AZ ORSZÁGOS SZÉCHÉNYI KÖNYVTÁR ÉVKÖNYVE 1982-1983. Budapest (1984)

I. Az OSZK 1982-1983-ban - Somkuti Gabriella: Az Országos Széchényi Könyvtár működése 1982—1983-ban - The Activity of the National Széchényi Library in the Years 1982—1983

In accordance with the national library's collection policy, acquisition was focused on the collection of all Hungarian publications, and on obtaining of socalled "Hungarica" material (i.e. publications by Hungarian authors, in Hungarian, or concerning Hungary issued abroad) aiming at completeness. Unfortunately, the world-wide economic repression hindered our acquisition of foreign materials. Apart from the "Hungarica" collection, fewer acquisitions could be added to our traditional fields of interest: literary science history and reference works than had been hoped. The 13th century Latin codex acquired by exchange from the Library of the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) in 1982 was the most significant accession of this two-year period. It was discovered in 1922 that this codex contains the oldest known poem, in Hungarian, the free adaptation from Latin of a Mary's Lament (Planctus Sanctae Mariae). Thanks to the Hungarian-Belgian cultural relations, and to the understanding of the management of the Leuven Catholic University, this extremely precious relic of our national literature arrived to its due place at last, to the National Library of Hungary. In return for the Leuven codex, 12 incunabula, 24 16-17th century prints, and a set of 18th century manuscripts were given by the National Széchényi Library, all of Flemish concern. Processing. Catalogues Processing usually kept pace with acquisitions, except for the Manuscript Department, where the productivity of the processing staff had been overstrained for years by the rapid growth of the collection (due to the acquisition of large bequests of scholars and writers). The reconstruction of the UDC subject catalogue was finished, and the longrange project of periodical recataloguing was continued. The processing of the special collections was directed towards the compilation of printed catalogues besides the handling of current accessions. (The catalogue of Latin codices, that of modern Latin manuscripts, the catalogue of non-print cartographic material, the 16th century foreign "antiqua" catalogua were published.) Bibliographical activity Books, printed music, maps, serials, and periodical articles which appeared in Hungary in the field of social sciences were processed and published in the appropriate section of the current bibliography of the Hungarian National Bibliography. 14,000 bibliographic and 32,000 analytical records were entered into the database of the Hungarian National Bibliography in 1982/83. In 1982 new input equipment, the TS 51/S intelligent terminal was adapted for processing in the editorial office. One of the national bibliography-based central services, namely the combination of the records of the Hungarian National Bibliography and the supply of printed catalogue cards for public libraries, was attained in 1982. "Hungarica" literature was processed continuously in the quarterly issues of the two relevant bibliographies: Külföldi Magyar Nyelvű Kiadványok (Hungarian Language Publications Abroad) and Hungarika Irodalmi Szemle (Hungarica Literary Review). The cumulated volume for 1980 in the series of the annual Magyar Könyvészet (Hungarian Bibliography), and the volumes for 1980 and 1981 of the national press bibliography (Magyar Nemzeti Bibiliográfia. Időszaki kiadványok bibliográfiája. — Hungarian National Bibliography. Bibliography of Serials.) were published. Volume 2. of Régi Magyarországi Nyomtatványok, 1601-1635 (Early Hungarian Printings, 1601-1635); Volume 6. „Nyelvészet. Világirodalom". (Linguistics. World Literature) in the series Magyar Könyvészet 1921-1944 (Hungarian Bibliography 1921-1944); and the microfiche edition of the bibliography "Külföldi Magyar Nyelvű Könyvek 1961-1970. Csehszlovákia." (Hungarian Language Books Abroad. 19611970. Czechoslovakia) were published as the results of the retrospective bibliographic efforts. Material was collected for the bibliography of 18th century prints, and for that of the press in the period 1921-1944. 90