Tőkés László: Az Akadémiai Könyvtár mikrokönyv gyűjteménye és fotolaboratóriuma (A MTAK kiadványai 27. Budapest, 1962)

to establish numerous international contacts. Foreign orders have accounted for about one fifth of all orders. It is a sign of tho wholesome development of international exchange, that there is now no sharp boundary between book and periodicals exchanges, and the exchange of microfilms. This is a frequent procedure for sending abroad our microfilms of old books or Academy publications that are out of print. International interest is being shown in the microphotography at present of tho Kaufmunn Collection of GOO manuscripts in the Oriental Department of tho Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Several foreign orders have been received for microfilm or microcard copies of a considerable part of tho Collection. Beyond these orders, personal contacts have also promoted international cooperation. The members of the photographic service have undertaken special study tours abroad — in 1957 for instance, they photographed the manuscripts and relics of János Arany in Rumania. At the same time the microlibrary and photographic laboratory also frequently receives foreign visitors. In 1961 UNESCO recognized the photographic service as an associated institution, within the „UNESO Associated Library Projects". This step will bo certain to promote the further strengthening of international contacts and the development of the photographic service. The mechanization of library and information work, is a trend that may be observed throughout tho world. It may be taken for certain that we are only in the initial stages of the development in Hungary of microfilming and photocopying for the scientific libraries and institutes, and that the next years will involve an expansion on a larger scale. 13