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Magyar Napló Publishing is a literary workshop operating alongside the Hungarian Writers' Association. In addition to works by prestigious and well-known writers, poets, translators, and literary historians, it publishes a significant number of volumes dealing with literary scholarship, history, sociography, ethnography, and religion, as well as art albums. The database contains over 350 volumes.
The publisher’s books bring the works of the most excellent Hungarian and foreign authors in the fields of arts—especially fine arts—philosophy, literary history, and recently, historical sciences to the interested reading public. Works by Hungarian artistic and academic authors from within and beyond the borders, as well as translations primarily from English, German, and French, represent modern European and overseas currents of thought.
Kalligram Publishing is one of the most renowned workshops of Hungarian literature and book publishing. Its authors and contributors include prominent representatives of contemporary Hungarian and Central European intellectual life. Alongside fiction, works on literary history, social and historical sciences, and philosophy-aesthetics play an increasingly significant role in the publisher's repertoire.
In addition to publications on history, philosophy, and social history, the database offers works by classical authors from the medieval and early modern periods. The service includes nearly 300 volumes from Attraktor Publishing.
The ELTE EKL Savaria Library and Archives has been enriched with two new pictures. Professor László Hadrovics' painting complements the linguist's library legacy. A photographic reproduction of Ágoston Pável from 1911 has been placed in the memorial room of the poet, linguist and ethnographer.
The library collection of linguist László Hadrovics (1910–1997) has been supplemented with a painting depicting the professor, who began his professional career at the University Library in Budapest. The Hadrovics collection is accompanied with a painting by the college’s former lecturer, artist János Horváth.
The photograph of Ágoston Pável (1886–1946) was taken in 1911. A reproduction of the portrait has been placed in the memorial room of the linguist, poet and ethnographer. From 1924 until his death, Ágoston Pável worked as the custodian of the Szombathely Museum Library. Through his work, the books were categorized and the collection was continuously expanded, laying the foundation for the later independent library in Szombathely. Further details about his work are available on the website of the institution now known as the Berzsenyi Dániel Library.
Both works are on display on the second floor of the ELTE EKL Savaria Library and Archives.
The Faculty Library of the Gusztáv Bárczi Faculty of Special Education at ELTE is launching a four-part series of discussions on the social status of women.
Within the framework of the series, participants will discuss the social situation of women, the challenges faced by women with disabilities, the invisible barriers to academic careers, and the emergence of women politics in Hungary.
Details are available here.
The lecture series will be held in Hungarian.
Participation is free, but registration is required.
Springer Nature invites all interested participants to an author webinar about Open Access publishing under transformative agreements.
Title: How Transformative Agreements Support Sustainable OA Publishing for Authors
Date: February 19, 2026 (Thursday), 11:00 AM–12:30 PM CET
The event will cover the following topics:
Participation is subject to registration. Registration for the event is available here.
Eötvös Loránd University Library and Archives (ELTE Egyetemi Könyvtár és Levéltár) is offering an online training (via Microsoft Teams) entitled “Research Data Management and Data Management Plan Preparation”.
The presentation will cover the proper management of research data as well as the preparation of the research data management plan required for NKFIH NKKP grant applications. The aim is to familiarize participants with the concept and types of research data and the possible methods of generating them. The session will also address research data management more broadly and introduce tools that support research data storage, such as data repositories.
Please note: the presentation will be held in Hungarian.
Dates and times:
You can register for each session via this online form. The content of the sessions is identical.
The link to join the event will be sent in advance to the email address provided at registration. If you have any questions about the programme, please contact us at: oa@lib.elte.hu.
At the age of 72, Éva Farkas Szmrekovszkyné, a former prominent expert at the library of the college in Szombathely, passed away on 18 January 2026.
Éva Szmrekovszkyné Farkas was born on February 9, 1954, in Szombathely. From a young age, her career was defined by her love of learning, her service to the community, and her commitment to passing on knowledge. After graduating from Savaria High School, she studied library science and mathematics at the Szombathely Teacher Training College, where her pedagogical skills, reliability, and enthusiasm for library work became apparent during her children's library and school library internships.
A defining period in her life began in 1980, when she started her professional career as a periodicals librarian and information librarian at the college library. Éva quickly became one of the key figures in the library: thanks to her logical thinking, her degree in mathematics, and her exceptional systematic approach, she participated in the selection and implementation of the library's computer system and performed the duties of a systems librarian. In doing so, she played a pioneering role in the development of modern information services—at a time when many people were sitting in front of a computer for the first time in a library.
She was one of the first to master and teach the ISIS database management system; she created her own databases, including those for recording theses, college publications, and faculty publications. Through her work, she took information services and accurate and efficient information retrieval to a new level for students and faculty. He also initiated the use of the PRESSDOK and MANCI databases, which quickly made the library's services popular.
He played a significant role in the introduction of compulsory teaching of literature and library skills at our institution in Szombathely, one of the first in the country. The development of the course and its teaching over many years became a prominent part of his work. Later, he also played an active role in the introduction of online teaching platforms. His dedication was such that even as a premium-year pensioner, he returned to teach, help, and stay in touch with students and colleagues.
She represented the library in international competitions and study trips, from Brussels to Finland, and consistently sought to translate the experience she gained there into domestic practice. Her openness, professional standards, and commitment to continuous self-education served as an example to everyone.
Éva always combined her professional knowledge with humanity. Her quiet, thoughtful, and kind personality defined our community. Her colleagues respected her for her knowledge, and her students loved her for her patience and clear, supportive explanations. The library was not just a workplace for her, but a second home – and for us, she was one of the pillars of our community.
Her passing is a great loss, but her work, example, and humanity will remain within the walls of the library, in the knowledge of the generations she taught, and in the memories of all who knew her.
We cherish his memory with respect and affection.
ELTE EKL Savaria Library and Archives
In the framework of the ELTE–NFI FILMIO University Film Club's screening and discussion series, we commemorate the outstanding film director who passed away in January 2026.
The first film by 22-year-old Béla Tarr is a contemporary document, a sociological report, and a brutally honest exploration of petty human relationships. The actors are amateurs who play characters close to their own real-life situations. The dramatic authenticity is guaranteed by the super-close-up, handheld camera shots with direct sound (i.e., recorded on location). Tarr is not interested in the social and public implications of the housing problem typical of the era, but rather in the development of human relationships and the interaction of emotions and passions revealed in seemingly hopeless situations. In The Family Nest, the housing shortage is not a temporary condition, but an unchangeable hell.
Young Irén lives with seven other people in her father-in-law's one-bedroom apartment, which lacks basic amenities. Due to the forced confinement, conflicts are a daily occurrence, and the situation does not improve even when her husband, Laci, returns home after completing his military service. They still do not have the money to move out, and Irén's weekly visits to the office are in vain, as no one there can offer her any encouragement. Her father-in-law constantly stirs up tension, accusing her of infidelity, and slowly her marriage begins to fall apart.
The film won the Grand Prize at the Mannheim Film Festival, as well as the Hungarian Film Critics' Award, and was recognised in the categories of Best First Film and Best Cinematography.
Date: 20 February 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Venue: University Square Campus (1053 Budapest, Egyetem tér 1–3., Weiss Emilia Hall, ground floor, in the corridor next to the cloakroom)
Director, screenwriter: Béla Tarr
Cinematographer: Ferenc Pap
Editor: Anna Kornis
Music: Szabolcs Szörényi, László Tolcsvay, Mihály Móricz
Cast: Mrs. László Horváth, László Horváth, Gábor Kun, Mrs. Gábor Kun, Gábor Kun Jr., Irén Rácz
Our guests in the post-screening discussion will be Andrea Pass, playwright and director, who created a stage version of the film in 2020, and Márkus Keller, PhD, associate professor and head of the Department of Comparative Historical Sociology at ELTE's Faculty of Social Sciences.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1gXkjQDnvc
Due to limited seating, advance registration is required:
https://www.ajk.elte.hu/csaladi-tuzfeszek-1979-in-memoriam-tarr-bela
The organisers welcome any correspondence regarding the film club at eltenfi.filmklub@elte.hu.
ELTE–NFI Film Club Facebook page