Information on KFKI Library

Official name:	Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Library
Address:	XII, Konkoly-Thege str. 29/33. Building 4, 1st floor, Budapest
Postal address:	H-1525 Budapest 114, P O Box 49
Phone:	(36 1)392 2222 ext. 1404
Phone/Fax:	(36 1)392 2583
E-mail:	lib@wigner.mta.hu

Open:	from Monday to Thursday:	9 am - 3.45 pm
	Friday:	9 am - 2.30 pm
Stock-rooms are open:
	from Monday to Thursday:	9 am - 3.30 pm
	Friday:	9 am - 2.30 pm

The Library was founded in 1953. The core of the present library was formed from smaller
department libraries whose stock was amalgamated; thus professional unity was established
in 1960. The Library is a research library of national range and limited availability.

The Library functions as the common library of the Research Centres at the Campus. The main
task of the Library is to promote research  by way of meeting
demands for specialist literature.

Fields of interest:

• physics (including theoretical physics, nuclear physics, solid state physics, optics,
  reactor physics, radiation protection)
• materials science,
• chemistry,
• mathematics and
• electronics

Stock:

• 70,790 books and congress publications
• 39,394 journal issues
• 40,879 research reports
• 14 electronic document

Registration:

• Employees of the institutes on the KFKI campus are automatically registered as members;
  employees whose work contracts are for a limited time will be registered as members on
  signing a special agreement (download form).
  Library membership is not required for those wishing to use the Library's reading facilities.

Reading rooms:

• The 2 reading rooms offer seating for 32 people and there 2 copying machines
  and WIFI service are available.
  One computer can be used by the patrons in the lending room
  for literature searches of either the library databases or other sources.

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