News, events

Professor of Tehran Art University visited NSZL

2019/05/27

On May 24, 2019, Ali Sarlak, professor of Tehran Art University was received by Dr. László Tüske, Director-General of National Széchényi Library.

Our colleague at the QQML conference in Florence

2019/05/22

NSZL staff member Rita Radó, who is also a PhD student at ELTE LIS (Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Library & Information Science), will deliver a lecture entitled Digital document and collection analysis – using qualitative and quantitative methods based on FADGI- and library strandards guidelines at the QQML conference in Florence.

Balázs Mikusi became member of the Academy for Mozart Research in Salzburg

2019/05/20

With the Head of NSZL’s Music Collection elected, Salzburg-based Akademie für Mozart-Forschung (Academy for Mozart Research) has now two Hungarian members.

CERL Seminar in NSZL

2019/05/17

With the support of the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, a CERL Seminar organized by National Széchényi Library and the Association of the Ecclesiastical Libraries will be held on May 31, 2019. Entitled Digital Technologies in the Investigation of Handwritten and Printed Heritage, the seminar to be held on the premises of NSZL will feature speakers including several research fellows and staff members of the Hungarian national library.

International conference on new ways of library cataloging

2019/05/10

Annual European RDA Interest Group (EURIG) Members Meeting 2019 took place in National Széchényi Library. 36 participants from 23 countries arrived at the event. Pre-meeting international conference featured presentations on the past and present of RDA, and experience gained so far with implementation.

Ady conference in Petőfi Literary Museum

2019/05/16

On May 21, 2019, Endre Ady memorial conference will be held in Petőfi Literary Museum. Several staff members of National Széchényi Library will deliver a lecture at the conference.

May Day of Museums 2019

2019/05/10

At the Museum Festival to be held on May 18 and 19, 2019, National Széchényi Library will recall memories of 1989 from the perspective of 30 years.

The new operating order of National Széchényi Library

2019/05/08

Partial closing as of June 18 and reduced repository service as of May 9, 2019

Two NSZL staff members elected as corresponding and full members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

2019/05/07

Edit Madas has been elected as full member, while János Rainer M. has been elected as corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Under the rule of pashas and beys: population, economy and public administration during the Ottoman occupation – lecture

2019/05/03

Research putting the history of Ottoman occupation following the Battle of Mohács into a new light will be presented by the May lecture of Season 4 of the lecture series entitled “Orientalists in NSZL”. Next presenter of the cultural historical series featuring internationally renowned Hungarian researchers into the East will be Géza Dávid, historian-Turcologist, Professor of Eötvös Loránd University.