From Monday, February 15, it will be possible to extend/ make a new membership in order to make off-site loans

Based on the new government measures, from Monday, February 15, users without membership or with membership for remote access will be allowed to make off site loans as well as the users with off-site membership. Please note that if you are not a Czech citizen, you need to provide a valid residence permit to arrange the off site membership, otherwise the loans cannot be made.
Conditions:
1) Documents need to be ordered in advance. Registered users with off-site membership can make the order via user account, unregistered users or users with the membership for remote access can send the order to servis@knav.cz. Please check if the documents are available in our library and the loan type is „absent“ or „possible to be taken home“. When ordering via e-mail, please state the signature and name of the document.
2) At the time of the library visit, the documents must be ready for collection – you will receive an e-mail notification. If you don´t have valid off site membership, we will extend it / make a new one / change your membership for remote access to off-site membership. Read more »

The Digital Library of the CAS with FULL ACCESS for researchers, pedagogical staff and students until June 2021

Based on a new agreement between the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and the Association of Czech Booksellers and Publishers, the unlimited access to the digital collection has been extended for students, teachers, and researchers until 30 June 2021.
Students, teachers and researchers have access to all works protected by copyright law, including the latest literature, for the next 5 months, just as they have done so far. Read more »

New items: December 2020

The latest new books of the year 2020!
Check out the overview of books which we added to our collection in December. As every month we bring you the selection of 10 interesting books, which should not escape from your attention. They are on the hall, next to the selfcheck, ready to be borrowed from now.
Didn’t you find a book you are waiting for? Tell us via our online form. Read more »

Closure of the study room and transition to self-service loans from Friday, December 18

Due to government regulations, the study room will be closed from Friday, December 18. Current registered users with off-site membership will be allowed to make off-site loans of documents ordered in advance from the user account. At the time of the library visit, the documents must be ready for collection – users will receive an e-mail notification. The order status can be also monitored in the user account.
There can be present only 1 person at a time in the library. Please maintain a social distance of 2 meters (6 feet) while waiting for the entry.
Opening hours will be limited from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Other on-site services remain unavailable.
Loaned documents can be returned only into the book return box Vodičkova (accessible nonstop) or into the book return box located behind the entrance door to the building (accessible Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.) Read more »

Christmas holidays – opening hours change

The library will be closed from 23 December 2020 to 3 January 2021.
Unless the government measures change, the library will be open from Monday, 4 January 2021, under the same conditions as now.
The book return box located in the library building will be available on working days (23 and 28 – 31 December) from 6 a. m. to 8 p. m., return box Vodičkova is accessible nonstop. Returned documents will be removed from the user account on 4 January 2021. Read more »

Beginning on Thursday, December 3, 2020, the study room will be reopened with certain restrictions

Beginning on Thursday, December 3, 2020, the study room will be open to the public. The number of seats is limited to 73 in the study room and 7 in the computer study in order to keep social distance. Individual study rooms can be used during opening hours.
Opening hours are limited to Monday–Friday, 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Rare books can be studied under supervision from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Monday to Friday.
Library users and visitors are required to wear a face mask, keep a distance of 2 metres and disinfect their hands before entering the study room or cloackroom. Disinfectant and gloves are provided near the entrance and next to the loan desk and self-service loan device.
Inter-library services and Reprography and bookbinding centre operate without restrictions. Read more »

Partial restoration of loan services

From Monday, November 23, current registered users with off-site membership will be allowed to make off-site loans of documents ordered in advance from the user account. At the time of the library visit, the documents must be ready for collection – users will receive an e-mail notification. The order status can be also monitored in the user account. Documents can be ordered from Thursday, November 19.

Opening hours will be limited from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Other on-site services remain unavailable.

Loaned documents can be returned only into the book return box Vodičkova (accessible nonstop) or into the book return box located behind the entrance door to the building (accessible Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
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Extension of the loan period

Due to the extension of the state of emergency and ongoing library closure, we are extending the loan period. Loan period of current loans (which have not expired) was extended by 20 days from the current expiration date. These days … Read more »