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
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
We wish you a peaceful Christmas, many fulfilled expectations and pleasant surprises in the New Year. read more
One year ago, one of the CLB teams started work on the project “ALKARO – Almanacs, Calendars, and Yearbooks in the Czech Lands 1801–1945” and the first bibliographic data related to the content of 19th century calendars been entered into our databases. read more
On behalf of the entire team of the Czech Literary Bibliography, we wish you a succesfull year full of personal and research goals and thank you for your support so far. read more
The thousandth record processed within the new ALKARO project was added to our databases this week. read more
The Institute of Czech Literature of the CAS announces a vacancy for the position of PROFESSIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHER in the Department of Czech Literary Bibliography. read more
