What collections does the IZW hold?

• Approximately 100,000 books and other media items

• 100 current periodicals and daily newspapers

• Technical regulations, standards

• Encyclopaedias, dictionaries, directories

• German federal acts and ordinances

• EC directives (available online)

• Videos, CD-ROMs

• Maps, loose-leaf collections

The IZW and the German Coastal Engineering Research Council (KFKI) maintain a shared library catalogue. The KFKI library holds more than 18,000 media items relating to coastal engineering and coastal zones. On the KFKI-Website you get more information on the KFKI library.