Information resources at UK

Charles University Libraries[edit | edit source]

Central Library of Charles University
- is not a "classical library", but fulfills the function of a managerial workplace for the area of library and information services of Charles University (UK)
- coordination center for faculty libraries, coordinates the purchase of electronic information resources (EIZ)

Faculty and departmental libraries
- here you can already find classic libraries with a physical (books, scripts, textbooks, magazines, etc.) but also an electronic collection
- the role of libraries is to acquire, process, store and, above all, make information resources available according to their mission
- provide services (borrowing, research, reference, reprographic, etc.)
Institute of Computer Technology
- the department of library applications cooperates with the libraries of the UK and provides all technical support

rental services
- full-time (only in the study room)
- absent (home loans)
- MVS – inter-library (providing literature that the given library does not have and must request from another)
bibliographic services
- catalog creation (in the Aleph system)
- own database (e.g. db publication activities)
research services
making EIZ available
reference services
- user navigation
reprographic services

the libraries of the Charles University are governed by the common "Library and lending regulations of Charles University"
each library of the UK has its own "Loan Regulation", which regulates the rights and obligations of users
to register, you need a student card of the University of Warsaw and a completed electronic application
users who are not students or employees of the UK either pick up a "UK external user card" at the UK distribution centers or some libraries provide non-personalized cards and register on the spot

information on issuing and using the card is available online
when picking up your pass, you will receive a password, which you can change according to the instructions
you will need a card for example:
- to visit the UK library
- to manage your library account online (+password)
- to use e-resources from home (+password)

The central catalog of the UK brings information about what individual CU libraries have in their collection (in physical and electronic form)
- All the libraries of the UK participate in the creation of the Central Catalog of the UK
- The central catalog is available at http://ckis.cuni.cz
- is administered by the Institute of Computer Technology of the UK
you can search
- in the central catalog (you will search all the fund stored at UK)
- in the catalog of the selected faculty library
- according to the type of document (books, periodicals, VŠKP, e-books, e-magazines, articles from anthologies)
search methods
- basic/advanced search
  - e.g. combination of subject (psychology) and author (Vymětal)
- browsing registers
the system will offer the searched records:
- basic information about the book (including cover image if available)
- information on owned specimens (abbreviations of faculties and number of specimens are used), information on specimens can be obtained by clicking on the abbreviation of the given faculty
- samples
reader account – based on login (login / password) you have access to:
- information held about your person
- list of borrowed books
- list of reserved books
- you can extend loans (if the library allows it)
- you can reserve books online (if the library allows it)

Portal of electronic resources (PEZ)
- is available online at http://pez.cuni.cz
- makes information resources available for science, research and teaching
- all UK libraries participate in the creation and updating
- technically provided by the Institute of Computer Technology
information sources are available:
- by license (purchase or subscription)
- in trial access
- freely

direct access
- means that the given resource is usually accessible without entering login data from the network of the faculty to which the given resource is subscribed
- direct access is also allowed to external library users
Remote Access
- remote access was created for the convenience of users, or access from anywhere based on login data (login/password)
- the system identifies which faculty you are from and accordingly lets you access the resources of that faculty

browsing method by:
- alphabets
- faculties
- subject
search methods:
- simple
- extended – different criteria can be combined
integration of all types of EIZ
breakdown:
- database (bibliographic, factual, ...)
- e-journals
- e-books
databases and packages of e-magazines or e-books are listed on the PEZ
individual titles of e-journals are available through the Portal of Electronic Journals or also in the Central Catalog of the UK
individual e-book titles are gradually delivered to the Central Catalog of the UK

degrees accessible for the entire Charles University or for individual faculties
depending on the time, an example of searching for a magazine title, whether it is available

THE COLLECTIVE OF AUTHORS OF UVI 1. LF UK,. Information resources at UK [online]. [cit. 2012-03-15]. <https://el.lf1.cuni.cz/p30463015/>.