ELTE University Library and Archives initiated the certification process for ELTE Institutional Repository (ELTE EDIT) at Repository Qualification Commission of Hungarian Scientific Bibliography Database (MTMT). As a result, the Commission accepted the institutional archive as a certified repository.

EDIT is an archive for scientific documents – peer reviewed articles, complete issues of journals or books, e-prints, student papers, reports, proceedings – authored at the University. Furthermore, it is the collecting place for items with non-publishing content – education materials, museum documents – created in the institution. There are about 60 000 documents in the holdings of EDIT. About the Institutional Repository, detailed up-to-date information is available on the following webpage.

The latest volume of our archive contains the data of the students attending higher education institutions located in Eger, the Archbishop’s Seminary and the Archbishop’s Law High School. The publication processes the data of the students in the institutions from 1713 to 1850, however it follows the study career of the students until 1852. At the end of the volume, in addition to the person and place name index, there are several photos of the most interesting source types. 

With the support of the National Cultural Fund of Hungary, the Eötvös Loránd University Library and Archives acquired modern storage bags for the photographs of the university history collection.

Ensuring adequate stock protection is the basis for long-term conservation. The transparent iSafe polypropylene pouches allow us to protect our photos not only from dust, but also from fingerprints during research and processing. The FILLA semi-transparent paper bags purchased for larger photos provide storage that meets stock protection considerations and is economical at the same time. 

During the revision of the collection unit in 2021, more than 3 000 pieces of paper photographs were packaged, moreover negatives and postcards will soon be placed in the remaining bags. 

A significant part of the historical photo collection is already available online: 

https://edit.elte.hu/xmlui/handle/10831/34119  

Thanks to the Foundation for the University Library, from September in our rental area a new section of the latest editions is available, under title „New books”. Our readers can find a frequently updated collection of books in Hungarian and other foreign languages, with a wide range of topics in the fields of history, arts, cultural and religious history, philosophy, psychology, linguistics and literary studies.

You can find our book rewievs on Facebook every week.

MTMT training for members of FOH

MTMT training sessions are organized by ELTE ULA Education and Research Support Department and Library of Faculty of Humanities for the international lecturers, students, PhD candidates of FOH. MTMT beginners’ and advanced training (max. 15 person per courses) is offered free of charge, but registration is required. The language of the trainings is english.

Training sessions:

MTMT 101

Tuesday, Oct. 19,  2021. 10:00-11:30 am

Speaker: Nóra Deák

Location: Reading Room of Central Library (Múzeum körút 6–8., Room 18.)

Use of your own laptop is suggested.

Registration

MTMT - advanced

Tuesday, Nov. 09, 2021. 2:00-3:30 pm

Speaker: Nóra Deák

Location: Reading Room of Central Library (Múzeum körút 6–8., Room 18.)

Use of your own laptop is suggested.

Registration

Please let us know:

1. if the time-slot does not work for you, or if you cannot register this time
2. what topic(s) regarding MTMT you are interested in
3. if a particular group or class prefers a special training session/topic

Contact us via email mtmt@btk.elte.hu

Registration

In the frame of the Researchers' Night 2021, we were waiting for the science and research enthusiasts with the presentation of Bartos-Elekes Zsombor's representative publication entitled Mappæ Comitatuum Transylvaniæ, and with interactive guided tours at our Eötvös exhibition. Annamária Csókási's presentation Cultures torn apart – Cultural damage assessment with military technology in Nagorno Karabakh took place in our library, as well as a solo concert by Kata Borsos, featuring works by Biber, Telemann, Bach and Sándor Veress. The video about our book presentation is available here. We welcome all visitors to our library at the Autumn Festival of Museums with colorful programmes.

The Eötvös Loránd University Library and Archives has joined the Russian-initiated Holy Places of Undivided Christianity project, which aims to virtually collect memorials and museum documents related to saints and church history before the 1054 East–West schism.

As part of the cooperation, our chamber exhibition Holy Places was opened on the Cultural Heritage Days on the 18th of September 2021, located in our old book storage until the end of the year, on weekdays between 9.00 and 16.00, after prior registration. You can register at the e-mail address titkarsag@lib.elte.hu.

As one of the stations on the international cultural route of the project, we will take part in the presentation of Europe's common cultural roots and values ​​by exhibiting museum documents on the subject. As part of the European cultural route, in addition to guided tours, we also provide book presentations for our guests.

Discover our exhibition! For more information about the project, please, visit our website.

Members of the new presidency: Tamás Vajda president (University of Szeged), Zsolt Osváth vice president (Semmelweis University), Krisztina Batalka (Budapest University of Technology and Economics), László Molnár (Semmelweis University), Éva Sági (University of Sopron), Krisztina Tóth (Eötvös Loránd University) and Vilmos Zsidi (Corvinus University of Budapest). 

The library intended to draw attention to the protection of our cultural values ​​and the preservation of our built heritage with our event organized in the University Library and Archives of Eötvös Loránd University within the framework of this year's Cultural Heritage Days.

As the opening of the programme, the Korossy Quartet consisting of the students of the Festival Academy Budapest gave a concert in the foyer.

Through our building tours, our visitors gained an insight into the history of the library and the halls of its monumental building, got acquainted with the restoration process, our museum collection and the life of Loránd Eötvös, as well as made unique hardcover booklets. During our events, calligrapher Dezső Buzogány gave a presentation in the hall, introducing our guests to the art of pen and beautiful handwriting.

At this year’s Cultural Heritage Days, a ceremonial book adoption also took place on the grounds of the French Ambassador’s, Pascale Andréani’s generous support. The Rector's Representative for Francophone Affairs also took part at the event on behalf of Eötvös Loránd University.

On the occasion of the 700th anniversary of Dante's death, the visitors could attend a lecture on the Dante Codex preserved in the library. After fourteen years of omission, the original codex became available to the public again this year. One of the former restorers of the codex, Ildikó Beöthyné Kozocsa, delivered a speech about her working process together with Györgyi Szlabey, who was also present at the event. The restorer also revealed the secrets of saving the world-famous book. A digital version of the codex is available in the EDIT repository.

In the frame of the event, we opened our exhibition entitled Holy Places, which can be visited in our historic monument store until the end of this year, after registration (titkarsag@lib.elte.hu). The exhibition was organized in collaboration with the Russian-initiated project Holy Places of Undivided Christianity, which aims to collect memorials and museum documents related to pre-schism saints and church history.

We closed our program series with a concert by Duo-Perpetual, who performed a selection of pieces by Bach, Mozart, Piazzola and Shostakovich.

The event was implemented with the support of the Municipality of Budapest, District V, Belváros–Lipótváros, the Foundation for the University Library and the “Thank you, Hungary!” project.

For more information about our next event, please, visit our website. We look forward to seeing you soon in our library!

As a result of the successful cooperation between the ELTE University Library and Archives and the Cluj-Napoca School Foundation Publishing House, we invite you to the presentation of a prestigious map history publication on the 24th of September, 2021 from 16.00 on the occasion of the Researchers' Night. The presentation of the author, Zsombor Bartos-Elekes, will be followed by a round table discussion with the contributors of the volume (moderator: Sándor Tamás).

The book was published as a result of the successful cooperation between the University Library and Archives of the Eötvös Loránd University and the Cluj-Napoca School Foundation Publishing House. The work, published under the title Mappæ Comitatuum Transylvaniae, is in the 91st volume of the outstanding collection of the Jesuit scholar Gábor Hevenesi, preserved in our library. This volume is the first to publish 18 Transylvanian (and Partium) map sheets, which are much more detailed than the previous cartographs, therefore their source value is extremely significant. The accompanying study on the structure, content and background of the maps is available in three languages ​​(Hungarian, Romanian, English), which is completed by a precisely compiled index. The book also provides an insight into the unique collection of our library.

In addition to the volume, by presenting the original manuscript maps, we also provide an insight into a small slice of our unparalleled museum material preserved in our library. The publication can be purchased during the event. The book presentation will be broadcasted live via Facebook. All visitors are welcome!

You can find more information about our events organized within the framework of the Researchers' Night on the official homepage of the event and on our website!