Periodicals published in the Czech Lands from the period of the National Revival up to 1945 are excerpted in the Retrospective Bibliography of Czech Literary Science card catalogue. Excerpted material covers all literature and related disciplines, primarily fiction (including translations), as well as texts on works of Czech and world literature and their adaptations in other media (theatre, film, music, etc.), literary studies and articles, news, summaries and debates, journalistic texts, political statements, and manifestos. The card catalogue currently occupies approx. 700 drawers and 1.75 million clippings referring to approx. 530 periodical titles of newspapers and magazines from the years 1775–1945. In 2009–2011, the card catalogue was digitized, and scanned card files are now available through the web portal http://retrobi.ucl.cas.cz. For a more detailed description of the database and its excerptive coverage, see the relevant page.
Starting in 2023, the Retrospective Bibliography section also manages the project ALKARO – Almanacs, Calendars, and Yearbooks in the Czech Lands 1801–1945 –, which is financed by the NAKI III programme of the Czech Ministry of Culture. The main task of the bibliography team is to prepare an analytical bibliography of selected calendars, yearbooks, and almanacs published in the Czech Lands during the specified period. For more information, see the database description.
Head: Mgr. Jana Vargová
Contact: alkaro@ucl.cas.cz
Yesterday, we welcomed students from the Instytut Filologii Słowiańskiej UAM in Prague, for whom we organized a tour of the ICL’s library and a workshop focused on the use of our databases and the VuFind search interface in the Czech literary studies. read more
We want to ensure the best possible experience when working with the Czech Literary Bibliography databases. That’s why, alongside major updates, we’re continuously implementing a range of smaller but practical new features to help you find exactly what you need. 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 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
At the end of 2024, two publications dedicated to Czech historical calendars were published within the ALKARO project. read more
We wish you a peaceful Christmas, many fulfilled expectations and pleasant surprises in the New Year. read more
