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The National Library of the Czech Republic began with their digitisation efforts in 1992 in collaboration with the Czech company AiP Beroun. In these efforts, the National Library conducted pioneer work on a global scale in the creation of digitization standards.
- Tomáš Foltýn
- 7,358,308 total items, 21,271 manuscripts, c. 4,200 incunabula
- 1777 (246 years ago)
The National Library is one of the oldest public libraries in the Czech Republic with collections of a size far outranking any other library in the country. The value of its collections makes it one of the most important libraries both in Europe and in the world.
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The National Library is one of the oldest public libraries in the Czech Republic with collections of a size far outranking any other library in the country. The value of its collections makes it one of the most important libraries both in Europe and in the world.
It is one of the oldest public libraries in the Czech Republic. Its history began with the foundation of Charles University in 1348. The next important chapter in its life is closely...
The National Library of the Czech Republic, the largest and oldest public library in the country, is housed in the unique Baroque premises of the former Jesuit College in the Clementinum. Its universal library collection is focused on the needs of university-type colleges and research institutes.
Year founded. 1777 based on merging of older college libraries (the oldest one dating back to 1360) The National Library of the Czech Republic is the central library of the Czech Republic. It is directed by the Ministry of Culture.
Introduction. Future Systems, the British team headed by the Czech architect Jan Kaplicky and English architect Amanda Levet, won the international competition to choose the design of the new National Library of the Czech Republic, which involved 355 studios.
