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Main Library of the ASCR, v. v. i.
Library of the ASCR, v. v. i.
Národní 3
115 22 Praha 1
115 22 Praha 1
Phone: +420 221 403 111
FAX: +420 224 240 611
E-mail: knavcr@lib.cas.cz
Chart: knav_chart.pdf
The Library was established within the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences in 1953. It took over the historical collections of the Royal Czech Society of Sciences (founded in 1784), the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Arts (founded in 1890) and the Masaryk Academy of Labour (founded in 1920), which formed the basis for its future collections. It is the third oldest Czech scientific library. Pursuant to Act No. 341/2005 Coll., the Library became a public research institution (acronym "v. v. i.") as of 1 January 2007.
The work of the Library consists in acquiring and processing scientific information resources and making them accessible to the scientific and academic community. The Library provides search services from Czech and foreign information sources and ensures the preservation and conservation of books from its historical collections. Research activities and scientific work are concentrated on the history of early printed books, printing and libraries in the Czech Lands, heuristics for national bibliography of foreign-language bohemica from 1501 to 1800 and development of automated library information systems and digital library systems.
The work of the Library consists in acquiring and processing scientific information resources and making them accessible to the scientific and academic community. The Library provides search services from Czech and foreign information sources and ensures the preservation and conservation of books from its historical collections. Research activities and scientific work are concentrated on the history of early printed books, printing and libraries in the Czech Lands, heuristics for national bibliography of foreign-language bohemica from 1501 to 1800 and development of automated library information systems and digital library systems.
