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Annual Report National Library of the Czech Republic 2013 Annual Report National Library of the Czech Republic NL CR Annual Report / 2013 1 Contents An Introductory Word from the Director General ............................................................................. 3 Events of the Year .............................................................................................................................4 The Revitalisation of the Klementinum, the Construction of a New and the Reconstruction of the Old Central Depository in Hostivař ....................................................4 The Creation of the National Digital Library ............................................................................................8 Cooperation with Google .........................................................................................................................9 Ask Your Library .....................................................................................................................................10 EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) .........................................................................................................12 The eBooks on Demand Service in the National Library of the CR ......................................................13 From the Library’s Main Activities ..............................................................................................14 Acquisitions for Modern Library Collections ..........................................................................................14 Cataloguing the Modern Library Collections .........................................................................................14 Historical and Music Collections ............................................................................................................15 Slavonic Library .....................................................................................................................................20 Librarianship Institute ............................................................................................................................21 Projects and Programmes .....................................................................................................................23 Economic Indices, Statistics, Graphs .......................................................................................37 The Basic Statistical Data of the National Library of the CR in 2013 ....................................................37 Financial Management ..........................................................................................................................38 Acquisition, Bibliography and Cataloguing Division ...............................................................................41 Statistics of Domestic Non-Periodical Production in 2013 .......................................................41 Domestic Acquisitions in 2013 ................................................................................................43 Foreign Acquisitions in 2013 ...................................................................................................43 Statistical Indices of the Services ..........................................................................................................46 Slavonic Library .....................................................................................................................................52 Library and Information Science Library ................................................................................................53 Management of the Library’s Collections ..............................................................................................54 Preservation of the Library’s Collections ...............................................................................................57 Activities of the Centre for Communication ............................................................................61 Selected Important Events of the Year ...................................................................................................61 Exhibition Activities of the NL in 2013 ...................................................................................................65 Publication Activities of the NL in 2013 .................................................................................................68 Appendices .......................................................................................................................................73 Organisational Structure as of 31 December 2013 ...............................................................................73 Abbreviations .........................................................................................................................................74 Contacts ................................................................................................................................................75 2 NL CR Annual Report / 2013 A Word from the Director General An Introductory Word from the Director General The year 2013 was a significant step forwards in the activities of the National Library. The construction of the new building of the Central Depository in Hostivař was completed, the second stage of the revitalisation of the Klementinum continued, the National Digital Library project was being successfully implemented, and cooperation within the joint project with Google was carried on. The National Library was further involved in dozens of national as well as international projects and programmes, because its employees have been members of teams within both Czech and international institutions. As a research organisation, the National Library itself takes part in the resolution of a total of six areas of research and development. In 2013, it conducted two representative national surveys through the Librarianship Institute, which were focused on the reading habits among adults and children. Moreover, we had to deal with the consequences of the June Photo: Eva Hodíková flood. The employees of the National Library showed their selflessness and willingness again when they, regardless of time and fatigue, participated in rescue work. Furthermore, I would like to mention the high work commitment and understanding on the part of the individual employees of the National Library during the preparations of the next stage of the revitalisation, specifically in moving books. In 2013, the revitalisation most strongly affected the actual operation, namely by its increased noise level caused by construction work in the Klementinum complex. I would like to thank here both the staff and the users of the National Library, who demonstrated a high degree of tolerance and patience. We are aware that work in this environment is not pleasant at all, but the closure of the National Library would be fatal for many of our users. Therefore, each and every one of us is willing to exert all our energy to keep the National Library as the only institution running during the revitalisation so that it would fulfil its mission in the field of Czech as well as European cultural heritage. In conclusion, I would like to thank all the employees of the National Library for the excellent work they have been doing in the services and care for our readers and users. I would also like to express my thanks to all of the supporters and sponsors of the National Library and the Ministry of Culture of the CR for their help in saving the literary heritage documents for which we are responsible and hope that this cooperation and support will continue also in future. Ing. Tomáš Böhm Director General of the National Library of the CR NL CR Annual Report / 2013 3 Events of the Year The Revitalisation of the Klementinum, the Construction of a New and the Reconstruction of the Old Central Depository in Hostivař The Revitalisation of the Klementinum Already in the last quarter of 2012, the second stage of the revitalisation of the Klementinum was be- gun. In 2013, its first part – the reconstruction of Building Site SO 05 (the wing along Křižovnická Street) was being implemented. The initiation of the second part – Building Sites SO 06 and SO 09 (the buildings around the Student Yard) – is planned for the first quarter of 2014. The moving of workplaces from these buildings, originally planned for 2013, has thus been postponed to 2014. As expected, a number of unique historical elements have been discovered during the reconstruction. These include mainly the original sandstone floors, murals and frescos. In compliance with the require- ments of the conservation authorities, most of these surfaces will be restored and preserved. A surprise was the find of steel connecting rods in the ceiling construction of the second floor of the Klementinum, statically securing the vaults in the spacious corridor of the building. Some of the rods had been broken. Based on a static analysis, they were therefore replaced with new ones. As it is sometimes very hard to reconcile the needs of library operation and the demands of con- servationists, the resulting appearance of the reconstructed areas is always a certain compromise. For instance, the sandstone floor found in the former Klementinum Gallery is entirely unsuitable for library carts, but it is, on the other hand, very interesting from the historical perspective. A separate chapter of the reconstruction was the renovation of the façade of the western wing of the Klementinum along Křižovnická Street, conducted by restorers. They
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