| Number of records: | 67,000+ (as of 1 April 2025) |
| Number of titles: | 99+ e-resources (as of 1 April 2025) List of processed journals (xlsx) |
| Scope of excerption: | all of Czech literature (fiction and secondary literature) |
| Excerpted material: | online periodicals and websites dedicated to literature and culture; news sites, online versions of print journals |
| Time frame: | from the 1990s to the present day |
| Languages: | Czech, Slovak, German, English, Polish, French |
| How to cite the Czech Literary Web Bibliography: | Czech Literary Bibliography. Czech Literary Web Bibliography. Institute of Czech Literature, Czech Academy of Sciences, a public research institution. Available at https://internet.ucl.cas.cz/ |
| Access to database (Aleph): | http://aleph.ucl.cas.cz/internet |
| Dataset to download: | https://clb.ucl.cas.cz/en/datasets-to-download/ |
| License: | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International |
The Czech Literary Web Database is one of the products of the Czech Literary Internet project (2017–2021), which has been co-funded by the EU Research, Development and Education Operational Programme (RDEOP). The goal of this analysis of e-resources is to map the presence of Czech literature and literary activities on the Czech internet from the 1990s to the present day.
Over the course of the project, the record base has grown gradually in line with the involvement of more of our researchers and the expansion of the digital environment (with, for example, the ending of some print magazines and continuation of their online versions). Another important driver is the rise in archiving options.
Another important criterion for inclusion is the existence of an archived version of the resource, preferably at the site Webarchiv.cz, which was established by the Czech National Library. Online content preservation is now a key issue for bibliographers of Internet materials since it is the only way to ensure the continued accessibility of these resources if their host websites shut down.
The database is continuously developed even after the end of the project with newly published content and the processing of online content has become a common part of the operation routine of the CLB.
The database contains entries for online magazines in pdf format and relevant websites. These e-resources have been chosen based on their focus and content, which should address Czech literature and literary culture. Their sources include news and literary websites, periodicals that publish original work, the online versions of print dailies and magazines, and academic and library journals.
