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Includes web sites with links to library catalogs, library organizations, and archives. For information about and links to all the national libraries of Europe, visit the European Library site. The Library of Congress' catalog may be consulted at http://catalog.loc.gov.
Libraries
Czech Libraries (http://search.centrum.cz/s-5806011-knihovny/)
Links to Czech libraries, by type of library. In Czech.
Databases
of the National Library CR (http://sigma.nkp.cz:4505/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b&local_base=nkc&CON_LNG=ENG)
Web catalog of National Library of the Czech Republic in English (and Czech). Searchable.
Libdex. The Library
Index: Czech Republic (http://www.libdex.com/country/Czech_Republic.html)
Links to academic, government, and special libraries.
National Library of the Czech Republic (http://www.nkp.cz/altnkeng.htm)
Located in Prague, the National Library is the central repository for the country. The library has large collections of books written in foreign languages, especially in the areas of social and natural sciences. One of the frequently consulted collections is that of Mozartiana, Mozart's Memorial. Includes links to information about its catalogs and databases, publishing activities, reference center, and services. In Czech and English.
Archives
Archive Groups and Collections
in the Czech Republic (http://www.mvcr.cz/archivy/peva/)
Database, found on the Web site of the Ministry of Interior, contains information on 138,099 archival collections or groups deposited in 107 archives and 77 museums and at other cultural institutions. The contents are updated periodically. In Czech.
Archives
in the Czech Republic (http://katalog.atlas.cz/spolecnost/instituce/statni%5Finstituce/archivy/)
Links to archives, by name. Includes interactive maps. In Czech.
Czech Archive Society (http://www.cesarch.cz/adresar.aspx)
A voluntary professional association of archivists that includes pensioners, university teachers, and students of historical auxiliary sciences and archiving, other backers, and sympathizers from the ranks of the professional and general public. Links to archives grouped by type. In Czech. Some background information in English.
State Central Archives in Prague National Archive (http://www.nacr.cz)
Narodni archiv. Information about the archives, publications, exhibitions and education, and more. In Czech, German, and English (under construction).
Collections Outside the Czech Republic
British Library.
East European. Czech Collections (http://www.bl.uk/collections/easteuropean/czech.html)
Description of the British Library's Czech holdings. In English.
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) (http://www.ncsml.org)
Homepage of the Museum, which NCSML, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, seeks to preserve and interpret Czech and Slovak history and culture through its collections, exhibits, and programs. Includes links and/or contact information to libraries worldwide with Czech or Slovak collections (http://www.ncsml.org/research/links.htm#libraries) as well as to information about the library and education, calendar, and exhibits. Information is presented by category. In English.
U.S. Library of Congress.
European Reading Room. The Czech and Slovak Collections at the Library of
Congress (http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/coll/czec.html)
Description of LC's Czech and Slovak holdings. By George Kovtun. In English.
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