Libraries in the Czech Republik
National Library of the Czech RepublikPrague 2007
Library Landscape in the Czech Republik
10,2 mil. of inhibitants 14 regions = 14 regional libraries Number of municipalities 6000 =
5700 public libraries All large central libraries placed in
Prague National Library of the Czech
Republic State Technical Library National Medical Library National Educational Library Institute of Agriculture and Food
Information Prague Library of the Academy of
Sciences of the Czech Republic- Library of the National Museum Library of the Academy of
Sciences
Library laws
1919 – General Public Libraries Act
2001 - Libraries and Terms of Operating Public Library and Information Services
1959 – Unified System of Libraries Act
What libraries make the library system?
All other Libraries
Central Special Libraries
Regional Libraries
National Library of CR
Number of LibrariesNational Library 1
Public libraries
Municipal libraries 4669
City//town libraries 809
Regional libraries 14
Special libraries
University libraries 51
Research Libraries 72
Medical libraries 86
Museum librares 116
Archive libraries 22
Administrative libraries 10
Other specialized libraries 147
Total 5998
Basic system connections 1. Every library must provide obligatory library services 2. Every library must permanently store historical holdings published by
1860 3. Libraries with a legal deposit must these holdings permanently store 4. Obligatory collaboration between the National Library, regional
libraries and central special libraries in processing the national bibliography
5. Obligatory collaboration between the National Library, regional libraries and central special libraries in processing the union catalogue
6. Obligatory provision of interlibrary lending services (ILL)7. National , regional and specialised centres of interlibrary lending
services (ILL) are being created8. National Library, regional libraries provide libraries in their areas with
out-of-school educational, standardisation, methodical and advisory services
9. Libraries can use Licence to Lend Audio Documents
Programms
Auxiliary services programme for small public libraries
Public information services of libraries
Ministry of the Interior
Library Internetisation Project
Ministry of Education
Research information infrastructure
Ministry of culture
Library public information services (LPIS)
LPIS 1 of the Programme’s Coordination CentreLPIS 2 Extramural training in information technologies for library staffLPIS 3 Establishment of public library information centresLPIS 4 Digital library and archives for library information servicesLPIS 5 National programme of retrospective conversion of Czech library
cataloguesLPIS 6 National programme of digitized access to valuable documents -
Memoriae Mundi Series BohemicaLPIS 7 National programme for microfilming and digital access to
documents threatened by degradation of acidic paper - KrameriusLPIS 8 Digital information sources, Uniform Information GatewayLPIS 9 Union catalogue of the Czech Republic, system of national
authorities
<visk.nkp.cz>
Programms
Auxiliary services programme for small public libraries
Public information services of libraries
Ministry of the Interior
Library Internetisation Project
Ministry of Education
Research information infrastructure
Ministry of culture
Standards and common rules
Cataloguing standards (AACR2R, ISBD, LCSH, UDT) Data exchange standards (MARC 21, Z39.50) Digitization standards– recommandations for
creation of digital data and metadata Standard for description of manuscripts MASTERMicrofilming standards Standard for public and information services for
public libraries of communities and towns and cities
Automated library systems
ALEPH - large central libraries, university librariesTinlib - university librariesLanius – public librariesKpSys – public librariesRapid Library –- special libraries and public librariesDiamon - special libraries
Union catalogues portalsUnion Catalogue of CR (National Library of CR)
BooksSerials <www.caslin.cz>Special types of documents
SKAT Union CatalogueUnion catalogue of medical librariesAuthority Database (National Library of CR)
PortalesUniform Information Gateway <www.jib.cz>Libraries.cz <www. knihovny.cz>Library and Information Science Portal
<knihovnam.nkp.cz>
Electronic information sourcesEBSCO, ProQuest 5000, ProQuest Digital Dissertations, PCI
Fulltext, PCI Web…Elsevier, Kluwer, Springerlink, Blackwell Synergy,
WileyInterscience, Silver Linker…Web of Science, Science Citation Index, Science Direct
Current Content, Journal Citation Reports… OCLC FirstSearch, ECONbase, Engineered Materials
Abstracts, EnvironmentBase, Agris, Bibliomedica, Biological Abstract, Biotechnology Abstracts, CrossFire, MEDLINE, Patrologia Latina…
STM < tech.jib.cz/about-project/stm-portal >Infozdroje < www.infozdroje.cz >
Retrospective conversion of catalogues
A retrospective conversion of catalogues is belated for ca 15 years
Completely finished data retroconversion of publications published in 20th century
Support of the RETROKON programmeThree stages of retroconversion
Catalogue scanningConversion of records into the databaseData transfer into the union catalogue
Data are created according to standards and they are available for all libraries
<retrokon.nkp.cz>
Digitization
Memoriae Mundi Series Bohemica - The National Programme of Digitization of Rare Documents <www.manuscriptorium.com>
Kramerius -The National Programme for Microfilming and Digital Access to Documents Threatened by Degradation of Acidic Paper <kramerius.nkp.cz>
Webarchiv http://www.webarchiv.cz/
National Digital Library
Librarian associations
Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic (SKIP)
Czech Republic Library Association
Association of Libraries of Czech Universities
Education of Librarians
Study at universities and special high schoolsUniversity studies Prague, BrnoHigher education – Prag, Brno, Opava, Plzeň High school special education -– Brno
Out-of-school education Conversion training reskillingBasic courses of computer literacySpecialised workshops
Libraries in the Czech Republik
National Library of the Czech RepublikPrague 2007