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+This repository contains machine-readable definitions of the significant properties of object type groups archived in the SLUBArchive. These are considered official publications and are therefore in the public domain.
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+Dieses Repository enthält maschinenlesbare Definitionen von signifikanten
+Eigenschaften der im SLUBArchiv bewahrten Objekttypgruppen.