Last week, the National Library of the Czech Republic launched a new, modern look for its website. Having recently undergone a similar process, we know how challenging it is to debug any bugs, so we share the NL’s Facebook request to report broken pages and elements, while keeping our fingers crossed that the site can be brought up to 100% shape soon. read more
On 4–5 March 2025, the Institute of Czech Literature of the CAS hosted an interdisciplinary meeting of researchers from various humanities disciplines involved in research on disciplinary metadata. read more
On the YouTube channel of the Union of Librarians and Information Workers of the Czech Republic, you can now find a video recording of the conference Archives, Libraries, Museums in the Digital World 2024, where we annually report on the latest developments in Czech literary bibliography. read more
In 2025, the Consortium enters its 10th year of operation – and what better way to kick off the anniversary year than by welcoming a new member to its ranks! We are very pleased to announce that it is the Faculty of Slavic Studies of the Sofia University of St. Clement of Ohrid. Slavonic Studies has been taught at Sofia University for over 130 years (it was founded in 1888), and Czech Studies itself from the academic year 1954/1955 until today. All those interested in the current… read more
On March 4-5, 2025, the Institute of Czech Literature of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic will host an interdisciplinary meeting of researchers from various humanities disciplines engaged in the metadata-driven research. The event is organized by the Bibliographical Data Working Group of DARIAH-ERIC and the Czech Literary Bibliography. The aim of the workshop, titled Metadata-based Research in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, is to present current research projects and share… read more
The beginning of the year is always fruitful in the CLB, at least in terms of the number of records. We usually try to finish most of the other activities before Christmas, so that we can enjoy the holidays in peace and enter the new year with a clean slate, and so January and February are the months when we can devote ourselves mainly to excerpting or partial cleaning of the database, before the usual “literary hustle and bustle” begins to awaken from its winter slumber in the spring, and with… read more
Last week, a lecture on Czech samizdat magazines was held at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, prepared by our colleague Dominik Melichar for the students of the local Slavonic studies department. read more
This week’s literary events are far from exhausted by the invitation in the last post. On Thursday, 6 February 2025 (at 5:00 pm), the book launch of V souřadnicích neklidu will take place in the lower meeting room of the Institute of Czech Literature of the CAS. read more
At the end of 2024, two publications dedicated to Czech historical calendars were published within the ALKARO project. read more
