State and regional libraries

State and regional libraries are central institutions for providing scholarly information, safeguarding cultural heritage, and ensuring the long-term archiving of regionally and nationally significant publications. This sector is characterized by the digitization of historical holdings, the expansion of digital collections, and increasing demands for long-term archiving, metadata quality, and the legally compliant provision of electronic publications. At the same time, legal deposit regulations, regional bibliographies, and user-oriented digital access continue to gain importance. This makes the sector indispensable for research, education, and culture because it systematically preserves, develops, and makes knowledge publicly accessible for the long term.