After World War I the University of Bratislava moved to Pécs but
the material of the university library remained in Bratislava. Despite
the difficult financial circumstances which followed the war, the
supplementation of the library stock – thanks to the donations of
private persons and libraries – progressed relatively fast. The then
bishop of Pécs, Gyula Zichy put the building and the stock of the
bishop’s library at the disposal of the university together with the
ancient volumes of the Klimo Library. The systematization and the
professional processing of the library material were started by one of
the outstanding persons of Hungarian library science, József Fitz. This
stock constitutes the basis of the collection of the Central Library.
The
growth of the collection was always determined by the faculties taught
at the university. As the number of faculties increased so did the
library as the literature of the new sciences appeared in it. Its stock
of books and periodicals is formed in cooperation with the various
faculty libraries.The main task of the library is to facilitate
the educational, research, healing, scientific and artistic activities
carried out at the university, but as a public library it is also open
to the citizens of the region. It is one of the bases of domestic
interlibrary document services. As the head institution of the library
network of the University of Pécs it organizes the activities of the
faculty and institute libraries and also performs central tasks. Its use
of an integrated computerized library system ensures the usage of
domestic and foreign databases necessary for research.Its most
recent tasks include making the library’s most valuable books and those
in greatest demand available using the latest digital techniques. The
Museum of University History has been a part of the library organization
since 2004 and the exhibition at No. 3 Szepesy Ignác Street has been
open to the public since 2010.Since October 2010 the Central
Library has operated in the South-Transdanubian Regional Library and
Knowledge Centre at No. 2/a Universitas Street.Our Strategy
The University of Pécs Library and Knowledge
Centre is the only institutional unit at
the university that has support functions
that does not directly carry out
research/teaching activities related to the faculties, nor cover the operational
areas of the university administrative organizations’ activities (Rector's
Office, Chancellery, various directorates). Its task in fact is to provide the
units and the citizens of the university
(the Universitas as a whole) all
that support
and services that help research, education/learning and university
administration, that often form the basis for their operation. Accordingly, the
essence of the overall strategic goals of the Library is to provide support for university research and teaching,
and – at the same time – to manage and
further develop the information
service portfolio that satisfies the wider societal needs at a high quality
level.
The Strategic Plan of
the University of Pécs Library and Knowledge Centre 2020–2023
Our Vision
The
Library of the University of Pécs aims to be the foremost specialized
scientific library of the region serving educational, learning,
research, healing and artistic activities through its integrated
network. The library – through its role relating the provision of scientific information in
Pécs and the South Transdanubian region – is a key player in national library provision.
The Library – as the custodian and disseminator of the knowledge created at the
University of Pécs and its legal predecessors, as well as on the domestic and
international scientific scene – supports the creation of new scientific
results based on authentic sources. Because of its traditional and digital
services dynamically adapting to the ever-changing needs of information
society, its local library network, and the attitude and competencies of its
well-trained staff, the University of Pécs Library and Knowledge Centre is a
freely accessible source of scientific knowledge.
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Our Mission
In this age where society is based on information and knowledge the University Library defines itself as an institute which provides a high standard of information which facilitates the
learning, education, research, healing carried out at the university being the information centre for transmitting knowledge at the
university, contributes to the professional quality of the university,
the core element of the university’s existence being a public library, offers services in literature for Pécs and the South-Transdanubian region.
Our library network
The University of Pécs Library and Knowledge Centre consists of 16 library units that can be reached from here.
Name:
| University of Pécs Library and Knowledge Centre
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Location: | 2/a Universitas
Street Pécs 7622 |
Postal address:
| P.O.B.: 450 Pécs 7602 |
Phone number: | 72 / 501-650 / ext. 28052 |
Management: | Szeberényi Gábor Director-General |
| Némethné Kőnig Judit Deputy Director-General
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| Dr. Füzes Barnabás Deputy Director-General for Strategy and Innovation
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