The fate of old books

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Initiated by the Working Committee on Book History of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Editorial Board of Magyar Könyvszemle (Hungarian Book Review), National Széchényi Library will hold a roundtable discussion on old books with the participation of collectors, antiquarians and bibliographers on March 2, 2016, at 3 p.m., in the Ceremonial Hall of the Library on Floor 6.

Participants of the discussion will be:

Lajos Borda (Borda Antique Books),
János Heltai (National Széchényi Library),
Gabriella H. Hubert (National Lutheran Library),
Judit P. Vásárhelyi (National Széchényi Library),
Sz. Nagy László (Pázmány Péter Catholic University) and
Judit V. Ecsedy (National Széchényi Library).

Moderator: István Monok (Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences)

Topics of discussion:
•    The concept of bibliographic unit;
•    Petrik’s bibliography, an overview of Hungarian national bibliography between 1701 and 1920;
•    The science historical status of retrospective national bibliography.

Keynote remarks by Lajos Borda