The Library of the Czech Academy of Sciences provides its services to members of the general public aged fifteen and above. The library holdings focus on specialist literature. The availability of printed and electronic documents can be checked without prior registration using the freely accessible on-line catalogue. Registration is required for those wishing to enter the library itself or take advantage of loan services and other services.
Types of registration / membership:
Membership for remote access (personally, correspondence, online)
| DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR INDIVIDUAL TYPES OF REGISTRATION | ||||||
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Type of registration / membership |
off-site |
on-site |
Membership for remote access |
one-day pass |
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| personally | correspondence | online | ||||
| I am: | ||||||
| a Czech citizen | identity card | driver’s licence, passport | identity card, driver’s licence, passport | identity card, legalisation of signatures | identity card (digital copy) | identity card / driver’s licence, passport |
| an EU citizen | permit for residence in CR | identity card, driver’s licence, passport | identity card, driver’s licence, passport | permit for residence in CR, legalisation of signatures | permit for residence in CR (digital copy) | identity card / driver’s licence, passport |
| a citizen from outside EU | permit for residence in CR | driver’s licence, passport | driver’s licence, passport | permit for residence in CR, legalisation of signatures | permit for residence in CR (digital copy) | driver’s licence, passport |
Overview of services provided with links to more detailed information
| SERVICES PROVIDED | |||||
| type of registration / membership | off-site membership | on-site membership | membership for remote access | one-day pass | one-day pass with Internet |
| services: | |||||
| user account | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| off-site loans (out of LCAS – home loans; self-service) |
yes | no | no | no | no |
| on-site loans (in study – study loans) |
yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| databases (EIR) (access from LCAS) | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
| remote access to EIR | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| wifi (1 device with no time limit) |
yes | yes | no | no | yes |
| computer study (120 min/day) |
yes | yes | no | no | yes |
| scanning (self-service) |
yes your own USB disk |
yes your own USB disk |
no | yes your own USB disk |
yes your own USB disk |
| copying (self-service) |
yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| printing (self-service) |
yes | yes | no | yes only PDF and images from your own USB disk |
yes |
| Digital Library of CAS (full access from LCAS / terminals + printing) |
yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| lease of an individual study | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| interlibrary services | yes | yes | no | no | no |
Off-site membership
- user account (change password, contact details, access to EIR without the need for further authentication)
- off-site and on-site loans (to be taken away or used in the study; self-service off-site loans)
- use of the freely accessible library holdings
- electronic information resources including remote access
- wifi (on only 1 device at any time), computer study (120 min/day)
- self-service scanning (on your own USB disk), copying, printing
- Digital Library of CAS (full access on reserved stations at LCAS + printing)
- lease of an individual study
- interlibrary services
- library card (possible registration of your own chip card with your photograph and name)
- registration for six months or one year
Required documents, registration fees
- identity card (CR) / permit for residence in CR
- one year (365 days) – 150 CZK
- six months (183 days) – 80 CZK
- registration of your own chip card – free / LCAS card – 50 CZK
- payment possible in cash or by payment card
Information for staff of the CAS
We provide this membership to staff of the CAS for a period of 3 years (1,095 days).
Fee
registration of your own chip card – free / LCAS card – 50 CZK
We will need to verify your employment with the CAS during registration/extension. The library will verify this in the contact section of the webpages of individual institutes of the CAS. If these details are not available on the webpages of your workplace, present your employee pass or completed confirmation during registration/extension.
Complete information on off-site membership
On-site membership
- user account (change password, contact details, access to EIR without the need for further authentication)
- on-site loans (used in the study only)
- use of the freely accessible library holdings
- electronic information resources including remote access
- wifi (on only 1 device at any time), computer study (120 min/day)
- self-service scanning (your own USB disk), copying, printing
- Digital Library of CAS (full access on reserved stations at LCAS + printing)
- lease of an individual study
- interlibrary services (used in the study only)
- library card (possible registration of your own chip card with your photograph and name)
- registration for six months or one year
Required documents, registration fees
- identity card (EU) / driver’s licence / passport
- one year (365 days) – 150 CZK
- six months (183 days) – 80 CZK
- registration of your own chip card – free / LCAS card – 50 CZK
- payment possible in cash or by payment card
Information for staff of the CAS
We provide this membership to staff of the CAS for a period of 3 years (1,095 days).
Fee
registration of your own chip card – free / LCAS card – 50 CZK
We will need to verify your employment with the CAS during registration/extension. The library will verify this in the contact section of the webpages of individual institutes of the CAS. If these details are not available on the webpages of your workplace, present your employee pass or completed confirmation during registration/extension.
Complete information on on-site membership
Membership for remote access (personally, correspondence, online)
- user account (change password, contact details, access to EIR without the need for further authentication)
- remote access to electronic information resources (EIR)
- without library card
- registration for one year
- possible supplementary registration of off-site or on-site membership during a visit to the LCAS in person (fees: registration of your own chip card – free / LCAS card – 50 CZK)
Methods of registration, required documents, registration fee
- personal registration: identity card (CR, EU) / driver’s licence / passport
- correspondence registration: identity card (CR) / permit for residence in CR, legalisation of signatures
- online registration: identity card (CR) / permit for residence in CR; digital copy
- one year (365 days) – 150 CZK
Complete information on membership for remote access
Visitor – one-day pass
One-day pass
- on-site loans (used in the study only)
- use of the freely accessible library holdings
- self-service scanning (your own USB disk), copying, printing (only PDF and images from your own USB disk)
- Digital Library of CAS (full access on reserved stations at LCAS + printing)
- registration for one calendar day valid for complete opening hours
Required documents, registration fee
- identity card (CR, EU) / driver’s licence / passport
- 10 CZK
- payment possible in cash or by payment card
One-day pass with the Internet
- wifi (on only 1 device at any time), computer study (120 min/day)
- on-site loans (used in the study only)
- use of the freely accessible library holdings
- electronic information resources (EIR)
- self-service scanning (your own USB disk), copying, printing
- Digital Library of CAS (full access on reserved stations at LCAS + printing)
- registration for one calendar day valid for complete opening hours
Required documents, registration fee
- identity card (CR, EU) / driver’s licence / passport
- 30 CZK
- payment possible in cash or by payment card
Complete information on visitors and one-day passes
