The library was founded by Miklós Oláh, archbishop of Esztergom, in 1561. It became a university library in 1635 when Péter Pázmány founded the university of Nagyszombat. The Royal Hungarian University and the library moved to Buda together in 1777, then to Pest in 1784. The present building of the library was built in 1876 according to the plans of Antal Skalnitzky. The most beautiful room is the Main Reading Room. It is more than 200 square meters and receives natural light through the glass ceiling; in addition, its walls are decorated with frescoes painted by Károly Lotz.
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In the quality improvement project accepted by ELTE in 2007, it undertakes to extend the quality improvement processes to the whole organization. The library system as an important service of the institution is part of that too. The K21 Library quality improvement project works with the support of the Quality Improvement Comittee of the university.
The purpose of ELTE University Library Service (EKSZ) is to improve the satisfaction of the library users like instructors, researchers, students, and other visitors.
The vision statement of Eötvös Loránd University Library Service
The University Library Service (ULS) is a cooperative, quality-driven organisation involving all ELTE libraries, committed to providing innovative library and technological solutions to support education, research and learning at a high level. In line with ELTE's mission statement, the ULS collects, preserves, enhances, continuously develops and makes available the University's knowledge assets.