捷克布拉格国家科技图书馆（National Library of Technology，NTK）

The National Library of Technology (NTK) is the largest and the oldest library of science and technology literature in the Czech Republic, with a collection of over 1.5 million volumes. Its primary function is to provide specialized information resources and services to students, teachers, and researchers in the fields of engineering and applied sciences, as well as to educate members of the general public interested in technical information.

Housed in a modern, ecological building situated in the heart of the Dejvice engineering and technology campus, NTK provides an ideal environment for studying to students and scholars, with 1,322 places to study and 562 places to relax. The library offers individual and team study rooms, classrooms, self-service print/scan/copy services, an After Hours Study Room open whenever the library is closed, reference services, and:

600,000 science and technology books;

10,000 journals, including approximately 700 current print titles;

More than 70,000 eBooks;

Almost 50,000 eJournal titles;

Dozens of various specialized eResources;

490,000 digitized materials (book pages, journals, historical maps)

In addition, the library serves as a social and cultural center, with frequent lectures, educational tours, events, and exhibitions.

The library is an ideal meeting place for everyone, with a spacious ground floor, the Prague 6 branch of the city’s Municipal Library, a computer store, and a pleasant café. The Czech Technical University (CTU) / University of Chemistry and Technology (UCT Prague) bookstore is also located here.

NTK is also a supporter of educational institutions and provides excursions, internships, summer schools, and continuing education courses, among other types of instruction.

The library offers remote access to approximately 18,000 eJournals in the fields of science, technology, and medicine for students, educators, and researchers from more than 70 universities, the Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, and other large libraries and research organizations. It is the largest provider of such services in the country, and additionally offers document delivery services that enable patrons to order articles, books, and other materials from anywhere in the world.

At the national level, the library manages the National Repository of Grey Literature (NU?L); the Czech National ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) Center; and is the national service center for the Virtual Polytechnic Library (VPK), a fee-based, robust document delivery service for sharing science and engineering resources among participating Czech libraries. The library is also the largest national node for interlibrary loan and document delivery services.

The library coordinates its activities with neighboring universities and research institutes. For example, ChemTK is a collaboration with the University for Chemistry and Technology, Prague’s Center for Information Services and the the Information Technologies and Services Department at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry. The library also collaborates with the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague.

If you become a library patron, you can access selected online databases and other electronic resources. Detailed information can be found in the Library Rules.

Construction of the current building began in 2006, and it opened to the public on September 9, 2009.

The building is also home to the Czech Technical University Central Library.