News, events

2015/05/11

You are cordially invited to attend the concert to be given by NSZL’s choir on May 18, 2015, at 7 p.m., on the premises of the Institute for Musicology, Budapest. The program includes works by Heinrich Schütz, Daniel Friderici, Hans Leo Hassler, Orlandus Lassus, Thomas Morley, Georg Friedrich Händel, Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Johannes Brahms and Antonín Leopold Dvořák. Conductor will be Prof. Jürgen Puschbeck (Weimar, Germany).

Our new service: ELDORADO

2015/05/06

ELDORADO has the following main objectives: providing digital content in a legitimate way and digitally ”resuscitating” publications which are either out of circulation or just lie idle on the shelves of libraries. With the establishment of an e-library, which is in line with the digital collections of other European libraries, we aim at creating a comprehensive information and knowledge base which is based on 21st-century technology.

Humor cubed – exhibition

As regards the “humor factor” of the prints, we seemed to have discovered a sort of trinity. The first category includes documents which were funny even at the time of their publication and can make people laugh ever since…

Image Library shutdown

2015/05/11

Due to technical problems, our service called Hungarian Digital Image Library has been facing a temporary shutdown. We will re-launch our service as soon as our IT staff solves the problem. We regret any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience and understanding!

Director-General of Bibliotheca Alexandrina visited NSZL

2015/05/07

On May 8, 2015, Dr. László Tüske, Director-General of National Széchényi Library received Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director-General of Bibliotheca Alexandrina in his office. Mr. Serageldin arrived in Budapest to attend a two-day conference, “The Global Round Table”, organized by Pázmány Péter Catholic University.

NSZL at the Summering of Museums

2015/04/30

You are welcome at the stand of National Széchényi Library in the garden of the Hungarian National Museum between May 16 and 17, 2015 when the Summering of Museums will take place. You can have a look at and buy our publications and souvenirs and also get acquainted with our latest programs.

NSZL will be closed on May 2

2015/04/30

Dear Readers and Visitors! We would like to inform you that, due to the long weekend, National Széchényi Library will be closed on Saturday May 2, 2015. We are looking forward to seeing you again on Tuesday May 5, from 9 a.m. Thank you for your understanding.

CASTLE30 – MEMORIAL DAY

2015/04/17

National Széchényi Library cordially invites you to its jubilee memorial session to be held on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of NSZL moving in Buda Castle. The event will take place on Wednesday April 29, 2015, at 1 p.m., in the Ceremonial Hall on Floor 6 of the Library.

Library-oriented developments of ExLibris

2015/09/19

In the framework of our ILS presentation series, ExLibris presented its Alma (previously: Aleph) and Primo systems on Thursday June 11, 2015. Presentations of the professional day can be viewed in Videotorium.

ExLibris presents its Alma and Primo systems

2015/06/11

In the framework of our ILS presentation series, ExLibris will present its Alma (previously: Aleph) and Primo systems on Thursday June 11, 2015.