With the support of the ELTE University Library and Archives, Kipcor Kft. has launched a book exchange programme in the Library Club.

From 19 February 2024, the guests of the Library Club will be able to choose freely from the new bookshelf opposite the entrance, where anyone is invited to bring in their books for free. A reading corner will be provided for the comfort of reading on the spot. Our library has contributed to the success of the book exchange programme by officially displaying twenty carefully selected books on fiction, literature and economics, welcoming the initiative. The event was organised with the participation of the Student Council representatives from the ELTE Faculty of Humanities and the ELTE Faculty of Economics as well as several students. We wish all visitors a pleasant reading experience!

In the framework of our book adoption programme, our conservator and reference librarian gave our adopters a detailed presentation of the supported volumes.

Dávid Archibald Karácsony PhD and Brigitta Schvéd adopted Andreas Eudaemon-Joannes' Apologia pro Henrico Garneto Angelo (1610). The Greek Jesuit Andreas Eudaemon-Joannes (1560?–1625) published his Apologia in 1610, in which he defended the Jesuit Henry Garnet (1555–1606). Garnet was condemned in 1606 by the Privy Council, which counted among its members Sir Edward Coke (mentioned in the title). The reason: Garnet knew about the existence of Robert Catesby’s Gunpowder Plot (1605) but did not notify the king about it. This simple but historically important book was in the library of the Jesuit College of Trnava already in 1619. It has a rather ragged parchment binding, the front cover started to get loose. Thanks to the support of our book patrons, the volume will be restored and made available in a renewed form for future generations.

Kristóf Dallman has adopted the book Meteorologia philosophico-politica by Gábor Szerdahelyi (1660–1726), a Jesuit doctor of philosophy and theology, illustrated with natural and weather emblems. The volume contains moral, philosophical and political commentaries. The work consisting of 12 sections (dissertatio) and containing 2+82 copperplate engravings was published by Johannes Andreas in Nagyszombat (Trnava) under the title Meteorologia philosophico-politica. The engravers included Wolfgang Joseph Kadorizi, Andreas Trost, and Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang. The question (questio) and the answer (conclusio) to it are always connected to the image with the motto. Among the Meteorologia’s sources we find ancient authors, modern natural historians and philosophers alike, as well as the wide range of natural phenomena, ranging from lightning to earthquake.

For detailed information about our book adoption programme, please visit our website. Adopt a book yourself! Our list of books for adoption is available here.

Our adopted books:

Bar. 01603 Andreas Eudaemon-Joannes: R. P. Andreae Eudaemon-Ioannis Cydonii e Societate Iesu, ad actionem proditoriam Edouardi Coqui, Apologia pro R. P. Henrico Garneto Anglo, eiusdem Societatis sacerdote Coloniae Agrippinae [Köln]: apud Ioannem Kinckium, anno MDCX [1610]

RMK II 507a

Meteorologia philosophico-politica, in duodecim dissertationes per quaestiones meteorologicas et conclusiones politicas divisa, appositisque symbolis illustrata, honori inclytae regiae camerae Scepusiensis inscripta a nobili ac erudito domino Joanne Vitézy de Dobó, AA. LL., et philosophiae baccalaureo, ac pro suprema ejusdem auspicijs universam philosophiam publice propugnandam mense Junio MDCII in Alma Archi-Episcopali Universitate Tyrnaviensi susciperet. Praeside R. P. Gabriele Szerdahelyi e Societate Jesu, AA. LL. et Philosophiae doctore, ejusdemque professore ordinario. Tyrnaviae [Trnava] : typis Academicis, per Joannem Andream Hörmann, MDCCII [1702]

[4], 297, [5] p. [2] t.fol. ill., 84 copperplate engraving; 32 cm (2o)

Arc indication: a2 A-Z4 Aa-Pp4

RMK II 2137

Object of the month – Commemorative plaque of Trefort Ágoston Teacher Training High School

ELTE Trefort Ágoston Gyakorló Teacher Training High School has been committed to the high-level cultivation of teacher training and the creation of high-quality education since the beginning, but sport only gradually became part of the students' everyday life. Although in 1872 - the year the school was founded - there was a secondary school bill for four gym lessons a week, but until 1928 only two lessons a week were introduced. At the same time, however, the children's passion for sports made its way under the guidance of enthusiastic teachers.

In the 1898/99. academic year instead of a the former club, the literature and sports division was established: in bad weather, students read their own works or held lectures and analyzed works, while in good weather they played various sports, even organized a home football match.

In the following years, the sport club gradually expanded with the rise of various winter-summer, indoor and outdoor sports. For example, the swimming division was founded in 1926, and the beginnings were summarized in the school's yearbook (page 34): "...by setting it up, we not only opened up one of the most useful sports to the students, but also satisfied their wishes, as evidenced by the large number of members: 45 student entered the division. They held their practices once a week in the swimming pool of the Rudas Thermal Bath in the framework of „KISOSz” training under the leadership of Sándor Kugler."

In the 1940/41. academic year there were already 13 divisions within the sport club, the head of it was Miklüs Bély, the gym teacher of the high school. The students could play different sports, from table tennis to skiing, and in addition to practice lessons, they could also participate in institutional and KISOK (National Center for Sport Clubs of High Schools) competitions. The swimmers could measure themselves in various distances and events at the institutional competition organized on April 22, 1941.

In the school's collection, there is a commemorative plaque of the swimming division of the sport club, two metal plaques are attached to the white marble base. The upper circular plaque (diameter: 5 cm) depicts two men looking to the left. The figure in the back wears Roman or Greek dress (presumably representing Mars/Ares), and has one hand on the shoulder of the young man in the foreground, while the other holds up a small figure of Victoria/Nike, the goddess of victory, on a podium. The naked man in the foreground holds a flag over his right shoulder. The rim is decorated with a string of pearl motif, and below the image of the medal is the mark of the maker, medalist Lajos Berán (1882–1942). The inscription on the plaque is in Hungarian, its meaning is "PRACTICAL HIGH SCHOOL SPORT Club"

The lower, square plaque (4.5x1.5 cm) has a similar inscription, meaning: "SWIMMING / 1940-41 ACADEMIC YEAR" In the lower left corner of the plaque is the manufacturer's mark of Ludvig Ede.

Written by Mónika Marácz, Georgina Schlay

ELTE has been granted a two-months trial access to the Late Qing Dynasty Full-text Database (1833–1911) and the Chinese Periodical Full-text Database (1911–1949) databases on Shanghai Libray's CNBKSY (Quan Guo Bao Kan Suo Yin) platform.

Late Qing Dynasty Full-text Database covers about 600 titles of Chinese periodicals published in Late Qing Dynasty. Chinese Periodical Full-text Database covers about 25,000 titles of Chinese periodicals published during 1911–1949. Consisting of 12 series, it’s the largest database of the Chinese periodical of this time. In addition to these, the Books of modern China (1840–1949) database is still available until March 1, 2024. (For more information, please visit our previous news on our website.)

Access period: January 30, 2024 – March 30, 2024

The database is accessible from the entire IP range of the University (from home via VPN): CNBKSY.

Leaflets of the databases:

• Late Qing Dynasty Full-text Database (1833-1911)
• Chinese Periodical Full-text Database (1911-1949)

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From 2024, ELTE University Library and Archives will be a member of the Universeum European Academic Heritage Network.

The mission of the University Heritage Coordination Project, led by the ELTE University Library and Archives, which is also responsible for the preservation of a rich cultural heritage, is to map, protect and make visible the cultural heritage preserved by the University to both the academic and the general public, becoming part of a European network by joining Universeum.

Universeum aims to preserve and promote the European cultural heritage and knowledge assets held in the collections of higher education institutions. The European organisation was founded in 2000 with representatives of collections and museums from twelve European universities at the University of Halle-Wittenberg in Germany.

Universeum regularly organises meetings, edits publications and facilitates exchanges between academic heritage institutions across Europe. The organisation is open to heritage and museum professionals, researchers, students, university administrators and all people interested in university heritage, and is committed to the continuous dissemination of knowledge, exchange of expertise and experience, and the promotion of the use of European scientific heritage in research and education. It provides a European forum for the implementation of cooperation projects, encourages the creation of national networks and provides support for the preservation of cultural assets and for networking between European institutions and universities. Annually, it will also organise a conference with in-person participation, in 2024 with ICOM–UMAC, the world association of university collections and museums. Our affiliation will allow us to participate in meetings and build international professional relationships. Our membership currently includes a number of representatives from Eastern Europe, allowing us to contribute effectively to both the European and regional discourse.

IOP Publishing offers trial access to members of Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) for journals available on the IOPScience platform. The content of the database is freely accessible without restrictions until the 15th of April 2024, while connected to the ELTE internet network either directly or through VPN.

IOPscience extra is the scientific database of IOP Publishing, containing over 90 journals with full-text access, including leading titles in the field of physics. The articles published in these journals cover 40 scientific disciplines beyond physics. Important publications in the fields of medicine, mathematics, earth science, neuroscience, biophysics, chemistry, and engineering can also be found in the database.

Walter de Gruyter GmbH making a public offer to buy all the shares of another company, Koninklijke Brill N.V., at a price of EUR 27.50 per share. The offer period starts on the 22nd of December 2023 and ends on 15th of February 2024. There's an important meeting on the 1st of February 2024, where shareholders can discuss and vote on the offer.

The offer price is considered a good deal, offering a premium to Brill's closing price in October 2023. The management boards of both companies support the offer, and major shareholders have already committed to selling their shares. Legal approvals are in place, and the deal is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2024.

The companies are combining forces to strengthen their position in the academic publishing market, especially with the increasing shift to digital and open-access publishing. The new entity, named De Gruyter Brill, aims to become a leading academic publisher in the Humanities, offering a broader range of services.

For 2025 still separate databases will be on the EISZ list.