CSV – Comma-separated values
CSV for bibliographic data
The file format CSV (Comma-Separated Values) refers to the structure of a text file with which simply structured data can be stored or exchanged. Files in this format have the ending “csv”.
CSV files are suitable for importing – for example into spreadsheet programs – and facilitate further processing in other programs. This format is NFC-standardised (Unicode UTF-8) and the separator is a semi-colon.
In the datashop you can download search results and individual selections of the bibliographic data from the German National Library`s catalogue in CSV format. It also allows you to save search profiles. Authority data of the Integrated Authority File (GND) is not available in CSV format. When downloading a CSV file via the data shop, any authority data present is removed automatically and only the bibliographic data is delivered.
Importing files into spreadsheet programs
CSV files are not always interpreted the same way by the same spreadsheet programs. We have therefore limited ourselves here to providing instructions for Microsoft Excel.
Explanation in WWW for MS Excel 2003 and 2007/2010 (only available in German)
Use the file import function “From text” to open the file in MS Excel.
When importing files to Excel using the text conversion assistant, you must select UTF-8 code as the diacritics will otherwise be displayed incorrectly. This is because no byte order mark mark (BOM) is delivered at the beginning of the file:
The separator is a semi-colon. You can define this in the text conversion assistant.
Available fields
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| subject | DNB subject category |
| identifier | Resource identifier Element is repeated when entering several identifiers IDN: DNB identifier for data record ISBN: ISBN number ISSN: ISSN number URN: URN URL: URL DOI: DOI ZDBID: ZDB number |
| type | Identification of online resources |
| creator | Name of authors, corporate bodies and other persons and corporate bodies involved, provided as headings |
| title | Main title, additions, parallel title, information on authors |
| volume | see above |
| edition | Information on edition |
| publisher | Place(s) of publication, publisher(s) |
| year | Year of publication |
| format | Information on length,number of physical units |
| ISBN | ISBN in separate field for machine-based analyses |
| ISSN | ISSN in separate field for machine-based analyses |
| ISMN | ISSN in separate field for machine-based analyses |
| EAN/UPC | EAN/UPC in separate field for machine-based analyses |
| binding/price | Information on binding and price |
| language | Code for text language according to ISO 639-2 |
| country | Publisher's country code |
| date of publication | Planned publication date in the case of publisher announcements |
| description | Marks on university publications (university, degree, year of graduation) |
| collective title | Main title of a work in several volumes or a series of works (only the title, not the data record itself and no link to the data record) |
| links | Links to scanned tables of contents, blurbs etc. |
| relation | Information on identifier relations to superordinate works, series, journal titles (connected titles) |
| rights | Information on rights / access to the original |
| subject headings | Headwords assigned |
| connected titles | Titles of further issues, supplements, precursors and successors (cf. relations) |
| uniform title | Title of work (not yet aligned with RDA) |
| frequency | For periodicals: Frequency of publication |
| wv number | Number of weekly listing |
Terms of use and provision
Detailed information on terms of use and provision is given here.
Contact
Last changes:
24.04.2023
Short-URL:
https://www.dnb.de/EN/csv
Contact:
metadatendienste@dnb.de
