36. évfolyam, 1990. 3-4. szám

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Automation in the National Széchényi Library.

HEGEDŰS Péter - JESZENSZKY Edit - SZŰCS Erzsébet

The National Széchényi Library has been making efforts to computerise its basic functions from the 1970's. Thus, for example, in 1976 it started to set up the database of the Hungarian National Bibliography and in 1981 the National Serials Database, both in an external computer centre. In the mid-80's the Library joined the R&D Information Infrastructure Development Programme which aims at establishing an information infrastructure to support research in science and technology, based on a network of computers. The establishment of the Library's own computer centre (with IBM 9377 computer and DOBIS/LIBIS software) was sponsored by the above-mentioned programme, the Ministry of Culture and the Soros Foundation. The Library's information system, named NEKTAR (which is the abbrevation of the Hungarian name of the National Library's Comprehensive Information System) will start operation un three phases. In the first phase (till 1992) the basic modules of DOBIS/LIBIS will start to be used, in the fields of technical processing, OPAC, circulation, serials management. In the second phase the coverage of the database will be extended (by sheet music and audiovisual materials), and in the third one shared cataloguing activities will start. (pp. 185-192)

Országos Széchényi Könyvtár Észrevételek