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TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 1. The TBU Library has 3 ﬂoors. The only entrance is located on the 2 ﬂoor. To get to other ﬂoors (3 or 4 ) use the internal staircase. 2. You can borrow books and textbooks. Journals and newspapers are also available. We provide access to the electronic information resources. 3. There are over 200 computers with internet access, over 500 seats equipped with a socket, Wi-Fi (requires registration to the Eduroam network via the TBU website), children s corner, relaxation rooms and individual study rooms in our library. 4. Opening hours: Monday Thursday (08:00 20:00), Friday (08:00 18:00), Saturday (08:00 14:00). at the lending services desk on the 2nd ﬂoor. FIRST TIME AT THE LIBRARY here

1. Everyone must enter and exit the TBU Library through turnstiles using the student s ID card. 2. An open access collection of books and textbooks is situated on the 2 ﬂoor. You can borrow these documents usually for 30 days. A study room is located on the 3 ﬂoor. Documents in the study room are to be used only within the library. Newspapers and journals (for use only within the library too) and relaxation space are on the 4 ﬂoor. 3. During your ﬁrst visit to the library, please come to the main desk on the 2 ﬂoor to update your e-mail address (for sending information about ending loan period, reminders and reserved books) and to unblock your card for borrowing books. 4. INTERNET When you want to use the internet, sit down to any unoccupied computer (except computers reserved for searching in the library catalogue) and log in to the university network. In case you have your own notebook you can use a cable (you can borrow it at the desk) or use the Wi-Fi connection (the instructions and registration form are available at www.utb.cz/cvt-en/tbu-wireless-network-guide). 7. DEPOSITORY You can ask for documents located in the depository via the online catalogue a er logging in the Reader s Account (the same way as for reservations, see above). The required documents will be delivered to the lending services desk within 15 minutes on all working days until 16:00. 8. RENEWAL Each item can be renewed twice at the lending services desk or online via Reader s Account in the catalogue. You can also contact us by e-mail knihovna@utb.cz. Renewal is not possible if the item is reserved by another reader. 9. ONLINE RESOURCES Available through the Xerxes portal at http://portal.k.utb.cz/?lang=eng (login is the same as to the university network). Final theses submitted in 2005 and later are stored in electronic form in the TBU Digital library http://digilib.k.utb.cz/?locale-attribute=en. 10. LITERATURE SEARCH SERVICE We can prepare for you a list of all literature published on the requested topic (particularly in international databases). This is a paid service (CZK 100). 5. BORROWING A BOOK To locate a book, ﬁnd it in the online catalogue at http://katalog.k.utb.cz, check its availability and write down its call number (e.g. 678.5/TADMOR). This combination of number and usually the author s surname will help you to locate the book on the shelf. You can click into the Collection column or click on the Map It icon. You ll see maps that will help you ﬁnd the shelf and ﬁnd out the location of the book. When you just want to browse the books from your ﬁeld of science, see the list of call numbers in English language on the sides of the shelves. You can borrow books at the lending services desk or at the self-check machine on the 2 ﬂoor. When you want to return the books out the opening hours, use the machine downstairs, behind the cloakroom. 6. RESERVATION If all copies are lent out (lending period is 30 days), you can reserve the book a er you log into your Reader s Account to the catalogue. Click on the Request icon on the le side of the book record.. 11. PRINTING SERVICES Multifunctional devices can be found on each ﬂoor. Copying and printing are paid services, scanning is free of charge. There is also a special scanner for scanning books on the 3 ﬂoor. 12. INTER-LIBRARY LOAN SERVICE If you don t ﬁnd the book you re looking for in our library, it can be borrowed from any library in the Czech Republic and abroad (see bookmark ILL InterLibrary Loan in our catalogue). 13. You can borrow LAN cables, whiteboard markers, external CD burners and headphones at the desk. OUR WEBSITE: www.utb.cz/library You can ﬁnd us on Facebook and Twitter.

I M AN EXTERNAL USER AND I DON T HAVE A LOGIN TO THE DIGITAL LIBRARY: 1. If you are neither a student or an employee of the university, you can browse only free available theses without logging in the digital library. 2. Theses defended before 2005 and available in printed form in the archive are to be used only within the library, in the study room on the 3 ﬂoor. at the lending services desk on the 2 ﬂoor or at the information desk on the 3 ﬂoor. I WANT TO FIND A THESIS I M AN EXTERNAL USER AND I DON T HAVE A LOGIN TO THE DIGITAL LIBRARY: 1. If you are neither a student or an employee of the university, you can browse only free available theses without logging in the digital library. 2. Theses defended before 2005 and available in printed form in the archive are to be used only within the library, in the study room on the 3 ﬂoor. at the lending services desk on the 2 ﬂoor or at the information desk on the 3 ﬂoor. I WANT TO FIND A THESIS

1. Theses defended a er the year 2005 are available only in electronic form in the digital library of TBU theses at http://digilib.k.utb.cz. 2. Older theses are stored in printed version in the archive. It is necessary to submit a request through the Library catalogue at http://katalog.k.utb.cz. You can borrow them only for in house use in the study room on the 3 ﬂoor. 3. You can browse theses in the digital library by community, author, subject, date of submission etc. 4. In the catalogue item record, pay attention to the Availability ﬁeld highlighted in red. 1. Theses defended a er the year 2005 are available only in electronic form in the digital library of TBU theses at http://digilib.k.utb.cz. 2. Older theses are stored in printed version in the archive. It is necessary to submit a request through the Library catalogue at http://katalog.k.utb.cz. You can borrow them only for in house use in the study room on the 3 ﬂoor. 3. You can browse theses in the digital library by community, author, subject, date of submission etc. 4. In the catalogue item record, pay attention to the Availability ﬁeld highlighted in red. 5. You can download the fulltexts of publicly accessible theses even without logging in. If the access to fulltext is limited by its licence, e.g. only for users from TBU Availability: pouze v rámci univerzity, you must be logged in to browse those theses. The user name and password is the same as for Stag. 6. The access to full texts is sometimes time-limited (the theses will be accessible a er certain date). In this case it is unfortunately impossible to get the access (the only option is the contact the author). 7. If the thesis is available, you can immediately download the fulltext in PDF and the supervisor s and oponent s reviews. Any eventual attachments are always stored in a zip ﬁle. 5. You can download the fulltexts of publicly accessible theses even without logging in. If the access to fulltext is limited by its licence, e.g. only for users from TBU Availability: pouze v rámci univerzity, you must be logged in to browse those theses. The user name and password is the same as for Stag. 6. The access to full texts is sometimes time-limited (the theses will be accessible a er certain date). In this case it is unfortunately impossible to get the access (the only option is the contact the author). 7. If the thesis is available, you can immediately download the fulltext in PDF and the supervisor s and oponent s reviews. Any eventual attachments are always stored in a zip ﬁle.