38. évfolyam, 1992. 2. szám

Archívum

The history of the National Agricultural Library.

KUTTORNÉ TELEK Judit

The need for a national agricultural library has arisen as early as in the 18th-19th centuries. The first step to establish it was made, however, in 1946 when the Ministry of Agriculture founded a documentation centre. The role, tasks, name and head of the institution have been changed almost every year. The National Agricultural Library was organized in 1951, with three tasks: to be a research library, a special library with national responsibilities, and a network centre. In 1967 the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry and its documentation centre, Agroinform was established. From 1987 the centre operated as an enterprise, the Library remained its important organizational unit. In 1989 the Library was housed in an enlarged wing of the centre's building. Its international relations (with FID, CABI, IAALD, AGRIS, IFIS etc.) have increased. The central library - as a network centre - supported the work of special libraries in 180 institutions and enterprises. (pp. 206-210)

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