PhDr. Hana Nova, National Library of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic Libraries and consortia

PhDr. Hana Nova, National Library of the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic

Libraries and consortia


Czech Republic

• 79 000 sq. Km

• 11 mil. Inhabitants

• Nationality- Czech, Moravian


Capital Prague


Content

The Past

The Present

The Future


The Past

• Library Law – 1919, 1959

• Libraries network


The Present

• After 1989 – new democratic bases

• Changes in librarianship

• State information policy


Programs and grants for libraries (1)

• The development program of public libraries information network

• Library for 21 century


Programs and grants for libraries (2)

• The Czech Library

• Library public information services program

• Development of universities


Connection to internet in libraries

444872%

174628%

library

library with internet


Public access to internet

78%

22%

population availability

population withoutavailability


Information sources for research and development

• 2000-2003

• Majority of sciences disciplines are covered


STM Portal

http://www.portalstm.cz


Financing of libraries

• Ministry of Culture • Ministry of Education

year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

EUR (mil) 2,5 7 10 9,8 10


We have ...

• Information and communication infrastructure

• Information sources

• Educated librarians ….


Consortia• Is not used in the Czech law systém

• First consortium in 2000 – Czech database TAMTAM

• New non-formal consortia have been created in a base of projects


eIFL Direct in CR

www.nkp.cz/eifl


The Future

• Information infrastructure for research

• Ministry of Education – 2004-2008– A draft for one covering non-formal

consortium


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PhDr. Hana Nova, National Library of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic Libraries and consortia