At ELTE, the institutional contact and coordination tasks related to EISZ (Electronic Information Service National Programme) are performed by a member of the University Library and Archives staff appointed by the rector.
Liaison and coordination tasks:
- Providing consultation regarding database subscriptions.
- Liaising with publishers, organising trial access and related administration.
- Organising institutional visits with the participation of database representatives.
- Offering consultation and training opportunities on the use of online scientific databases, as well as on the topic of Open Access publishing.
- Collecting and regularly making available usage statistics for the databases.
- Providing cost-efficiency analyses upon request.
- Regularly updating the list of subscribed databases and maintains the related information on the website.
- Publishing information on Open Access and updating on publication quotas within Read & Publish agreements related to subscribed databases.
- Forwarding and managing reported access issues related to the databases through EISZ.
A detailed description of the database procurement process is available in the university repository.
For questions or requests regarding databases, please contact us at eisz@lib.elte.hu.
For Open Access-related matters, reach out to oa@lib.elte.hu.