Help / FAQ

**What is contained in the DWDbib?
Among other things, you will find historical publication series of the DWD and its predecessor institutions such as meteorological yearbooks with extensive weather data from the middle of the 19th century and publications of the Prussian Meteorological Institute. Weather maps such as the European Weather Report with maps and data material from 1976-2001 and current publications issued by the DWD, including the various annual reports and climate status reports, are also included. Self-published publications such as the history of meteorology and the training journal Promet as well as parts of the digitised international old holdings of the unique collection of Germany's largest specialist meteorological library can also be found in the DWDbib.

**How can I search in the DWDbib?
You can either use the search slot on the homepage for a simple search or the detailed search, e.g. to search for specific authors, corporate bodies, series or publication years. Further information on the detailed search can be found under Information on search queries in the detailed search. Would you prefer to browse? Use the various areas, such as collections with different classifications (e.g. weather maps, old library holdings...), lists with various indices (e.g. new additions, title, year...) or clouds with the most frequently searched keywords. Please note that Internet Explorer no longer fulfils all functions. It is best to use Firefox or Google Chrome.

**Why does the search field ‘Search in document’ not appear for all publications?
The field only appears for documents with full text recognition (publications consisting mainly of tables, figures or data are not provided with full text recognition via OCR (optical character recognition)).

**What standards apply to the digitised material?
The German Meteorological Library follows the rules of practice of the German Research Foundation (DFG) for digitised data (scans).

**Is access to DWDbib free of charge?
The aim is to make DWD publications available with as free a licence as possible or, if necessary, in the public domain, in order to enable uncomplicated re-use within the framework of the promotion of Open Access or Open Science. If the appropriate licence is granted, it may also be downloaded, which is dependent on legal conditions, among other things. Some exceptions remain limited for use within the DWD.
Further information can be found under terms of use.

**How can I download entire publications?
To download entire works as PDF files, use the download link in the title listing under the Files section. If this is not possible, you are welcome to contact us by email.

**How can I print a single page?
Unfortunately, there is no such separate function. The way in this case is to use the standard browser functions, i.e. right-click on the image, select ‘Open image in new tab’ (this opens the highest resolution image level) and then the browser function ‘Print’.

How ​​can I import title data into a literature management program such as EndNote? To do this, use the RIS download link under the Files item in the title entry. By opening the ris file, EndNote (or your installed literature management program) opens directly and the title is imported. Only individual titles can be imported.