39. évfolyam, 1993. 3. szám

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Report on the Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library.

EIDE-JENSEN, Inger

The author is a Swedish librarian who carried out an investigation of the MESzL independent of the Hungarian experts. She found it necessary to separate more definitely the central library from the network, as their functions are basically different. She submitted two related proposals, for the case if the library succeeds or does not succeed in getting a new building. She considered that branch libraries are too many, their services are, however, too few. She suggested that a smaller number of bigger and better equipped libraries should be set up. In the central library books should be placed on free-access shelves. She spoke in high terms of the new services of the central library: the community information service and the information on training opportunities at American universities. Automation was found to be a key issue. It should be coordinated with the national library; computerized processing should be coupled with central acquisitions. The renovation of the central building (if possible, the construction of a new one) is inevitable. She met with profound professional knowledge among librarians, but in her view management knowledge should be increased. (pp. 403-409)

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