Library building
- ground floor – information desk (entrance hall), circulation desk, open acess collections, study places, registration desk and the study room for non-circulating materials (at the back)
- 1st floor - open access collections, study places, reference services
- 2nd floor - open access collections, study places, reference services
- 3rd floor - open access collections, study places, reference services
- entry for wheelchair users – on the basement floor
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Hours
- Mon - Fri 9.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Sat - Sun 9.00 - 5.00 p.m.
- circulation desk: Mon - Fri 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
- self-checkout: Mon - Fri 9.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m., Sat - Sun 9.00 - 5.00 p.m.
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Registration
- registration - at the registration desk on the ground floor
- only students, faculty and staff, and members of the Association of the Alumni and Friends of MU may register
- only registered users may check out circulating materials
- valid ISIC, ITIC, X-card, and employee’s or temporary card (issued by CL) is used as your library card
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Library collections
- the library collections are held in the open access shelves (study rooms) and in the closed stacks
- collections in the open access area are arranged by UDC (Universal Decimal Classification), and then alphabetically by an author or a book title
- materials from closed stacks must be ordered via online catalogue (OPAC), guick guide; materials will be prepared for you in 15 minutes at the circulation desk (circulating materials) or at the registration desk (non-circulating materials)
- publications not found via OPAC and found in the scanned card catalogue - please order at the circulation desk or via e-mail - pujcovna@phil.muni.cz
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Periodicals / Journals
- journals and newspapers are non-circulating, available only for on-site use
- current issues of periodicals are located in the open access shelves at the beginning of each subject area
- back issues of periodicals are held in the closed stacks (you can order them via OPAC; guick guide)
- daily newspapers (Rovnost, Mladá Fronta, Hospodářské noviny) are available at the registration desk (ground floor)
- all issues of the FA Proceedings are located also at the beginning of each subject area in the open access shelves; these copies do not circulate. A second copy of each issue available for check-out is in the closed stacks (orders via OPAC)
- e-journals accessible for MU students and faculty – search via MU e-Journals portal or MU Metalib → Find e-Journal.
- List of open access journals you can find e.g. in Electronic Journals Library (EZB) or Directory of Open Access Journals - DOAJ.
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Electronic Information Resources (EIR) (licenced databases available at MU)
- Portal of e-resourses at MU - various scientific disciplines. For other info see also infozdroje.cz (portal of EIR available in Czech institutions with guides and tutorials).
- licensed databases are available for MU students and employees via computers in the university network. For access to the databases from outside MU network use proxy or VPN server of MU (guide is on EIR portal of MU)
- e-journals – within particular journal databases. To find out in which database a particular journal is to be found in, use MU e-Journals portal or use MU Metalib → Find e-Journal.
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Electronic catalogue and card catalogues
- Aleph - electronic catalogue of FACL and Union Catalogue of MU
- Beth (extensive catalogue of the CL) - insert anotations, comments, reviews, literature tagging, recommendations for purchase etc.
- card catalogues – a part of FA collections has not been processed into the electronic version yet. If you don't find the book in the online catalogue, see the scanned card catalogues.
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Location numbers of materials in the open access (study rooms)
- location number of books consists of the UDC symbols, followed by the first four letters of the author's surname or the book title, followed by the identification number of each particular title
e.g. 820b-SHAK1-3 (820b → British literature; SHAK1 → Shakespeare, William; -3 → the book “All's well that ends well” )
- location number of journals consists of the UDC symbols followed by the first four letters of the journal title
e.g. 159.9=JOUR (159.9 → Psychology; JOUR → “Journal of social and clinical psychology”) |
Range of location numbers at study rooms
- ground floor: 0 - 179
- 1st floor: 2 - 809.56
- 2nd floor: 82- 840
- 3rd floor: 840b - 990
Help:
- library materials at study rooms are arranged in subject classified order based on Universal Decimal Classification (UDC)
- UDC organizes all knowledge into 10 main classes (0-9), each class is divided into 10 subclasses... etc.
- subject classes are arranged from the ground floor upward in the library
- when you want to find a publication according its UDC location number, the first character in the location number is significant for your orientation, then the second character etc.
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Circulation
- number of books you can check out - 30 items (for students)
- loan period – 1 month
- the circulation desk – for checking out and returning materials - Mon-Fri 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
- Self-checkout – any time in hours of operation (entrance hall) (guick guide).
- fines for overdue books - 5 Kc per item per day
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Book holds
- you can place holds on book/s currently checked out to another user/s via online catalogue (guick guide)
- When the book is returned, you will be notified via e-mail (IDnumber@mail.muni.cz). The book will be held for you at the circulation desk for one week.
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Loan renewals
- you can renew loans via online catalogue (guick guide), e-mail, phone or in person at the circulation desk
- you may only renew items that are not reserved by another user
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Non-circulating materials
- non-circulating books in the open access shelves are labeled with an orange circle (you can read them in every study room); all journals, academic theses* and some other materials (e.g. books published before 1950, old and rare prints etc.) do not circulate either
- non-circulating materials ordered from the closed stacks may be studied only in the study room for non-circulating materials (at the back of the ground floor)
- Scanned books for viewing (E-prezenčka) - available for reading on the computers with login; there is an icon
 in Aleph and Beth catalogue records and also on the back of the book. Manual for use the program. List of scanned books is in Beth catalogue. You can order a printed copy at the information desk in the entrance hall or online via CoD (Copy on Demand) - click the CoD logo at a particular book record.
*Theses since January 2001 are available also in the electronic form – see Theses archive; you can also find the e-version via a link in the Aleph catalogue thesis record. |
Course materials from faculty and instructors
- available at the reference desks (1st, 2nd, 3rd floor) and the registration desk (ground floor)
- can be borrowed using a proof of identity (ID), only for on-site use or copying
- list of materials
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Library services
- information (basic) - information desk in the entrance hall
- circulation - circulation desk - ground floor
- reference services - 1st, 2nd, 3rd floor (9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.; RS provide help with finding materials and searching in classical and electronic information resources; you can also send your questions online (Ask your library)
- interlibrary loans - available only to registered users of the FACL; you can only order books which are not in Brno libraries collections. You can send your requests online.
- photocopying services - self-service photocopiers on the ground floor, 1st, 2nd, 3rd floor; (on the ground floor you can copy only library materials). Payment is made using ISIC, ITIC, etc. (adding credit – recharging machine on the 1st floor and other places of MU connected to the university SUPO system). Users that do not have a library card can order photocopies of library materials at the information desk (entrance hall) or copy for cash at the registration desk on the ground floor (only library materials).
- printing - you can print from all computers connected to the net.
- black-and-white printer/photocopier – ground, 2nd, 3rd floor
- color + black-and-white printer/photocopier - 1st floor
Your document will be printed after activating the printer/photocopier with your ISIC, ITIC or X-card with credit added through the SUPO system. You can check the status of your print jobs in the queue, cancel a job, or check your credit account at https://pserverff.ucn.muni.cz or http://tisk.phil.muni.cz.
- binding of materials - you can order spiral binding or thermo-glue binding at the information desk (entrance hall)
- Internet connection - all floors (except PCs with OPAC), available to registered users
- Internet connection for notebooks - available to MU faculty and registered students in IS MU; wireless network connection (WiFFi) – all floors, or wired (ethernet) network connection - active Internet points for notebooks only at the seats near windows in study rooms. Help guides at the reference desks (1st, 2nd, 3rd floor) and the registration desk (ground floor), or e-version at Notebook connection in study rooms or Network guides (in Czech) and VPN.
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Library technical equipment
- PC - entrance hall (online catalogue), ground floor, 1st, 2nd, 3rd floor (online catalogue, Internet, text editors, spreadsheets... (MS Office, Open Office) and other applications, see more info.)
- self-service check out (Self Check) - entrance hall
- credit charging machine (for ISIC, ITIC and X-cards; connected to the university SUPO system – 1st floor)
- self-service photocopiers/printers - ground floor, 1st, 2nd, 3rd floor (black-and-white copies/printing), 1st floor (colour + black-and-white copies/printing)
- scanning - on photocopiers on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd floor + desktop scanner on the 1st floor
- recorder with CD player for playing sound CDs and cassettes from the library collections – reference desk on the 3rd floor
- headphones, notebook locks – reference desks (1st, 2nd, 3rd floor) and registration desk on the ground floor.
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Attention
- Please, leave the books you don't need on the tables or on the trolleys.
- Please, do not use your mobile phone in the library (switch it off or to silent mode).
- Please, do not eat and drink in study rooms.
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first-time-in-the-library-28-7-2011.pdf
