Collections dispatch according to call numbers

AUDIO-VIDEO

• access in the Social and Natural Sciences Reading Room (audio CDs also or exclusively in the Music Department Reading Room Reading Room)
• the Main Hall also houses a card catalogue of sound documents acquired before 1996, the details of which have not yet been entered into the electronic catalogue; orders for these sound documents are placed in person at the Advice and Information Services desk

• first of all, search and order in the electronic catalogue
• if the search in the electronic catalogue is negative, we recommend going to the scanned catalogues of the National Library of the Czech Republic (RetrIS)

• access in the Social and Natural Sciences Reading Room
• authorised registered users can borrow documents marked in the electronic catalogue "for 30 days" outside the building
• if the main content of the document is a computer program, it is not lent
• some documents can no longer be accessed for technical reasons; the user is informed of this fact by e-mail

• dispatch on working days
  - orders placed before 12 pm - after 2 pm
  - orders placed after 12 noon - the next working day after 10 am
• orders placed at the weekend (including public holidays) are dispatched after 10 a.m. on the next working day
• access in the General Reading Room (for authorised registered users also in the Scholars' Reading Room).
• borrowing outside the building is only possible if the electronic catalogue indicates "FOR 30 DAYS / for 30 days"; units for absentee borrowing are collected exclusively in the Main Hall
• for foreign book documents published after 1951 (inclusive), which
  - are not listed in the electronic catalogue and were found in one of the scanned catalogues of the National Library of the Czech Republic (RetrIS) or
  - are listed in the electronic catalogue but with the note "longer dispatch"
  the admissibility of absentee borrowing is determined by the librarian only after the item has been shipped; in any case, before borrowing outside the building, the information about the item must be stored in the electronic catalogue - the item is then available later

• dispatch within 2-3 hours
• access usually in the General Reading Room (for authorised registered users also in the Scholars´ Reading Room)
• borrowing outside the building is only possible if the electronic catalogue (for the unit) states "FOR 30 DAYS / for 30 days"; units for absentee borrowing are collected exclusively in the Main Hall or in the self-service pickup locker
• for foreign book documents from the year of publication 1951 (incl.), which 
  - are not listed in the electronic catalogue and were found in one of the scanned catalogues of the National Library of the Czech Republic (RetrIS) or
  - are listed in the electronic catalogue but with the note "longer dispatch"
  the admissibility of absentee borrowing is determined by the librarian only after the item has been shipped; in any case, before borrowing outside the building, the item data must be stored in the electronic catalogue - the item is then available later

PRESERVATION FUND OF BOHEMIAN PRODUCTION OF THE 19TH CENTURY
(abbreviated as 19th CENTURY COLLECTION)

An archival collection of documents published from 1801 to 1900 in the territory of the present Czech Republic, supplemented by foreign bohemians.

• access, in accordance with *special rules*, only in the Hostivař Reading Room
• dispatch within 3 days after placing the order
• call +420 221 663 353 or write to studovnacdh@nkp.cz to check if the unit is ready for study

ARCHIVAL COLLECTION HOSTIVAŘ

Archival collection of thematic units: directories, calendars, militaria, annual reports of Czech and German schools and dissertations defended at domestic universities and colleges. Personal libraries of important Czech personalities and bibliophiles. Also periodicals in German and Hungarian published until 1945 in the territory of the present Czech Republic or former Czechoslovakia.

• access, in accordance with special rules, only in the Hostivař Reading Room
• dispatch within 3 days after placing the order
• call +420 221 663 353 or write to studovnacdh@nkp.cz to check if the unit is ready for study

• can only be ordered to:
  - Periodical Reading Room
  - Social and Natural Sciences Reading Room
  - Scholars´ Reading Room (authorized registered users only)
  - Music Department Reading Room (only signatures 59 MF and 59 mf)

NATIONAL ARCHIVAL COLLECTION (NKF)

An archival collection of documents published from 1901 to the present on the territory of the Czech Republic (or Czechoslovakia), supplemented by foreign bohemians. The collection has a strictly preservation character.

• library units from the NKF are only made available if:
  - there is no other library unit available in the NCF,
  - the document is not available in the holdings of other libraries throughout the Czech Republic and it is not possible to make it available through the interlibrary loan service; or
  - its content is not available in digital form or on another medium

• access, in accordance with special rules, only in the Hostivař Reading Room
• dispatch within 3 days after placing the order
• call +420 221 663 353 or write to studovnacdh@nkp.cz to check if the unit is ready for study
• audio and electronic documents will be available in the Social and Natural Sciences Reading Room in the Klementinum
  - the user will receive a message about the availability of the unit for studying to the e-mail address he/she has entered in the registration form
  - if the address is not provided, it is advisable to check whether the unit is ready by calling +420 221 663 146 or by email at sspv@nkp.cz.

Ask the librarian

• order at the Counselling and Information Services desk in the Main Hall (in person) or at pujcovna.os@nkp.cz
• for ordering RF (except RF Z), Za and Zc call numbers it is possible to contact the service in the reading room

• first of all, search and order in the electronic catalogue, in the STT database
• if the search in the electronic catalogue is negative, we recommend to go to the scanned catalogues of the National Library of the Czech Republic (RetrIS) and order via the electronic form
• if the document in the ORST administration is available on an alternative medium or in a digital library, the original shall not be submitted
• access to the historical collection is governed  by the ORST Reading Room Regulations (dispatch on the next operating half-day)
• manuscripts can be found in the Manuscriptorium digital library or in in printed catalogues and can be ordered separately here (https://retris.nkp.cz/Catalog?sigla=ABA001)

UN

If a user wishes to study exclusively a library item that the National Library of the Czech Republic has acquired as part of the depository collection of publications of the United Nations system, he/she can apply for access to it free of charge at the Counselling and Information Services desk in the Main Hall.