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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 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.

As part of the Researchers' Night, on the 24th of September, 2021 we will invite science and research enthusiasts to an interactive exhibition called Pendulum Night. A representative publication entitled Mappæ Comitatuum Transylvaniæ by Bartos-Elekes Zsombor will be presented, and Annamária Csókási will give a lecture with the title Cultures torn apart – Cultural damage assessment with military technology in Nagorno Karabakh. All visitors are welcome!

In the fall of 2021, the exhibition entitled Under the spell of accuracy – The life and work of Loránd Eötvös awaits visitors with a number of free programs.

On the 26th of August 2021, the ELTE University Library and Archives organized its ninth professional conference entitled Traditions and Challenges. A short report of our conference is available on our website, and the presentations can be found in the ELTE Digital Institutional Knowledge Repository.

The University Library and Archives offers guided tours of our exhibition “Under the spell of accuracy – The Life and work of Loránd Eötvös”.

On the occasion of the Cultural Heritage Days, we are waiting for children and adults alike with special surprises.

Within the framework of the Cultural Heritage Days 2021 program series, calligrapher Dezső Buzogány will hold a workshop on 18th of September, 2021 from 11:00 to 17:00 in the hall of the ELTE University Library and Archives.

The talented students of the Festival Academy Budapest present Beethoven's String Quartet in A minor (Op. 132.) and Schubert's Quartettsatz (D 703) on the 18th of September, 2021 at 11:00 am in the University Library and Archives of Eötvös Loránd University.

As part of our book presentations, you can gain insight into the special publications of our library, during which the secrets of our old prints are revealed.

The library of the Faculty of Economics is the University Library and Archives. Use of the library is free of charge for the citizens of the Faculty of Economics and Business, information about our services is available on our website.

As part of the Cultural Heritage Days, you can learn about the book adoption program of the University Library Foundation. Most recently, Pascale Andréani, the Ambassador of the French Republic to Hungary, provided significant support for the protection of our collection, taking over the cost of restoring Le premier livre d’amadis de Gaule (1555). In the frame of the ceremonial book adoption, our generous donor will greet you from 15.00 on the 18th of September, 2021 and the world-famous Dante Codex will also be presented. All visitors are welcome!

On the occasion of the seven hundredth anniversary of Dante's death, on the 14th of September, 2021 from 11:00 to 13:00, the Reading Room of the ELTE University Library and Archives will provide a venue for the presentation of the detailed Commentary volume prepared by the members of the Hungarian Dante Society for Part I of the Divine Commedy.

The Duo-Perpetual will give a concert in the hall of the University Library and Archives of Eötvös Loránd University (1053 Budapest, Ferenciek tere 6.) on 18th of September, 2021 at 4 pm on the Cultural Heritage Days. The program includes works by Mozart, Bach, Piazzolla and Shostakovich, among others. All visitors are welcome!

On the 26th of August, 2021, the ELTE University Library and Archives organized its ninth professional conference entitled Traditions and Challenges. During a roundtable discussion, our guests could be informed about the following topics: Academic Libraries and the Pandemic, Open and closed: Focus on the User, and Modern Library Management of Museum Documents.

Our library welcomes visitors with regular opening hours and comprehensive service from the 6th of September, 2021.

On Wednesday, September 2, 2021, the book rental and return services at the ELTE University Library and Archives will be suspended at the Information Desk on the ground floor and the use of special collections in the Research Room will not be possible due to a professional program. Our services will be available again from September 3, 2021.

Elsevier has offered a 30-day trial access to the Scopus database and SciVal.

On the occasion of the Cultural Heritage Days, the illustrious Dante Codex, which was last presented to the public in 2007, will be presented on 18th of September, 2021 from 3.30 pm. Discover the codex online in our repository (edit.elte.hu) and also visit our exclusive book presentation event. All visitors are welcome.

Our guided tours focus on the history of the University Library and Archives, Eötvös Loránd University. The library palace was designed by Antal Szkalnitzky. Up-to-date technology of the time was used for ventilation, heating and illumination. The tour will take you through the entrance hall decorated with sgraffiti to the reading room with figures on its ceiling which symbolise sciences and arts. Besides the magnificent art and architecture of the reading room of the University Library and Archives, you can also see an oil-painting of the middle-aged Franc Joseph I. by Mór Than. Our librarians will tell you the secrets, and show you the hidden nooks and crannies of the library. Join our library tour! For more details about our programs, please, visit our website.