state library
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state library
A large, often national library that is financed and maintained by the state and provides a comprehensive collection of literature and other media for the public and for research.
Für meine Recherche musste ich ein seltenes Buch in der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin ausleihen.
For my research, I had to borrow a rare book from the Berlin State Library.
The word is made up of 'Staat' (state), the linking -s, and 'Bibliothek' (library). So it is literally a library maintained by the state.
Die Staatsbibliothek ist ein wichtiger Ort für die Wissenschaft.
The state library is an important place for academic research.
To express movement, you use 'in die Staatsbibliothek' (to the state library; accusative). To describe a place where you are located, you say 'in der Staatsbibliothek' (in the state library; dative).
Ich gehe heute in die Staatsbibliothek, um für meine Prüfung zu lernen.
I’m going to the state library today to study for my exam.
Common activities in a state library are: 'recherchieren' (to research), 'Bücher ausleihen' (to borrow books) or 'bestellen' (to order/request them), 'einen Lesesaal benutzen' (to use a reading room), or 'Archive einsehen' (to consult archives).
In der Staatsbibliothek kann man historische Zeitungen recherchieren.
In the state library, you can research historical newspapers.
national library
Nationalbibliothek and Staatsbibliothek can both refer to large state-run libraries. The Nationalbibliothek has a nationwide mandate to collect and archive all media published in the country. With the Staatsbibliothek, the focus is on state funding and its comprehensive collection for the public and for research.
Die Staatsbibliothek stellt ihre umfassende Büchersammlung der Öffentlichkeit und der Forschung bereit.
The state library makes its comprehensive book collection available to the public and to researchers.
Die Nationalbibliothek sammelt und archiviert alle im Land veröffentlichten Bücher.
The national library collects and archives all books published in the country.
