Abstract Hungarian librarianship and related research are sadly underrepresented in international literature. With this article we intend to fill this gap and inform the experts of library and information science of some of the most recent Hungarian innovations. After showcasing the international professional connections of Hungarian librarianship, we present the structure of the Hungarian public library network and its mode of operation. We also analyse current and future main digital development plans, projects and the most important related professional activities of Hungarian libraries. Emphasis is placed on information systems promoting cooperation between libraries and the issues of the National Library System Project, which is a large-scale modernisation programme carried out between 2016 and 2018, designed to develop the IT system of the National Széchényi Library. After introducing the information systems of academic and specialised libraries and the access models of scientific databases provided by multinational and Hungarian content services, we also discuss the endeavours of public libraries aiming for multifunctionality and community organisation. The paper ends by providing insights into how the outcomes of the recent initiatives have been fed back into Hungarian LIS training courses offered in higher education.

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从匈牙利图书馆学的发散到融合：走向通用的数字平台

摘要可悲的是，匈牙利图书馆学及其相关研究在国际文学中的代表性不足。本文旨在填补这一空白，并向图书馆和信息科学领域的专家介绍匈牙利的一些最新创新。在展示了匈牙利图书馆学的国际专业联系之后，我们介绍了匈牙利公共图书馆网络的结构及其运作模式。我们还将分析匈牙利图书馆当前和未来的主要数字发展计划，项目以及最重要的相关专业活动。重点放在促进图书馆之间合作的信息系统和国家图书馆系统项目（该项目是2016年至2018年间实施的大规模现代化计划）的议题上，设计用于开发国家塞切尼图书馆的IT系统。在介绍了大学图书馆和专业图书馆的信息系统以及跨国和匈牙利内容服务所提供的科学数据库的访问模型之后，我们还讨论了旨在实现多功能性和社区组织的公共图书馆的工作。本文最后提供了对最新举措的成果如何反馈到高等教育中的匈牙利LIS培训课程中的见解。