Library of the Institute of Ethnology at the Research Centre for the Humanities
Founded: 1968
Librarians:
Ildikó Breinerné Varga:
Márton Erdős:
Opening hours:
Monday: 9-17
Tuesday: 9-18
Wednesday: CLOSED
Thursday: 9-17
Friday: 9-15
Services:
- on-site reading
- borrowing (only for institute staff)
- interlibrary loans
- copying
Library collections:
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collected document types:
books, special prints, maps, translations, periodicals, CDs and DVDs
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main collections:
ethnology, folklore, ethnography, social anthropology
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special collections:
related and auxiliary sciences, literary studies, linguistics, cultural history, art history, sociology, archeology, history, oriental studies
Holdings
20,000 volumes of books, 20,000 maps, special prints, other publications, 14,000 journals. Number of current journals: 120
Catalogues:
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Card catalogues: the library’s holdings prior to 2002
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By author, alphabetical: contains the entire collection in alphabetical order of the authors of the works; works with multiple authors or no author classified by title
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Serials catalogue: by title of serial
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Geographical catalogue: by country, region, ethnic group, according to the geographical auxiliary tables of the Universal Decimal Classification
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Special catalogues: From 1990. Classification according to topic, based on a special ethnographic system.
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Topographic catalogue: by shelf arrangement
Online catalogue:
The computer database contains material acquisitioned since 1992. Uploading is continuous. For search options, see database.
The online catalogue can be accessed directly in the HUNTÉKA system. To access the online catalogue, click here.
Contacting the library:
1097 Budapest, Tóth Kálmán utca 4, Building K, 3rd floor
Mailing address: 1453 Budapest, P.O. Box 33
Phone: +36-1 224-6700 ext. 4122 and 4123
