Henrik Marczali (1856–1940) was a historian, university professor and corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He started his studies at the University of Pest in 1870, and after graduating he became a teacher at the university’s Training School and from 1895 he was appointed a full professor at the university. 

Henrik Marczali played an important role in the establishment of professional historiography and the training of historians in Hungary. His life and work were commemorated last year by the Henrik Marczali Research Group at a two-day conference. The papers of which are now available in print in the 2024 issue 2 of the university history journal Per Aspera ad Astra. The volume also includes an essay by Krisztina Tóth, head of the archives, on Henrik Marczali’s university years. The study is available at https://journals.lib.pte.hu/index.php/paaa/index.

Sage Publishing provides trial access to the Sage Journals and Sage Research Methods databases until May 31, 2025. The databases can be accessed by connecting to the ELTE internet network, and outside the university using a VPN service.

Links to the databases:

https://journals.sagepub.com/

https://methods.sagepub.com/

Sage Journals

The database contains issues from 1999 onwards of more than 1,100 journals from one of the world's largest scientific publishers. The publications cover all scientific fields - natural science journals stand out among them.

Sage Research Methods

The research methodology service provides access to handbooks, journals, video aids and many other resources - supporting workflows at all levels of research. The full text of the Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences series is available in the database.

SAGE Research Methods CORE bespoke training webinar

To support trial access, the publisher also organizes webinars to help users use the databases. You can register for the online webinar below for free.

Date: April 23, 2025 14:00-14:45 CEST

Presenter: Claudia Paicu, Library Training & Engagement Specialist Sage UK

Registration

The journal ratings for SCImago Journal & Country Rank 2024 have been published. The goal of SJR is to show, based on Elsevier's SCOPUS database, which quarter a journal falls into in the ranking of a given field, and based on this, journals are classified as Q1, Q2, Q3 or Q4.

Scopus currently indexes five journals affiliated with the Faculty of Humanities at ELTE, whose Q values ​​for 2024 are as follows:

• Dissertationes Archaeologicae: Q1
• Lejana: Q2
• Névtani Értesítő: Q4
• RussianStudiesHu: Q3
• Távol-keleti Tanulmányok: Q4

We heartily congratulate the journal editorial teams and wish them continued success in their work.

From April 15 to May 14, 2025, the provider opens trial access to the Statista Campus License Business Suite database. Access is possible by connecting to the ELTE internet network on campus or using a VPN for remote access. The Service can be found at http://www.statista.com .

Statista is a global data and business intelligence platform that contains an extensive collection of statistics, reports and insights on more than 80,000 topics, from 22,500 sources, in 170 industries. Founded in Germany in 2007, Statista operates in 8 locations worldwide and employs approximately 1,100 professionals.

The ELTE–NFI University Film Club continues the series of screenings and discussions. We welcome university citizens from all faculties of ELTE.

Today, we remember Ignác Semmelweis as a legend, a man of courage and steadfastness, a man of both knowledge and justice. He is not known as the saviour of mothers for nothing. But in his own time he was seen in a very different light. The other Hungarian doctors he worked with in the obstetrics clinic in Vienna thought he was mad: he was not interested in the pleasures of the imperial city, he was just doing his job. The Austrian doctors thought him unbearably violent: he had only one goal in mind, the health of the mothers entrusted to him; and for the sake of this sacred cause he broke every rule and every barrier.

And for his boss, the head of the clinic, he was the living, unpleasant conscience: for if Doctor Semmelweis's theory was true, and the obstetricians were spreading the disease that had killed so many women, they were all murderers.

He had a midwife working alongside him, who saw in him what no one else did: a man who wanted love and reassurance. The film focuses on the year 1847, when a mysterious epidemic decimates the women giving birth in a clinic in Vienna. Doctor Ignác Semmelweis, defying all conventional theories, tries to conquer puerperal fever.

Date: 9 April 2025, 18.00

Venue: University Square campus (1053 Budapest, Egyetem tér 1-3. fszt., corridor next to the cloakroom)

Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlgcc2bhj2o

Starring Miklós H. Vecsei, Katica Nagy, László Gálffi.

Guests of the post-screening discussion will be Lajos Koltai, Hungarian cinematographer and director, winner of the Kossuth and Béla Balázs awards, Balázs Maruszki, screenwriter of the film, Benedek Varga, director of the Semmelweis Medical History Museum, Library and Repository of the MNM. The institution also provided the location for several scenes of the film. Also Prof. Dr. Nándor Ács, obstetrician-gynecologist, director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology II at Semmelweis University.

Due to the limited number of seats, pre-registration is possible at the following link:

https://ajk.elte.hu/content/semmelweis-koltai-lajos-filmje-2023.e.1849

Correspondence about the film club is welcome via eltenfi.filmklub@elte.hu.

The ELTE–NFI Filmklub on Facebook 

The ELTE–NFI University Film Club continues the series of screenings and discussions. We welcome university citizens from all faculties of ELTE to the University Library and Archives.

Szilárd Bernáth's powerful directorial debut is a socially sensitive film that appeals to young people, with a shockingly authentic performance by Benett Vilmányi and Szabolcs Thuróczy.

21-year-old Ádám is a loner, a boy from Borsod, working as a shepherd, who is ashamed of his stutter. He lives in a tense, yet intimate coldness with his once violent, now tamed father, who has found refuge in religion. Adam is unable to find his place until he realises that he can express himself without stuttering through rap music, under the stage name Larry, and face his frustrations of helplessness. His rage-fuelled lyrics get the attention of local youths, and he gains an unexpected level of popularity online. A national talent show could be her breakthrough, but when she comes face to face with people, her speech falters again. He cannot perform live until he overcomes his inner limitations and takes control of his own life.

Cast: Szabolcs Thuróczy, Benett Vilmányi, Anna Szandtner, Levente Orbán, László Onofer, Álmos Előd, Gellért Csiki, Alexandra Borbély, Éva Bandor.

Date: 2 April 2025, 18.00

Venue: ELTE University Library and Archives (1053 Budapest, Ferenciek tere 6, community space from the lobby, ground floor)

In the post-screening discussion, our guests are: screenwriter and director Szilárd Bernáth, producer Veronika Gaszner. Róza Emilia Barna and Ágnes Patakfalvi-Czirják, lecturers at the Department of Sociology and Communication, Budapest University of Technology and Economics.

Due to the limited number of seats, pre-registration is possible at the following link:

https://www.ajk.elte.hu/content/larry-bernath-szilard-filmje-2022.e.1847

Correspondence about the film club is welcome via eltenfi.filmklub@elte.hu.

The ELTE–NFI Filmklub on Facebook 

Oxford University Press has offered trial access to the following databases, which will be available until the end of May 2025, either directly on campus or remotely via a VPN service.

The databases are available at the following link: https://academic.oup.com/journals?login=true

The databases opened as part of the trial access are:

• Oxford Journals Collection – Full Collection. Oxford University Press is the academic publisher of one of the world's leading universities. The full-text multidisciplinary journal database is not only outstanding in the humanities, but also in the social sciences, law, medicine and natural sciences. The volumes of more than 370 academic journals since 1996 are available in the database.

• Oxford Public International Law (OPIL), which provides comprehensive, integrated access to the publisher's international legal services. Oxford Reports on International Law, Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law, Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law, Oxford Historical Treaties, Encyclopedia of EU Law and Oxford International Organizations are essential online resources that enable faster research and easy access to authoritative content.

• Oxford Handbooks Online (OHO). The database contains the entries of over 1,500 Oxford Handbooks, consisting of around 53,000 entries. The volumes cover 18 disciplines, including archaeology, economics, linguistics, philosophy, history and other humanities.

JSTOR has announced that its interactive research tool will become available to institutional users starting March 26, 2025, at no additional cost. The tool utilizes artificial intelligence and other technologies to support research, enabling deeper analysis of JSTOR content and the discovery of new connections.

Features of the Interactive Research Tool

• Text Analysis and Key Point Highlighting – The tool helps identify the main arguments and key elements of a given text, facilitating a quick assessment of its relevance.
• Recommendation of Related Content – It suggests relevant articles and studies within the JSTOR database based on thematic similarities. The tool exclusively uses resources available on JSTOR and does not access external content.
• Answering User Questions – Based on the selected content, the tool generates responses to user queries, supporting deeper research and uncovering connections between pieces of information.

Availability and Usage

The tool will be available for select journal articles, book chapters, and research reports on JSTOR. To access it, users must be signed into their personal JSTOR accounts.

Since its limited release, JSTOR’s interactive research tool has already supported over 68,000 researchers in 162 countries worldwide. The new features aim to help users explore and analyze academic content available on JSTOR more effectively.

For more information, visit: JSTOR Interactive Research Tool