Loaning

The conditions of book loaning

  • The circulation is only available for the registered users.
  • Loaning a book is possible by person, only for your own part. Our users with disabilities can loan through an authorized person, if they have a written power of attorney.
  • Loaning documents and loaning time by type of users.
User type Number of documents Loaning period
Student of ELTE Faculty of Social Sciences 10 1 month
PhD Student of ELTE Faculty of Social Sciences

15

3 month
Lecturer or Researcher of ELTE Faculty of Social Sciences 50 1 year
Worker of ELTE Faculty of Social Sciences 15 1 year
Student of ELTE 8 2 weeks

Lecturer or Researcher of ELTE

8

2 weeks
Hungarian and foreign citizens 8 2 weeks
Interlibrary loan 5 1 month

 

Documents that can’t be loaned

  • These books can’t loan which marked with a red line in the bottom of book spine.
  • Periodicals, except: “Esély”
  • Documents from Special Collections
    • Theses, dissertations,
    • Heritage of Dénes Némedi
    • Deposit collections

Loan extension

  • The loan period can be extended for only once, if there is no reservation for the book.
  • The extension can be happen:
    • In person
    • On the phone (+36-1-372-2500/6881)
    • In email (konyvtar@tatk.elte.hu) (In the mail we need the user’s name, the bar code of the library card or student card and the title and the author of the book.)
    • Through the ELTEFind after Logging in.
    • On WebApp
  • Incompletable extension request:
    • After the end of the loan period.
    • The yellow marked books (which can be loaned for a day or a weekend).
    • If the registration validity ends.
    • If the user has got debt towards the library.

Delay

For everyone who loaned a book the library send an email.

  • As a reminder before the loan period ends.
  • As a notification a day after the loan period ends.
  • As a warning four days after the loan period ends.

For those users who don't settle their debt after a month the loan period ends, we sent a letter of formal notice by post.

  • For documents those returned after the deadline will pay a late fee and administration and postage costs.
  • The late fee can be paid with cash or by bank transfer.
  • If the student of the Faculty of Social Sciences has a late fee that is higher than 10.000 HUF then the amount of debit will appear in the NEPTUN.
  • That user who has got a debt - book or money - will be excluded from borrowing temporarily.
  • Students who are temporarily or permanently dismissed from the faculty are required to report to the library until the day prior to leaving the institution.
  • Students who are temporarily or permanently dismissed from the Faculty are required to account with the library until the day before leaving.

Damaged or lost books

The damaged or lost books must be replaced with the same or newer editions. If the documents are no longer available the antique traffic value of them must be paid, plus 2000 huf as administration fee.