Borrowing books

Key information:

• Anyone over 18 is entitled to join library, but only students, lecturers and staff of the University, along with students of MOME and art history students from other higher education institutions, are permitted to borrow items. Detailed rules are available at the „Information”
• Library users - who are entitled to borrow books- may borrow up to 6 documents.
• The following items cannot be borrowed: periodicals, exhibition catalogues, theses, handbooks, encyclopaedias and old books

Renewal:

• For “non-expensive” books, renewals are possible twice, for 3 weeks each time, in person, by telephone or online portal, provided that the borrowed item(s) are not overdue. Requested or other library items (expensive books, CDs/DVD, s) cannot be renewed.
• You may borrow items for 3 weeks. „Expensive books” can be borrowed for 1 day and audio-visual items can be borrowed for a week
• It is your responsibility to keep track of the due dates of borrowed documents. The computer system does not allow you to borrow any further item if your currently borrowed items are overdue.
• Returning library items: Make sure, that the returned items get handle by the librarians at the circulation desk. For your own sake do not leave the returned books unattended until the borrowed items are not removed from your loan list.

LIBRARY SERVICE USAGE

Online library loan renewal

The list of current loans is available for each reader along with the due dates and the renewal options. Detailed information

On-site reading

• The main reading room (computer room) is the quiet zone” of the library's. You may hold discussions or group activities in the "television" reading room.
• You may turn off or mute your telephones before entering the reading room. It is prohibited to make phone calls or using audible devices.
• You may not take coats, bags, food and drink into the reading room.
• Smoking is prohibited in the whole are of the library

Reference services

General information is available from the librarian at the circulation desk and location maps.

• Help in in searching in the catalogue and databases
• Archive-related services
• Interlibrary loan administration

Interlibrary loan

The Hungarian University of Fine Arts Library participates in interlibrary loan. At the request of students, faculty, and staff members ; unavailable library documents are borrowed from other libraries.

Other services

Computer use

• Computers are available during opening hours
• Although antivirus software runs on the computers; external drives (pendrive, etc.) may only be used at your own risk.

Television – DVD sets

TV and DVD sets are available only for library materials. Please ask the librarians for assistance.

Reprography

• Protected and rare documents, theses, artworks (drawings, vintage photographs, etc.), and documents in particularly poor condition may not be copied
• The photocopier is self-service. It can be used with a personal copy card. External readers can obtain a copy card at the circulation desk. The cost of photocopying is:
• It is also possible to take digital or traditional photographs in the library using one's own equipment.

Archives

Access to the archival documents can only be provided upon previously submitted and accepted request.