The Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) is a central IT service unit of the [[Max Planck Society]]. The purpose of the MPDL is it to support scientists from all 86<ref>{{Cite web|title=Facts and Figures|url=https://www.mpg.de/facts-and-figures|access-date=2020-07-17|website=www.mpg.de|language=en}}</ref> Max Planck Institutes with various [[research]]-oriented services. The services range from research [[data management]], different [[publication]] services to general scientific information supply.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL)|url=https://www.mpg.de/mpdl-en|access-date=2020-07-17|website=www.mpg.de|language=en}}</ref> Therefore, the MPDL is providing [[Scientist|scientists]] within the Max Planck Society with access to [[scientific information]], to provide a sustainable [[infrastructure]] for scientific [[information management]]. Also, the MPDL is supporting the MPG in its [[Open access|Open Access]] policy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL)|url=https://www.mpg.de/mpdl-en|access-date=2020-07-17|website=www.mpg.de|language=en}}</ref>
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MDPL and its previous organizations have been among the largest recipients of scientific information in Europe. It allows access to a broad spectrum of [[E-book|e-books]], [[Scientific journal|scientific journals]], open access publication services and specialist [[Database|databases]]. Also the MPDL supports the [[Library|libraries]] of all Max Planck institutes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mission - MPDL|url=https://www.mpdl.mpg.de/en/about-us/mission.html|access-date=2020-07-17|website=www.mpdl.mpg.de}}</ref>
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Hence, the MPDL is not a library in the conventional sense, but rather a service infrastructure with the purpose to contribute to the competitiveness of the Max Planck Society in international science.
