Pro Bibliotheca Universitatis – Honorees for the year 2022

In Christmas time 2022, the ELTE University Library and Archives awarded the Pro Bibliotheca Universitatis Certificate of Merit to Anna Orbókné Jagiello and Kinga Sutócki, staff members of the Collection Management Department, thanking them for their high quality and prestigious professional work.

Anna Jagiello Orbókné was honoured for her high quality professional work over three decades and for her role in building the ELTE University Library and Archives' national and international relations. She has consistently performed her duties with high standards, conscientiousness and diligence. Her precision and helpfulness have been demonstrated in the exploration of the content and form of books and journals in the Slavic language family, in the Hungarian and Polish languages, in the support of the Secretariat's work, and in the direct service of library users in the Public Services Department between 2013 and 2018. She has also been involved in the compilation of literature surveys in various disciplines and in the provision of electronic information. She has continuously helped to build the University Library and Archives' national and international relations, especially with Poland. She regularly carries out technical and administrative translations, accompanies delegations and gives professional presentations to Erasmus+ fellows.

Kinga Sutócki's dedicated work, in particular her central journalistic duties at the ELTE University Library and Archives and her participation in the institution's events for more than 20 years, has contributed significantly to the University Library and Archives' reputation. The tasks entrusted to her have always been carried out with reliability, precision and conscientiousness. During her years at the University Library, she first put her expertise and skills to good use in the Public Services Department. In 2014, she joined the Collection Management Department as a member of the Periodicals Team, where she supports effective communication with staff in ELTE libraries and with public partners. She also ensures the quality of her processing work. As part of the University Library's events team, she is one of the permanent leaders of the library tours, helping to maintain and enhance the reputation and prestige of the institution by presenting our wide range of services, library history and curiosities.

The staff of the ELTE University Library and Archives wishes them every success and pleasure in their future endeavours!

The list of our honoured staff members is available here.

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Recercat

RECERCAT (Dipòsit de la Recerca de Catalunya) is a cooperative repository in which users can consult research literature from universities and research centers, such as articles, research works, final projects, congress talks, reports, working papers, etc.

ArXiv

arXiv is a free distribution service and an open-access archive in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics. 

CogPrints

An electronic archive for self-archive papers in any area of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Linguistics, and many areas of Computer Science, Philosophy, Biology, Medicine, Anthropology, as well as any other portions of the physical, social and mathematical sciences that are pertinent to the study of cognition.

GALLICA Open Access

Gallica is the digital library of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), one of the major digital libraries available for free via the Internet. It provides access to any type of document: printed documents (books, press and magazines) in image and text mode, manuscripts, sound and iconographic documents, maps and plans.

Jesuit Missions in the Early Modern Period – The new library calendar is now available

The 2023 calendar of the ELTE University Library and Archives presents the Jesuit missions of the early modern period through some of the library's museum publications.

The pages of the calendar offer an insight into the diversity of our collections and cultural assets, and pay tribute to the 300th anniversary of the birth of George Pray. As the founder of Hungarian critical historiography and director of the University Library, the Jesuit monk also enriched the library's holdings with his private collection, which we keep as a treasure in our manuscript archive. An electronic version of the calendar is available here.

The representative wall calendar was published under the management of the Prime Minister’s Office, with the support of the National Cooperation Fund, the Bethlen Gábor Fund Management Ltd. and the Foundation for the University Library.  

For information about the support options of the Foundation for the University Library, please, visit our website. More details about our book adoption program can be found here!

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Traditions and Challenges X. – The library conference at the ELTE University Library was a great success

On the 1st of September 2022, the ELTE University Library and Archives organised the tenth conference entitled Traditions and Challenges. This year's programme included presentations on the themes of Preserve, Protect, Serve and Preservation Practices in Higher Education Libraries.

The event was followed by a wide range of participants, with nearly 130 guests, practitioners, students and representatives of service partners attending our programmes. Annamária Gombos Dr. Kulcsár Szabó Ernőné, Director General of the ELTE University Library and Archives, and Dr. László Borhy, Rector of Eötvös Loránd University, welcomed the participants.

Following the opening speeches, Annamária Gombos Dr. Kulcsár Szabó Ernőné, Director General of the University Library, drew attention to the protection of public collections through the University Library and Lieutenant Colonel István Elekes shared his experiences from the perspective of investigative work. In his presentation, Dávid Rózsa, Director General of the National Széchényi Library, informed the professional audience about the defence tasks of the National Széchényi Library and the details of the action plan. Lieutenant Colonel Tünde Berek Havasné, Head of the Military History Library, gave a presentation on the topic of „Asset protection and information protection in the defence environment and in the Military History Library”. The morning plenary session was closed by Márton Endre Sándor, Public Procurement Officer from the Eötvös Loránd University, who presented the procurement issue in the light of the legislation.

Moderated by Katalin Keveházi (retired Director General of the Klebelsberg Kuno Library, University of Szeged), the afternoon session provided an insight into the work of Gábor Farkas (Committee on Cultural Goods) on the protection of cultural goods, and Pál Tömöry presented the collection and asset protection system at the Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Diána Horváth (OSZK) gave an overview of the workflow restructuring in the national library, and Tibor Frankovics presented the security systems of the Hungarian National Museum. Enikő Szabó Pergéné (DEENK) shared her experiences on the use of RFID. István Sipos (Softlink Ltd.) spoke about library stock protection supported by RFID devices, while Dániel Bedő (Tripont Foto Video Ltd.) presented the practical aspects of digitisation in the field of heritage protection.

The session on Acquisition Practices in Higher Education Libraries was moderated by Anikó Ézsaiás (BME OMIKK), during which Gábor Kiss presented the acquisition practices of the library network of the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Szabolcs Hoczopán, Anita Nagy and Nikoletta Puskás of the Klebelsberg Library of the University of Szeged, and Tünde Székelyné Török of the ELTE libraries. Éva Csirmazné Rezi (OSZK) presented the application of the legal deposit law, and Frigyes Janzer (Prospero Könyvei Kft.) gave an insight into the experiences and good practices related to the acquisition of foreign printed books. Under the title „Rialto – One-stop-shop acquisition based on the Alma”, Éva Czeglédi (ProQuest) held a presentation on current developments, Tibor Gál, Director of the Directorate General for Public Procurement and Supply, spoke about the press product supply services, and Lőrinc Simon (Library Services Non-Profit Ltd.) offered a presentation on the support for stock accumulation.

Our guests had the opportunity to join a presentation of the restoration workshop of the ELTE University Library and Archives, a workshop of Tripont Foto Video Ltd. and a round table discussion with the invited service providers to conclude our programme.

The conference was supported by the Foundation for the University Library, the College of University Library Directors, the Social Sciences Section and the Academic and Specialised Library Section of the Hungarian Association of Librarians, ProQuest, Qulto, Softlink and Tripont. Abstracts of the presentations are available on our website. The ELTE University Library and Archives is planning to publish a conference volume on the 10th Professional Day „Traditions and Challenges”, which will also be available in electronic form in the ELTE EDIT repository.

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