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| ESTABLISHMENT OF MEMBERSHIP | CHARGES |
| Registration for natural and legal persons | free of charge / 12 months |
| Administration fee of registration reader card | HUF 300 / 12 months |
| Administration fee of online registration (remota access) | HUF 1500 / 30 days |
| Daily card | HUF 1500 / day |
| Registration fees | |
| in the Central Library | HUF 7300 / 12 months |
| HUF 5100 / 6 months | |
| HUF 3700 / 3 months | |
| in the branches belonging to categories I and II* | HUF 5100 / 12 months |
| HUF 3900 / 6 months | |
| HUF 2800 / 3 months | |
| in the branches belonging to category III* | HUF 2900 / 12 months |
| HUF 2000 / 6 months | |
| HUF 1400 / 3 months | |
| Establishment of membership for using all branches simultaneously | HUF 9900 / 12 months HUF 7300 / 6 months |
| * See registration fees of the branch libraries in Appendix # 5. | |
| SERVICES | CHARGES |
| I. Basic services | |
| I.1. Basic services provided only in the library as a public library | free of charge |
| Use of the Library | |
| Local use of ’reference-only’ parts of collections assigned by the Library | free of charge |
| Use of equipment for delving into the holdings, use of OPAC in the Library by library equipment | free of charge |
| Information on services of the Library and the library system | |
| I.2. Use of library computers with the barcode of reader's ticket; available only for users with library membership | free of charge |
| I.3. Use of WiFi for unlimited time in opening hours, in designated libraries, by own devices; available only for users with library membership | |
| II. Services available with a daily ticket without further charges | |
| II.1. Use of subscribed databases - only in the library | free of charge |
| II.2. Use of subscribed databases for readers with a membership card - as a remote service (depending on provider’s contract) | free of charge |
| II.3. Use of library computers with a daily ticket | free of charge |
| III. Services available for readers with a membership card, without further charges | |
| Loan of library documents (printed documents, slides, certain audiovisual documents); readers can borrow 18 items of different types of document altogether, in a branch library. | |
| III.1. Books (max. 8 items) | free of charge / 4 weeks |
| III.2. Bestsellers (max. 2 items) | free of charge / 2 weeks |
| III.3. Loan of weeklies, periodicals (max. 10 pieces) | free of charge / 2 weeks |
| III.4. Loan of music sheets (max. 6 items) | free of charge / 4 weeks |
| III.5. Loan of slides, filmstrips (max. 6 items) | free of charge 2 weeks |
| III.6. Loan of CD-ROMs (max. 3 items) | free of charge / disc / week |
| III.7. Loan of audiobook on CD - only for blind and visually impaired people (max. 6 items) | free of charge / 4 weeks |
| III.8. DVD – for heavily disabled people | free of charge / 1 week |
| III.9. Audiobook on tape (max. 6 items) | free of charge / 4 weeks |
| III.10. Loan of videotape (VHS) (max. 3 items) | free of charge / 1 week |
| Loan of equipment | |
| III.11. Loan of CD-player and tape recorder for heavily disabled people | free of charge / 4 weeks |
| Amenities related to document borrowing | |
| III.12. Notice before the due date sent in e-mail | free of charge |
| III.13. Warning on the 45th day after the due date sent in e-mail | free of charge |
| III.14. Renewal of the due date | free of charge |
| III.15. Home delivery service of the borrowed documents for homebound people | free of charge |
| Use of subscribed databases | |
| III.16. Subscribed databases - only in the Library | free of charge |
| III.17. Use of subscribed databases for readers with library membership - as a remote service (depending on provider’s contract) | free of charge |
| Use of library equipment | |
| III.18. Use of library computers with a daily card | free of charge |
| III.19. Use of library computers for the visually impaired (by designated computers) | free of charge |
| WiFi use by own equipment | |
| III.20. Use of WiFi for unlimited time in opening hours, in designated libraries | free of charge |
| IV. Other services for a fee to people with a reader card with loan privileges | |
| Loan (other documents) | |
| IV.1. DVD (max. 6 items) | HUF 300 / disc / week |
| IV.2. Graphics (max. 4 pieces) | HUF 450 / piece / 3 months |
| IV.3. Audiobooks - on CD (max. 6 items) | HUF 300 / title / 4 weeks |
| IV.4. Educational packages (max. 2 packages) | HUF 500 / package / 4 weeks |
| IV.5. Music CD or pre-recorded CD (max. 6 items) | HUF 200 / disc / week |
| Other services | |
| IV.6. Renewal of documents borrowable for a fee | charge of borrowing |
| IV.7. Interlibrary loan between branches of the Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library | HUF 500 / volume |
| IV.8. Reservation | HUF 300 / volume |
| IV.9. Interlibrary loan | HUF 1600 / package |
| IV.10. Use of library computers with a reader card with borrowing privileges | free of charge |
| V. Reprographic and office services for a fee to readers with library membership | |
| V.1. Making a digital copy (scanning) | |
| Documents belonging to the holdings of Budapest Collection | |
| Scanning from the picture database - available in the Budapest Picture Archive – for public use | HUF 600 / image |
| New copy of picture (photo, poster, graphics, map, etc) in resolution and file-format as requested by customer – for public use | HUF 1250 / image |
| Other documents (part of a book, book illustration, article) – for public use | HUF 300 / page |
| Scanning from the picture collection of the Budapest Picture Archive published on the internet | free of charge |
| In the branches | |
| Other documents (book, book illustration, article) | HUF 50 / page |
| V.2. Self-service scanning, with chip card, coins (only in the Central Library) | HUF 10 / page |
| V.3. Taking a photo with own device (photo ticket) | HUF 700 / occasion |
| V.4. Order of photocopy in black and white (only in designated libraries) | A/4: HUF 45 / page |
| A/3: HUF 55 / page | |
| V.5. Lamination (A/4) | HUF 200 / sheet |
| V.6. Printing (only in designated branch libraries) | |
| In size A4 | |
| Black and white text | HUF 60 / page |
| Text in color | HUF 270 / page |
| Picture in black and white (the picture of the printed surface is at least 50 percent) | HUF 200 / page |
| Picture in color (the picture of the printed surface is at least 50 percent) | HUF 300 / page |
| In size A3 | |
| Black and white text | HUF 110 / page |
| Text in color | HUF 400 / page |
| Picture in black and white (the picture of the printed surface is at least 50 percent) | HUF 400 / page |
| Picture in color (the picture of the printed surface is at least 50 percent) | HUF 600 / page |
| V.7. Self-service photocopying black and white, chipcard or with coins (only in the Central Library) | A4: HUF 30 / page |
| A3: HUF 40 / page | |
| V.8. Chipcard for copying and for internet use in the Central Library | HUF 300 |
| V.9. Paper copy of a microfilm, in size A4 | HUF 130 / page |
| V.10. Plastic spiral binding; with transparent front cover and back (only in the library of Dagály utca) | HUF 500 |
| Computer use, Internet and WiFi use | |
| V.11. Use of library computers for registered readers | free of charge |
| V.12. WiFi use with own device, individual code, for registered readers | free of charge |
| VI. Services available free of charge, without library membership | |
| VI.1. Programs of library use for school groups and accompanying teachers | free of charge |
| VI.2. Library visit with the purpose of library profession | free of charge |
| VI.3. Visit of public library programs | free of charge |
| VII. Services available for a fee, without library membership | |
| Certain reprographic and office services (only in designated libraries) | |
| VII.1. Making a digital copy of the customer’s own document (scanning) | HUF 50 / page |
| VII.2. Photocopying in black and white | A/4: HUF 60 / page |
| A/3: HUF 70 / page | |
| VII.3. Lamination (A4) (only in the Library of Dagály utca) | HUF 400 / page |
| VII.4. Printing | |
| In size A4 | |
| Black and white text | HUF 80 / page |
| Text in color | HUF 300 / page |
| Picture in black and white (the picture of the printed surface is at least 50 percent) | HUF 250 / page |
| Picture in color (the picture of the printed surface is at least 50 percent) | HUF 400 / page |
| In size A3 | |
| Black and white text | HUF 150 / page |
| Text in color | HUF 500 / page |
| Picture in black and white (the picture of the printed surface is at least 50 percent) | HUF 500 / page |
| Picture in color (the picture of the printed surface is at least 50 percent) | HUF 700 / page |
| VII.5. Plastic spiral binding; with transparent front cover and back (only in the Library of Dagály utca) | HUF 700 |
| Library visits for touristic purposes in the Central Library | |
| VII.6. Guidance in Hungarian | |
| Group guidance (minimum 10 people) | HUF 1700 / person |
| Group guidance for students and pensioners | HUF 500 / person |
| Group guidance for visitors with deficiency | free of charge |
| VII.7. Guidance in foreign languages | |
| Group guidance (minimum 10 people) | HUF 2500 / person |
| Group guidance for visitors with deficiency | free of charge |
| VII.8. Individual visit, not guided (tourist ticket) | HUF 1700 / person |
| VII.9. Guide available for individual visitors | HUF 5000 / occasion |
| Room rental | |
| Rental of venues and rooms in the branches of the Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library Remote payment |
by individual agreement free of charge |
| Document types | Overdue charges |
| 1. Books, music sheets | HUF 65 / volume or piece / calendar day |
| 2. Journals, slides | HUF 65 /piece / calendar day |
| 3. Educational package | HUF 65 / package / calendar day |
| 4. Audiobook (CD and tape) | HUF 65 / title / calendar day |
| 5. DVD | HUF 100 / disc / calendar day |
| 6. Music CD and pre-recorded CD, video tape, CD-ROM | HUF 65 / disc or tape / calendar day |
| 7. Music disc and tape, pre-recorded discs and tapes | HUF 65 / piece / calendar day |
| 8. CD player and tape player | HUF 65 / piece / calendar day |
Source: MESZL Terms of Use