Rózsa György (szerk.): The Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1826–1976.

II. The work and use of the Library - Reading rooms - Lending service

arrangement by subject matter. To the right of the entrance hall the door opens into a small room where the series card catalogue is to be found, since serials are entered in the above catalogues as single publications. Beside it the geographical catalogue, also based on UDC, is installed. All these catalogues are at the disposal of the readers. Besides them there is a so-called main author catalogue for the use of the staff, and, in addition, a shelf list. Besides the above mentioned alphabetical and classified catalogues the special collections of the Library have their own ones. Reading Rooms In accordance with the holdings of the Library there are different reading rooms and study rooms at the disposal of the users: 1. main reading room; 2. periodicals reading room; 3. reading room of the Department of Manuscripts and Old Books; 4. reading room of the Oriental Collection; 5. reading room for microfilms. 1. The main reading room is on the ground floor. It opens to the left of the entrance hall. A reference library of 3 000 volumes is located there in bookcases along the walls, arranged by subject fields to which readers have free access. Books of this collection, dictionaries, encyclopedias are regularly replaced by others, except for some basic handbooks, so that the most up-to-date reference books of all specialized branches of learning are always available for scholars and scientists. 2. The periodicals reading room communicates with the main reading room. The latest volumes of 1 200 periodicals of the 5 000 serial titles (journals, yearbooks etc.) received by the Library can be found on the shelves along the walls. 3. The reading room of the Department of Manuscripts and Old Books is on the first floor. A staircase from the courtyard leads up to it. 4. The reading room of the Oriental Collection is at the corner to the right on the ground floor. 5. The reading room for microfilms is on the ground floor facing Akadémia Street, accessible to the right from the vestibule of the Academy. Three microfilm readers are available simultaneously. Lending Service The Library of the Academy in consequence of its nature lends books to a limited extent. Book lending service is at the disposal of the Academy's members, scholars and scientists having a postgraduate degree, scientific staff-members of the Academy's and other research institutions, research libraries and university professors. The loan period is one month. Serials, reference books, dictionaries,