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The Munich Digitization Center, known in German as das Münchener Digitalisierungszentrum (MDZ), is an institution dedicated to digitization, online publication, and long-term archival preservation of holdings from the Bavarian State Library and other cultural heritage institutions. It operates as a unit of the Bavarian State Library.
The Munich Digitization Center was founded in 1997 under the leadership of Mark Brantl.
Mark Brantl led the founding of the Munich Digitization Center in 1997.
The MDZ operates as a unit of the Bavarian State Library in Munich, Germany.
The MDZ digitizes holdings from the Bavarian State Library as well as materials from other cultural heritage institutions, publishing them online and maintaining long-term archival preservation.
Beyond making materials available online, the MDZ focuses on long-term archival preservation, ensuring that digitized collections remain accessible and intact as formats and storage technologies change over time.