C. Csapodi, E. Moravek et al.(szerk.): The Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1826–1961.

I. The History and Tasks of the Library of the Academy of Sciences

(3) Exchange Division (4) Catalogue Department (5) Circulation Department (6) Reference and Bibliographical Department (7) Periodicals Division (8) Department of Manuscripts and Old Books (9) Oriental Department (10) Microfilm Collection and Photographic Laboratory (11) Binding shop. In addition to library work proper, the Library also engages in scientific activity of its own, including that in the field of library science. Owing to the large number of practical tasks and earlier emissions to be made good there is, however, relatively little opportunity for the Library's staff to carry on active scientific work. In this respect the so-called „research days" permitted by the Academy are of considerable assistance. They make it possible to cultivate not only library science but also other specialized branches of Learning and thus indirectly contribute to raising library work (e. g. acquisition, reference, increase and treatment of special collections, etc.) to a higher level. A serial is published by the Library under the title: Publicationes Bibliothecae Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae which has also been given a favourable reception abroad. In the past ten years, the Library, togetherwith the reorganized Academy, has developed into an institution of a Socialist type. Its history, covering 135 years, has been interwoven with that of the Academy. The latter just like its Library, has reached the highest stage of its development since Hungary's Liberation in 1945, and especially in the last ten years. The Library cannot have any finer task than in its own particular way to help the development of the Academy and of Hungarian science and thus the building of Socialism. IS