BDSL-Online

An International Bibliography of German Literature and Literary studies

Online edition from 1985 onward, continually being updated
Edited by Volker Michel
Compiled by Doris Marek and Susanne Pröger

www.bdsl-online.de

Online-licence 1 January 2012 - 31 December 2012
Ca. 350.000 titles
German speaking countries € 1.119.- 
Other countries € 859.-

Since 1957 the “Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft”, also known as the quoting title “Eppelsheimer-Köttelwesch”, has appeared in the publishing house Vittorio Klostermann. As the most important bibliographic source of information in German studies, BdSL is an indispensible reference work. It is compiled by the Universitaetsbibliothek (Public and University Library) Johann Christian Senckenberg in Frankfurt/Main, a German studies center, via autopsy. Since 1990, apart from the print edition there exists also an edition on CD-ROM which in its latest edition (of November 2003) documented the compilation period from 1985 until 2002.

In the spring of 2004 BdSL went online, the CD-ROM version was discontinued. In comparison to the print edition, the CD-ROM already allowed scholars and individuals interested in literature a much more simplified research and a large increase of results. It was already possible to search for a topic in all the documented years. These advantages are even improved by the online edition. It contains in digital form the documenting period from 1985 onwards to the present. The documenting periods 1985 until 1995 are available online unrestrictedly and at no cost. Access to the following years is offered by the publisher via subscription.

The traditional print edition of BdSL is being continued.

Ordering conditions

The license fee for the online access to the “Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft” from January 1st 2012 to December 31st 2012 for customers from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland is € 1.119.-; for customers from other countries it is € 859.-. In both cases, the price for a parallel subscription to the print edition is € 109.-.

Consortia from 10 members onwards receive a discount of 10%, from 20 members onwards a discount of 20% on the online edition’s subscription price. This discount is not transferrable to the subscription to the print edition.

Orders should be directed to the publisher who also handles access and delivery.