March 15, 2010
Monday

Introduction




METASEARCH
Medicine-biology
Kenézy Life Sciences Library

4032, Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1.
Chief librarian: Gyöngyi Karácsony
Tel: (52) 518-610
Fax: (52) 518-605
E-mail: kenezy@lib.unideb.hu
Web:http://kenezy.lib.unideb.hu

Getting here: The Library can be reached by tram, or by the following buses: 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 26, 40.

Collection: 300 000 documents
Area: 3253m²



Nagyobb térképre váltás

Library's collection and services

Our collection contains documents from the former Kenézy Health Sciences Library, the Library of the Chemistry Department, and documents relating to life sciences from the collection of the University and National Library at the University of Debrecen.

Structural units:

Open shelves:

  • Books on the 1st floor: books are arranged by subject according to the categories of NLM and LC.

  • Periodicals on the 2nd floor: current year's issues are arranged in alphabetical order, bound periodicals are all located here. The incoming periodicals are stored separately for two weeks according to issue dates.


    • Stacks:

  • Books: less frequently used materials are stored here, documents are available through filling out a call slip.

  • Periodicals: bound periodicals from previous years are stored here.


    • Reference library:

  • General and field reference materials are located here on open shelves.


    • Special collections:

      Including:

  • Theses, PhD dissertations,

  • Bequest of István Benedek, Félix Szontágh, Lajos Szodoray, etc.

  • History of Medicine collection: publications, bibliographies, donation of Árpád Szállási

  • Publications of Medical and Health Science Centre and faculty publications

  • Books before 1945

    • Departmental Libraries:

  • Library of the Faculty of Dentistry

  • Library of the Faculty of Public Health

  • Library of the Medical and Health Science College


    • Services

    Catalogues and materials on open shelves are available locally for everybody, and these documents can be photocopied. Registration is required to use other services of the Library including:

  • Circulation

  • Renewal

  • Reservation

  • Reference

  • Interlibrary loan

  • Computers

  • Access to stacks



    • History

    The Kenézy Library of the Faculty of Medicine was founded in 1947. In the beginning the collection was based on three major resources: medical books and periodicals from Tisza István University, a donation of 327 books by Lund University in Sweden, and bequest of Professor János Balogh. In 1948 the Library took on the name of Professor Gyula Kenézy who played a significant role in the organization of the University of Debrecen.

    The Library became an independent unit as a central library in 1971. Since 1978, under the leadership of Dr. Márta Virágos the Library has gone through major expansion and improvement both in services and in collections. The primary goal was to develop quality reference services. Having been among the first institutions to acquire computers, the Library has always assumed a leading role in modernizing facilities and services. It has entered several tenders successfully, among which the installation of Corvina system is notable funded from a World Bank tender. A couple of years ago the digitalization of the book and periodical collection has begun. Besides improving services, the Library has been playing a major role in academic life in the field of informatics and library science. Many among the library's staff have participated in international conferences, and the Library itself has given place in several occasions to the National Conference of Medical Libraries.

    In 2006 the Library moved to a new location and took the name of Kenézy Life Sciences Library signifying a merged collection from the fields of medicine, chemistry, biology, and agriculture.


    Last modified: 
     2009.09.07.     		     UDMHSC Connection University of Debrecen Debrecen Neptun webm@ster