A new RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) self-checkout terminal has been introduced at the ELTE ULA Savaria Library and Archives, making the borrowing process even faster and more convenient.

With the new system, readers can independently borrow books without the direct involvement of librarians. All they need to do is place the RFID-tagged books on the terminal, and after identification, they can complete the borrowing in just a few simple steps. This system not only speeds up the process but also ensures a more secure borrowing experience.

The self-checkout terminal is easy to use, and our library staff are happy to assist with any questions. This new service further enhances our library’s commitment to offering modern, user-friendly solutions to our visitors.

We warmly invite you to come and try out the new system!

The Museum of Fine Arts opened the Kingdom of Gods and Demons. Mesopotamia 1000–500 BC on 5 October 2024, an exhibition that explores the ancient Mesopotamian heritage and culture that was the cradle of civilisation. More than 150 artefacts, including volumes from the ELTE University Library and Archives, will give visitors a glimpse into the lost world of the Bible and, indirectly, the origins of European culture.

In addition to three special publications from our library's collection, The monuments of Nineveh by Austen Henry Layard , Victor Place Nineveh et l'Assyrie, and Monument de Nineveh by Paul-Émile Botta and Eugène Flandin, the exhibition brings together treasures from major European public collections, including the Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin; the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Musée du Louvre, Paris; and the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. The exhibition, which was made possible with the professional collaboration of the MTA – ELTE Assyrian and Babylonian God World Research Group, will be open until 2 February 2025.

ELTE has been granted one month trial access to CNKI's new artificial intelligence-based research tools, CNKI Smart and Scite.

CNKI Smart uses artificial intelligence language models built on CNKI's own massive databases to help users perform quick and efficient literature reviews, analysis and article writing, while ensuring content authenticity, information reliability and credibility.

Scite is a product of Research Solutions, with which CNKI works closely and which has enabled it to incorporate this tool into its services. Scite is an artificial intelligence-based citation analysis tool that helps researchers to better discover and evaluate scientific articles. It uses a tool called Smart Citation to visualise the context of a citation and analyse whether the article supports, contradicts or just mentions the cited passage as evidence.

• CNKI Smart
• CNKI Scite

ACCESS FROM UNIVERSITY GROUNDS

• via library computers (access is automatic)
• via the university WIFI using your own device
  connecting to the university WIFI requires an IIG ID

ACCESS FROM HOME

• VPN
  This service can be requested with IIG ID.
  By installing an application on your computer, this service allows you to connect to the databases from outside the university grounds.
  Detailed installation guide

We are bidding farewell to our premises on Maglódi út. The archives will be closed from 14 October 2024 for the duration of the move.

We will not be available in person or by telephone, and will only be able to respond to enquiries sent to inf@leveltar.elte.hu. The archives are expected to open in early January 2025. The exact date and details will be announced later. We than our researchers and customers for their patience, understanding and support!

ELTE has been granted trial access to two databases of the Korean Nurimedia, DBpia and KRpia.
The databases are available in the entire IP range of ELTE.

• dbpia.co.kr
• krpia.co.kr

ACCESS PERIOD: OCTOBER 1, 2024 - DECEMBER 1, 2024

DBpia is an academic information portal where you can search domestic journals and dissertations. They provide full-text service of 2,300 types of academic journals and 2.3 million academic papers issued by outstanding Korean academic societies and publishers.

KRpia is Korea's best integrated knowledge content service that includes books, documents, complete collections, databases, dictionaries, and multimedia.

Bristol University Press offered a 3 month long trial access to its full digital journal collections commence on 7th October 2024 and will run until 7th January 2025. All journals can be accessed on Bristol University Press Digital here: https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/page/journals

Bristol University Press Digital is a comprehensive digital social science library which offers access to hundreds of journal articles, books and Open Access content. It is also home to the not-for-profit, fully Open Access Global Social Challenges Journal.

Benefits for users include:

• Easy to browse, cite and share content

• Ability to search content by uniquely curated Global Social Challenges themes, aligned with UN’s SDGs for researchers looking to make real-world impact

• Visually engaging design

• How-to guides for library users

• Key industry standards for accessibility

• Sophisticated analytics, personalisation and collaboration tools

In order to support the use of its new AI-powered research tools, CNKI will provide online training for ELTE users. The training will demonstrate how the tools work and how they can be used in research. The training will be in English and will last approximately one hour.

Topic: CNKI AI-Powered Research Tools Training Session-Scite and CNKI Smart
Time: 2024 Oct 9th 13.30 (CET)
Meeting code: 811 9677 4366
Password: 20241009

Zoom link

More information about the training news:
Trial access - CNKI Smart and CNKI Scite until November 9, 2024

At the third quarterly report of the K21 Quality Coordination Committee 2024, the leaders of the working groups reported on the results of the past quarter, ongoing work and changes.

The committee members adopted the University Library Service's vision and mission statements, as well as the new strategic objectives resulting from last year's and this year's strategy workshops. The tasks of the Accessible Library Task Force in relation to the Marrakesh Treaty will be implemented in the future.

The Primary Research Working Group has completed the evaluation of the data from the 2024 Student Needs and Satisfaction Survey provided by the ELTE Quality Office and the revision of the text on surveys in the Quality Handbook. The Process Management Working Group also made suggestions for the chapter on the regulation of library processes in the Quality Handbook, revised the process management and process audit forms and amended the necessary text and instructions for completion.

The Communication Working Group provided information on the tasks and achievements of the K21 Quality Coordination Committee through our website, newsletter and short film entitled 3 months – 3 minutes, and contributed to the success of the preparation and administration of the K21 reporting days meetings. They published news about the University Library Service award winners, information about the ELTE library network for first-year students on both the website and the Neptun system, and contributed to the publication of further ELTE news on the ELTE Libraries platform. The Green Library Working Group has continued a review of the environmental awareness survey.

The library leaders held three meetings in the third quarter to discuss, among other things, the current tasks of the digitisation of theses project, the steps of the process, the problems encountered, the 2025 EISZ order and the future ELTE regulation on the future service of theses, and to set the strategic goals of the University Library Service.

An update on the achievements of the K21 Quality Coordination Committee and our new developments will be posted on our website soon.

The ELTE EKL Savaria Library and Archives took part in the professional day of the 2024 National Library Days, held at the Móra Ferenc Municipal Library and Museum in Szentgotthárd. This event was particularly special as we celebrated both the 30th Vas County Library Day and the 70th anniversary of the Móra Ferenc Library.

The event was opened by Tiborné Horváth, the director of the host institution, followed by greetings from Gábor Huszár, the mayor of Szentgotthárd, and Dr. Mónika Baráthné Molnár, director of the Berzsenyi Dániel Library.

An interesting and topical presentation was given by Csaba Csuk, the head of the ELTE EKL Savaria Library and Archives, entitled „Artificial Intelligence from the User's Perspective: the impact of AI on our work and life”. His presentation offered both theoretical and practical insights into how artificial intelligence is affecting the library sector and our daily lives.

Dr. Mónika Baráthné Molnár followed with her thought-provoking presentation on the challenges and opportunities in library strategy formulation, which provided inspiration and ideas for many attending librarians.

The theme of the National Library Days this year was „Play”, and fittingly, Judit Hochrein and Endre Kardos, members of the Kis-Hétrét ensemble, delighted participants with a unique musical performance.

The afternoon program included a tour of the Cistercian Monastery building and the Church of the Assumption in Szentgotthárd. We extend our thanks to Renáta Szép, the municipal officer for external relations and coordination, for the informative and engaging tour.

We would also like to express our gratitude to the organizers, particularly the staff of the Móra Ferenc Municipal Library and Museum and the Berzsenyi Dániel Library, for their warm hospitality and the exceptionally well-organized professional program.

Students from the University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration in Bavaria (HföD) visited our library on 26 September 2024 to exchange professional experiences.

Members of the delegation, who visited the library palace at Ferenciek Square, took part in a guided tour of the library and an old book presentation of German culture in order to strengthen international scientific-professional and cultural cooperation. They were also given an insight into the conservation work in the restorer's workshop and a guided tour of our special documents in the Nine Universities, One Project – CHARM-EU exhibition. Both institutions are open to sharing good practices and future cooperation opportunities.