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On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Jesuit monk György Káldi’s Bible translation, the ELTE University Library and Archives and the Department of Early Modern History at ELTE’s Faculty of Humanities are organising a commemorative conference on November 20, 2026, in the ground-floor community circle room of the library building at 6 Ferenciek Square. All visitors are welcome!

As part of Open Access Week 2026, CHARM-EU organized a two-day online event showcasing opportunities and institutional practices regarding open-access publishing for researchers and library professionals. Two staff members from the ELTE University Library and Archives delivered presentations: Tibor Móring spoke about supporting open science and library services related to open-access models, while Liza Németh discussed ELTE’s transformative "Read & Publish" agreements and their role in supporting research. The presentations illustrated how the library facilitates open-access publishing through infrastructure, consulting, and administrative support, thereby fostering the institutional implementation of open science.

The annual conference of the HUN-REN ARP Data Repository, held on October 8, 2026, focused on current issues surrounding the long-term preservation and sustainable management of research data. In her presentation, Eszter Pálvölgyi-Polyák—a staff member at the ELTE University Library and Archives—examined the metadata management practices of the American data repository ICPSR, as well as the application of the FAIR principles and solutions that facilitate the reuse of research data. The presentation offered valuable international insights and best practices for the domestic data repository community.

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the events of the 1956 Revolution and War of Independence, the ELTE University Library’s 1956 newspaper collection – which includes Egyetemi Ifjúság (University Youth), the newspaper of Eötvös Loránd University – was once again placed in the hands of its former editor, György Gömöri, a poet and literary historian.

Led by the Library Council President, the University Library Service’s Quality Manager and the K21 Quality Management Coordination Committee President, the second quality management awareness-raising training session for ELTE librarians was successfully held on 29 October 2026, with nearly 30 participants.

The ELTE–NFI University Film Club screening and discussion series continues. We welcome university members from all ELTE faculties.

The ELTE–NFI University Film Club screening and discussion series continues. We welcome university members from all ELTE faculties.

The ELTE–NFI University Film Club screening and discussion series continues. We welcome university members from all ELTE faculties.

Due to the national holiday, the ELTE University Library and Archives will be closed on 23 and 24 October 2026.

In the K21 Quality Management Coordination Committee’s third-quarter report for 2026, the working group leaders provided an overview of the results from the past quarter, as well as ongoing work and changes.

Our series, titled “Mosaics from the Heritage of ELTE”, presents some of the outstanding cultural heritage of Eötvös Loránd University. The artwork of the month is the Browning Reflector and its Accessories.

The ELTE–NFI University Film Club screening and discussion series continues. We welcome university members from all ELTE faculties.

As part of the Green Bridge volunteer expert program, we are pleased to welcome groups of elementary and high school students on guided tours of the ELTE University Library and Archives’ Green Library. During the program, we invite students to explore our library building and discover the secrets of our Green Library.

The ELTE–NFI University Film Club screening and discussion series continues. We welcome university members from all ELTE faculties.

The ELTE–NFI University Film Club screening and discussion series continues. We welcome university members from all ELTE faculties.

The ELTE–NFI University Film Club screening and discussion series continues. We welcome university members from all ELTE faculties.

At the celebratory conference marking the 150th anniversary of the library palace, the photo exhibition by Márta Csikós opened in the community space of the ELTE University Library and Archives entitled “Heritage and Presence – People and Memory in a 150-Year-Old Space,” which focuses on the building and the staff whose daily work ensures the library’s operations.

Through our event organised at the ELTE University Library and Archives as part of this year’s Cultural Heritage Days, we sought to draw attention to the protection of our cultural values and the preservation of our built heritage.

The commemorative conference marking the 150th anniversary of the library building concluded successfully at the ELTE University Library and Archives.

The ELTE–NFI FILMIO University Film Club aims to pay tribute, through the programme it has organised for Researchers’ Night, to László Krasznahorkai, who was awarded an honorary doctorate from ELTE in September 2026, and to film director Béla Tarr, who passed away this year. This was the film they worked on together for the first time, and for which they co-wrote the screenplay. This brought Tarr his first international recognition.