - in a quick and easy process - if you would like to find out more about this service.

Become a test customer

You first have to register and then be logged in to set up a test account. At the bottom right you can then click the "Data Shop" button under "Freischaltung beantragen für" ("Apply for activation for").  If appropriate, you can then enter details of your company, institution or organisation. If not, you can proceed directly by clicking the "Testkonto beantragen" ("Apply for test account") button. The screen which then appears briefly explains the conditions of the free test account again. The following options are available to test customers:

Download Metadata
Become a customer

Become a customer

1. Enter your address and telephone number in the address form
2. Enter your billing address
3. Set the number of data records. Here you should identify how many data records can be downloaded. The number can be increased at any time.

After successfully registering, the customer is sent written confirmation by e-mail. Customers can then perform the following tasks:

Download metadata
Top up account

Download metadata

In order to download metadata, users should first enter the catalogue and start a search. Entire search results or individual hits can then be transferred to "eigene Auswahl" (My selection). Return to the Data Shop to download these data records. The individual hits or the entire list of search results from "eigene Auswahl" are shown there. These can then be converted into different data formats and downloaded. Select the individual data records or search results and the desired data format. Click "Auftrag starten" ("Start transaction") to convert the data records. The costs for the data records will then be calculated based on the selected tariff. If you do not have sufficient funds currently available in your account, the data records will not be converted. You can increase the amount by clicking "Konto aufladen" ("Top up account").

The list of jobs already completed and the current job are shown under "Transactions". You can also download the converted data records from there.

Top up account

You can increase the number of data records by topping up your account. Customers receive a list of possible tariffs. The increase is effected immediately if a new price category is chosen. The invoice will be sent to the address given.

Conditions and costs

Authority data is normally supplied free of charge, as is title data provided in Dublin Core format (oai_dc), see Conditions of use for the German National Library's data services. Charges apply for title data provided in all other formats. Sufficient units must be credited to your account in order to download such data. Each data record costs exactly one unit. One of the following price categories can be selected, depending on the individual usage volume:

Data records	EUR	Price category
up to 50	10,00	Price category 1
up to 100	17,00	Price category 2
up to 500	83,00	Price category 3
up to 1.000	158,00	Price category 4
up to 2.500	375,00	Price category 5
up to 5.000	713,00	Price category 6
up to 10.000	1.350,00	Price category 7
up to 20.000	2.550,00	Price category 8

Data formats

You can download metadata in different formats via the Data Shop. The following data formats are available:

MAB2-Diskettendienstformat
MAB2-Datendienstformat
MABxml
 MARC 21
 MARC 21-XML and  
Dublin Core (oai_dc)

 
Dublin Core

No charge is made for this, however considerably fewer data records are available in this format than in others.

Record sample in oai_dc:

<oai:dc>    <dc:title>Vollkommene Stille : Rede zur Verleihung des Max-Frisch-Preises am 1. Oktober 2006 in Zürich / Ralf Rothmann. Mit der Laudatio von Ursula März</dc:title>    <dc:creator>Rothmann, Ralf</dc:creator>    <dc:publisher>Frankfurt am Main : Suhrkamp</dc:publisher>    <dc:date>2006</dc:date>    <dc:identifier xsi:type="tel:ISBN">978-3-518-06850-2</dc:identifier>    <dc:identifier xsi:type="tel:ISBN">3-518-06850-4</dc:identifier>    <dc:identifier xsi:type="dnb:IDN">981871690</dc:identifier> <oai:dc>