Könyvtárak.hu – a portal to promote libraries and reading
Abstract
On March 3, 2020 HLI started a new, national library portal named könyvtárak.hu. It is the objective of this webpage to present and promote libraries and their rich services to the general public, to call attention to exemplary initiatives, to inform about library developments, projects and innovations. This webpage provides a single access point to several library services, among them to digital libraries created by libraries, subject-based library webpages, digital collections, e-learning materials. The contents available with remote access can be well utilized by researchers, pedagogues and interested individuals. The webpage is maintained in co-operation with libraries. Users can browse in libraries, their collections, programmes and events. The Recommendations from children’s literature option is a colourful, modern, professionally controlled compilation for parents, pedagogues and adolescents looking for reading materials, offering a high-standard selection from children’s literature in Hungarian. könyvtárak.hu is at the same time a new, modern interface to the popular game Lose a book!, too. It includes a link to the service Ask the librarian! operated by the National Széchényi Library. The webpage’s slogan: könyvtárak.hu: knowledge, experience, connection refers to the colourful image of the library system as a whole. The article discusses in detail the professional concept, menu and services of the webpage.
