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Other Institutions Of The Hungarian Academy Of Sciences
OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES These institutions perform special tasks and render special scientific, technical, administrative, information and other services. They are: The Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Research Organisation, The Art Collection of the Academy, The Office for International Co-operation, The Academy's Club, The Scientists' Club. THE LIBRARY OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES H—1051 Budapest, Arany lános u. 1 Post: H-1345 Budapest, PO.Box 1002 Phone: (36-1) 338-2344 Fax: (36-1) 331-6954 Internet: www.w3.mtak.hu E-mail: mtak@vax.mtak.hu Deputy director general: AEOJZIA DOMSA One of the country's largest information centres, founded in 1826, the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences holds over one million volumes of books, almost 290,000 volumes of Hungarian and foreign periodicals, some 600,000 manuscripts, 22,000 microfilms. The Oriental Collection of international renown and the Department of Manuscripts and Old Books deserve special mention. In addition to the main library, the Academy's research institutes and centres also maintain special libraries, some of which are of national importance in their particular fields of learning. INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ORGANISATION H-1051 Budapest, Nádor u. 18 Post: H-l 245 Budapest, PO.Box 994 Phone: (36-1)331-3161 Fax: (36-1) 269-5195 Internet: www.mtakszi.iifhu E-mail: h338tol@ella.hu Director: MÁRTON TOLNAI, C.Sc. The Institute's current responsibilities include to render scientific and administrative services to the Academy's high officials and leading bodies; research in science and technology policies in international comparison with a special view to the East-Central-European countries. Its current services include the preparation of working papers and other documents for use by the high officials and committees of the Academy; providing expert advice to other national R&D policy bodies and agencies; maintaining and updating databases of the Academy's information system. Current research projects include the analysis and comparative study of science and technology policies in Hungary and various other countries. THE AR T COLLECTION OF THE ACADEMY H-1051 Budapest, Roosevelt tér 9 Tel.: (36-1) 338-2344 Head of Collection: JÚI.IA SZABÓ, C.Sc. The Art Collection, located in the exhibition rooms of the former Esterházy Gallery on the third floor of the 75
