The conditions of book loaning

• Circulation is only available for  registered users.
• Loaning a book is possible in 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:

Documents that are cannot be loaned

• Books marked with a red line in the bottom of the book spine are cannot be loaned.
• Periodicals, except: “Esély”
• Documents from Special Collections
  • Theses, dissertations,
  • Heritage of Dénes Némedi
  • Deposit collections

Loan extension

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

Delay

For everyone who loaned a book the library will send emails.

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

For those users who do not settle their debt a month after the end of the loan period , we will send a letter of formal notice by post.

• For documents that were returned after the deadline, a late fee plus the administration and postage costs must be paid.
• Late fee can be paid with cash or by bank transfer.
• If a student of the Faculty of Social Sciences has a late fee that is higher than 10,000 HUF, the amount of debit will appear in the NEPTUN.
• The user who has got a debt – a book or money – will be excluded from borrowing temporarily.
• A student temporarily or permanently dismissed from the faculty is required to report to the library until the day prior to leaving the institution.
• A student temporarily or permanently dismissed from the faculty is required to account with the library until the day before leaving.

Damaged or lost books

Damaged or lost books must be replaced with the same or newer editions. If a document is no longer available the antique traffic value of it must be paid, plus 2000 huf as administration fee.