The ELTE University Library and Archives and the Tianyige Library and Museum shared information about their history and collections in an online discussion. Both libraries were founded in 1561 and have a rich history and collection philosophy.

Tianyi Pavilion is the oldest surviving private library in China, located in a Chinese garden in Ningbo. The library was established in 1561 by Fan Qi, Secretary of Defence during the Ming Dynasty (1561–1566). Thanks to his work as a book collector, at its peak the library held 70 000 volumes of documents, mostly local chronicles and imperial inspection protocols of the Ming dynasty. Today, it holds more than 300 000 volumes, 80 000 of which are special rare books. It is also an integrated thematic museum of book collecting culture. The building complex is divided into three functional parts: the library building, the recreation gardens and the exhibition area.

Following a presentation by the director and staff of the Tianyige Library, the ELTE University Library and Archives, which is the same age as the Chinese collection, also presented its historical, book collecting and architectural history, offering its Chinese-themed museum holdings for possible adoption. The two institutions are committed to continue to enhance international and inter-institutional cultural relations and cooperation.

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.

Marczali played an important role in the establishment of professional historiography and the training of historians in Hungary. His life and work were commemorated by the Henrik Marczali Research Group at a two-day conference (17–18 April 2024), on the opening day of which a commemorative plaque was unveiled at Marczali’s former residence at 59–61 József körút. The participants of the event took a guided walk around Marczali’s former workplace, including the University Libary, where the Training School was located between 1875 and 1881 and the Historical Seminary between 1886 and 1890. At the conference, Krisztina Tóth, PhD, head of the archives, gave a presentation on Henrik Marczali’s years as a student and his studies at the university.

Statista is available for a free trial until the 17th of May 2024. The database and its services can be accessed after logging in to ELTE’s internet network directly on campus or via VPN for remote access.

Access link is available here.

Statista is a global data and business intelligence platform with an extensive collection of statistics, reports, and insights on over 80,000 topics from 22,500 sources across 170 industries. The database contains the following packages:

Statistics, Forcasts and Topic Pages

Reports, Studies and Dossier 

Market Insights

Established in Germany in 2007, Statista operates in 13 locations worldwide and employs around 1,100 professionals.

Object of the month – Commemorative medal of the Pre-school and Primary Education Association

The purpose of the association, founded in 1889, is to raise the professional standards of pre-school and primary teacher training schools, as well as to increase the recognition of institutional and teaching activities. In 2023 Dr. habil. Éva Márkus, the dean of the Faculty of Primary and Pre-school Education was elected to the president of the association.

Years can be seen on the medal image on the obverse. In the middle: „1992”, in the middle of it: „1889”. At the top and bottom of the circular is the name of the organization in Hungarian. The image of the medal on the back shows two hands joining. Below the image of the medal is the maker's mark: an SZ between the letters GY. The commemorative medal was made in 1992 by György Szabó.

Written by Abt Anett

The SciFinder database and usage will be presented at the Chemical Abstracts Service online training on the 23rd of April 2024.

Date: 23.04.2024; 10.00 and 15.00

Language: English

Software: Microsoft Teams

Webinar topics:

• Reference search tips and tricks

• Substance and reaction search

• Retrosynthetic analysis

• New content: analytical methods, formulations, life science

The participants of the webinar will receive a certificate.

Registration:

10 am CET Registration

3 pm CET Registration

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Tetiana Khristova

Sr. Customer Success Manager

From the 15th of April 2024, Sage Publishing is offering two-month trial access to its journals and the Sage Research Methods database.

Sage is one of the largest academic publishers. During the trial access, more than 1,100 of its periodicals after 1999 are available. The publications cover many fields of science, among them, natural science journals stand out.

The publisher's research methodology service, Sage Research Methods, provides access to manuals, journals, video aids and several other resources, helping workflows at all levels of research. The complete text of the Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences series is also available in the database.

Links to content:

Sage Journals website

Sage Research Methods website 

Description and title list

The databases are accessible by connecting to the ELTE internet network. Remote access is possible with VPN.

On the 18th of April 2024, the ELTE University Library and Archives will continue its „UNICycle upcycling” furniture refurbishment workshop series.

The aim of the workshop series is to create a community space in the library as part of the Book of Your Life (BoYL) project and to revive old furniture in the spirit of sustainability. Everyone is welcome to come and create together and be inspired by the joy of working with others.

Location: 1053 Budapest, Ferenciek tere 6., University Library and Archives, ground floor training room
Date: April 18, 2024, 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

For more details about the project, please visit https://elte.hu/boyl.

On the occasion of the International Librarian’s Day, we wish all librarians much joy and success in their work with the following lines.

„Books and doors are the same thing. You open them and you go through into another world.” (Jeanette Winterson)