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The author used to be the leader of the editorial of the bibliography of articles, NSZL between 1983 and 1986 therefore he has a good inside view of the work of the editorial office, too. The current bibliography of articles was started in 1946 as a supplement to the Hungarian National Bibliography. The first ten years were characterised by an increasing coverage of articles, by individual indexing, and the building of indexes. By the seventies biweekly publication becomes regular, and the Hungarica bibliography of articles appears as a quarterly supplement. The coverage of the bibliography of articles was broadened with non-journals, and its title became Hungarian National Bibliography, Bibliography of Periodical Articles. In 1979 professional discussions were started regarding the status of the bibliography of articles, its development, and as a consequence of these three national scientific libraries (the technical, the medical and the agricultural) had brought about the new institutional bases of cooperation together with the NSZL. The libraries assumed responsibility for the preparation of the monthly bibliography of their field, while the NSZL was responsible for natural and social sciences. The article database has grown ever since then, and by 2001 it has become available through the Internet as well.

A national database of articles edited on a high professional niveau, built on cooperation, and meeting modern requirements must by all means be maintained, and the national library is supposed to take a leading role in this. The possibilities of development in cooperation with the partner institutions are outlined in detail in the theses given as a supplement of the paper.

Országos Széchényi Könyvtár Észrevételek