Online Learning Library Support As the Covid-19 pandemic makes students and academics to study and teach from home, CTU Library serves as students and faculty online learning support. The CTU Central Library provides many services to make your work online easier. Overview of our online services In need of studying materials In need of studying materials Even though the opening hours of the libraries might be limited, you can reserve and pick up textbooks or any other materials you need to use. Textbooks and course materials Subscribed e-resources Open Access information resources E-resources trials Textbooks and course materials To borrow a book you need to be registered at least in one of the libraries of the Central Library. Registration is simple and you can do it from home. Online library registration You can also reserve a book you need and pick it up in appropriate library (plase wait for email notification). See Library opening hours. ************************************ Access to the Library Catalogue: advanced search Library account Sign in using your university username (the same as for Usermap/KOS), and PIN code, which you set during your registration at the CTU library. *************************************** Current opening hours Useful information: How to reserve a book? How to borrow a book? Subscribed e-resources If you are not sure which electronic source to use, enter few keywords into library search engine. You can get directly to the book or the article in fulltext form (in case CTU has access to it and you work within CTU IP address range). Notice: In case you work from home, out off CTU network, you need to get remote access to e-resources via - Shibboleth. See more about the search engine. Alphabetical list of databases Do you need access to particular database? Try the alphabetical list. Information resources catalogue Divided into databases by type (citations, multidisciplinary, factual, special, etc.). Open Access information resources There is a growing number of available open access (OA) scientific materials including articles and e-books. OA repositories (journals): CORE OA repositories More about the important institutional and special repositories you can find in the Information resources catalogue under Open Access information resources and Dissertation tabs. OA books: DOAB (Directory of Open Access books) – OA books from a number of academic and research publishers - both, commercial research publishers (eg. Springer) as well as academic publishers of major universities and research centers (MIT, Cambridge University, Oxford University, etc.). All books in DOAB have been peer-reviewed and published under a Creative Commons license. OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) - Register of OA books, especially in the field of social sciences and humanities including law, economics, architecture, art, landscape and environment, IT, natural sciences. E-resources trials Human Kinetics Journals Human Kinetics Journals Direct Access Human Kinetics publishes 26 peer-reviewed scholarly journals providing cutting-edge information for use by professors, teachers, researchers, practitioners, health care professionals, coaches, fitness enthusiasts, and many others. The journals are dedicated to the teaching, research and understanding of sport, kinesiology, and exercise science. An online platform is open for trial, lasting until 31th October. CTU users have access to all journals published in 2019. Rockefeller University Press Rockefeller University Press Remote access (Shibboleth) - Sign In via your Institution from the web page of each journal. Trial access to 3 prestigious journals published by Rockefeller University Press will last until 6th November 2020. Journal of Cell Biology Journal of Experimental Medicine Journal of General Physiology American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journals American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journals Direct Access Remote Access (Shibboleth) - sign in via Institutional Login at AIAA Online journals published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics are the best resources for students and professionals who want to stay current on the latest in aerospace research and development. Documenting the most important aerospace advances, AIAA’s eight technical journals feature peer-reviewed research papers spanning the spectrum of aerospace science and technology. Trial will last until until 30th November 2020. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Direct Access Remote Access(Shibboleth) - sign in via Institutional Login at PNAS The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has been at the forefront of scientific research for over a century. Established in 1914 as the official journal of the US National Academy of Sciences, PNAS is now one of the largest and most-cited multidisciplinary scientific journals in the world, with a global readership and more than 3,600 research articles published annually. Trial for CTU users will last until until 30th November 2020. Statista Statista Direct Access Remote Access(Shibboleth) The CTU Library has organised trial access to Statista until december 2020. Statista provides quantitative data and statistics on over 80,000 topics from more than 22,500 sources. Also included are reports, infographics and revenue forecasts on over 400 industries. With Statista, you can access the most recent and relevant statistics and studies on a specific topic by simply entering a keyword. Remote Access: Click Login then Campus Access. Select CVUT from the list of institutions and click Login (section If you have access). This will prompt you to enter your usual CTU username and password. MIT Press Direct - e-books MIT Press Direct - e-books Direct Access The MIT Press is offering complimentary access to its catalogue of more than 2,770 e-books on MIT Press Direct through the end of November 2020. MIT Press covers among others the following areas: architecture business neuroscience biomedical sciences engineering physical sciences computer science mathematics & statistics urbanism E-books are downloadable by chapters in PDF. AMS journals, MathSciNet - remote access AMS journals, MathSciNet - remote access As a service during the COVID-19 crisis, the American Mathematical Society would like to assist in maintaining access to online products to which CTU subscribes. MathSciNet offers access to a carefully maintained and easily searchable database of reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information for mathematical sciences literature. See more Looking for a specific type of document Looking for a specific type of document You are looking for: journals e-books standards legal information (ASPI) statistical data patents theses An advice needed An advice needed Despite the situation the individual consultations are provided either online or by phone to keep safe. by phone (Mon - Fri) online (e-mail us or arrange a meeting using Microsoft Teams about your assignment) Face to face appointments can be arranged as well. Contact:Mgr. Michaela MoryskováE-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Mobil: +420 725 846 190 Searching the relevant information for your assignment? Searching the relevant information for your assignment? What is an information retrieval? Individual consultation service Writing but not sure about the referencing? Writing but not sure about the referencing? Contact:Mgr. Michaela Moryskováe-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Do you need help with remote access to e-books and e-journals? Do you need help with remote access to e-books and e-journals? Contact: Bc. Klaudia Kudličková e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Do not know how to use particular database? Do not know how to use particular database? Contact:Mgr. David Skorušae-mail: david.skorusa@cvut.cz Not successful at getting access to an e-book or an e-textbook? We will do our best to help. Not successful at getting access to an e-book or an e-textbook? We will do our best to help. Contact:Mgr. Tereza Šorejsováe-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Useful links Useful links Library CTU Covid-19 Library Opening hours Remote access options The Central Library measures to reduce the risk of coronavirus infection E-resources in the time of coronavirus Online registration CTU The CTU Central Library follows the Internal Regulations of the CTU. More information, contacts and other useful links on CTU website - CTU CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION. Covid-19 Are you interested in the latest COVID-19 research papers and articles? Many publishers and information providers committed to global response to COVID-19 support enabling fast and direct access to the latest available research, evidence, and data. WHO - Learn how you can protect yourself and others from the virus that causes COVID-19. Find out more on the World Health Organization website. Learn about Coronavirus. Your questions answered. Official WHO website. Factual database DynaMed delivers the most current and accurate, evidence-based content for practicing clinicians. Also Wiley is making a collection of journal articles and book chapters on coronavirus research freely available to the global scientific community. Information Portal EBSCOMedical - site curates valuable resources for healthcare professionals, health IT professionals and medical researchers. SpringerNature ASPI - legal information related to coronavirus in Czech environment. John Hopkins GIS Map of Current Cases - a map with real-time data on the number of patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, the number of deceased patients and the number of recovered patients. The numbers are based on information from, among others, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). more
