The complex computerization of the Library and Information Department of ELTE

Abstract

The two Library and Information Science Departments of the Roland Eötvös University (ELTE), Budapest, Hungary, together with the library schools of Hannover, Germany, and Deventer, Holland, have applied for a TEMPUS grant at the Brussels headquarters of the CEC. One aim of this application lor a grant was to provide recent computer and telecommunication equipment for the higher education of librarians and information professionals in Hungary. The grant allocated for this project, 110,000 DM in the first year, was used to purchase hardware and software. In 1992, with the approval of the TEMPUS centre, the development will be continued. The final goal set by the project is the availability of recent information systems and equipment for university and library school students, for their preparation in modern information technology. The hardware and software issues of the outlined project are discussed in detail.