After twenty years. The journal Könyvtári Figyelő (Library Review) between 2000 and 2019

Abstract

The study provides an overview of the life of this peer-reviewed national professional journal edited at the Hungarian Library Institute in the period 2000 through 2019. Könyvtári Figyelő entered its 65th volume this year. This quarterly magazine has published 80 issues and more than 15,000 pages in PDF format in twenty years. Thanks to the support of the National Cultural Fund (NKA) printed issues continue to be published to our days. The full text of issues can be accessed and searched on an electronic interface (http://ki.oszk.hu/kf) from the beginnings (1955) to the present day (2020/1). Roughly two-thirds of each issue include research articles on the main events and developments in Hungarian librarianship, and one-third deals with the presentation of developments in the international library world. The author reviews the most important articles in the Studies, Our past, and Book reviews columns in two ten-year cycles, and refers to the professional trends summarized at the beginning of her article. The editors are increasingly oriented towards open access and the application of the Open Journal System (OJS).