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Library-related news briefs, as of March 1, 2014, are presented. Due to legal deposit requirements, the electronic publications holdings of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (German National Library) doubled to roughly one million from 2012 to 2014. The general section of the Systematik für Bibliotheken (SfB) library classification system was updated in 2014. German Secretary of State for Cultural Affairs Monika Grütters advocated for a reduced value-added tax rate for electronic books.

The article discusses the application of copyright and licensing law to electronic books in Germany and its implications for German libraries. Differences in the German legal code surrounding the lending of books published on paper or CD-ROM with electronic books are compared by members of the Deutscher Bibliotheksverband library association of Germany and the influence of book publishers on libraries' lending practices is criticized.

Information about several papers presented at a symposium held from September 28-30, 2011 at the Bremen City Library, in Germany, sponsored by book distributor Missing Link, on the subject of electronic books (e-books) is presented . Topics include e-books in the city library, strategic library planning relating to e-books, and publishing practices related to e-books.

Information on the 64th annual meeting of the German library network held in Konstanz, Germany from April 16-17, 2013 is presented. Several topics including the use of resource description and access (RDA) in German libraries, library information networks, and electronic books are discussed. Other topics mentioned in this article include data networking, library catalog management, and the German digital library Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (DDB).

The article discusses a new paper by the Corporate Cooperative Composite Applications Work Group on faster handling of E-book metadata and improved homogeneity in the network and local catalogs. The Work Group's findings are the result of an analysis of the experiences of German National Library in the mechanized handling of E-book metadata.