The ‘Digital Archive of the Rostock Songbook’ (DARL) (Das Digitale Archiv zum 'Rostocker Lieerbuch') is a joint project between the Institute of German Studies, the Institute of Computer Science, the University Library and the IT and Media Centre of the University of Rostock as well as the Rostock University of Music and Theatre. The project is managed by Prof Dr Franz-Josef Holznagel from the Institute of German Studies; the DARL was funded by the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Research Fund between March 2012 and November 2013. The digital archive is intended as a further development of the previous website, which was located under the domain www.rostocker-liederbuch.de, and as a supplement to the edition of the songs and melodies of the ‘Rostocker Liederbuch’.