The Library will be closed between the 23rd of December 2024 and the 1st of January 2025. Our library's services will be available from the 2nd of January 2025.
Due to the relocation of our external warehouse the books and doctoral dissertations stored there, as well as the entire stock of the library's periodicals, will be unavailable until the beginning of January 2025. Many of our books are still available for loan and current literature can be found on the open shelves.
News archive
2022. April 14., Thursday – 11:32
ULA University Library
On the occasion of the International Librarian’s Day, we wish all librarians much joy and success in their work.
2022. April 12., Tuesday – 13:38
ULA University Library
We wish you a happy and blessed Easter!
2022. April 11., Monday – 11:16
ULA Archives
The Eötvös family was promoted to baronhood in 1768 by Mária Terézia. In the family’s new coat of arms, the golden, standing griffin is a prominent element of the heart shield, which is a symbol of courage and speed. There is a baron’s crown on top of the shield as a helmet decoration. The noble letter is on display at our exhibition „Under the spell of accuracy – The life and work of Loránd Eötvös”.
2022. April 4., Monday – 13:35
University Library Service (ULS)
The Library of the ELTE Faculty of Humanities is organizing a series of lectures in Hungarian this spring as well. The lectures are primarily recommended for lecturers, researchers and doctoral students, but, as a matter of fact, all lectures are open to anyone interested. The presentations will take place online via Microsoft Teams. Participation in the lectures is free, but registration is required.
2022. April 1., Friday – 12:31
University Library and Arcives (ULA)
Our series entitled „Mosaics from the heritage of ELTE” presents some of the key material cultural heritage of the Eötvös Loránd University. The object of the month is the Hungarian translation of The life of Saint Hilarion (1666).
2022. March 30., Wednesday – 12:49
ULA University Library
Due to filming, the ELTE University Library and Archives will be closed between the 6th of April 2022 and the 25th of April 2022.
2022. March 29., Tuesday – 18:26
ULA University Library
On the 24th of March 2022, the ELTE Alumni Centre organised a successful event entitled "The University Opens its Doors" in the ELTE University Library.
2022. March 28., Monday – 15:53
University Library and Arcives (ULA)
In 1788, king József II. appointed Márton Schwartner to the Department of Diplomacy, who taught diplomacy and coats of arms and seals until his death in 1823. He was an excellent scientist, and through his work the teaching of auxiliary sciences at the University of Pest became of European standard.
2022. March 17., Thursday – 15:15
University Library Service (ULS)
The Elsevier’s customer service consultants organised a free webinar to help you use Scopus
2022. March 16., Wednesday – 15:53
University Library Service (ULS)
MTMT training sessions are organized by ELTE University Library and Archives (ULA) and Library of Faculty of Humanities (FOH) for the international lecturers, students, PhD candidates of the FOH. MTMT trainings are offered free of charge, but registration is required.
2022. March 10., Thursday – 10:11
ULA University Library
The ELTE University Library and Archives will be closed on the 14th of March 2022 (Monday) and on the 15th of March 2022 (Tuesday) on the occasion of the national holiday. From Wednesday (from the 16th of March 2022) we are waiting for our readers according to the usual opening hours.
2022. March 9., Wednesday – 12:49
ULA Archives
University curricula are available until 1995 at the Arcanum Digital Library
2022. March 3., Thursday – 10:16
ULA Archives
The most important legal insurance documents of the University were kept in the office of the current rector, locked in a metal box. Finally the documents were transferred to the University Library as a deposit in 1952, and after the Archives was established, the certificates were taken into its custody.
2022. March 1., Tuesday – 14:47
University Library and Arcives (ULA)
Our series entitled “Mosaics from the heritage of ELTE” presents some of the key material cultural heritage of the Eötvös Loránd University. The object of the month is the Pallasite meteorite.
2022. February 28., Monday – 14:56
University Library Service (ULS)
The Citizens of ELTE have the opportunity to try out the following two databases that can be accessed from ELTE IP range or in case of remote access using Stunnel or VPN service.
2022. February 28., Monday – 13:59
ULA University Library
There is a unique opportunity for the ELTE Faculty of Economics' students to participate on a training that intend to share good practice of writing and editing thesis.
2022. February 25., Friday – 12:44
ULA University Library
In cooperation with the ELTE Botanical Garden, a large-scale gardening project took place in the inner courtyard of the University Library.
2022. February 22., Tuesday – 15:41
University Library and Arcives (ULA)
The registration dates for the exhibition „Under the Enchantment of Accuracy – The Life and Work of Loránd Eötvös” are now available.
2022. February 22., Tuesday – 12:33
University Library Service (ULS)
The online training on research data, research data management and data repositories was a great success organized by the colleagues of ELTE University Library and Archives in early February 2022.
2022. February 21., Monday – 14:32
University Library and Arcives (ULA)
The historian, Dániel Cornides (1732–1787) was appointed to the University of Pest in 1784 as a teacher of historical auxiliary sciences and guardian of the university library.