S&T information systems and services in Hungary

Abstract

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:" times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"times="" roman";="" mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="" lang="EN-US">The library and information system of Hungary has been developed according to socio-political and economic environment of the country. The S&T information system is part of the total library and information system. The recognition of information as the basic input for socioeconomic development resulted in the organization of S&T information network which is linked with other library and information networks especially the public library network. The Hungarian Academy of Sciences is the central node of basic sciences information system. Each industry has a network of library and information system. OMIKK is at the apex of S&T (industry) information system. Discusses the organization pattern and various functions of scientific and technological information system of Hungary.</span>