It was an idea by the director of the Győr-Moson-Sopron County prison that inmates should scan books on forensic literature which could then be added to the electronic library, department head of the National Széchényi Library István Moldován told the paper.

The Hungarian Electronic Library project launched in 1995 had average 60-70,000 visitors per month in the first seven years of operation.

The number of visitors has since grown to a daily 30-35,000 and nearly 16,000 publications are now available in the online library, the paper said.

Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.