Cataloguing books bought from departmental budgets
Essential rules:
- Books are the property of the institution, even if purchased from grant funds.
- Responsibility for such materials lies with the registered employee/department.
- The library may consider lending a book to other users; this requires approval from the registered employee/department.
UCT rules
IOCB rulesBook cataloguing of books purchased through the Centre for Information Services (CIS), or directly by an institute or department, are maintained by CIS, room A314, line 3080. Please kindly call us before your visit to arrange an appointment.
For registration purposes, please provide a copy of the invoice and information about the storage location (institute library / permanent loan).
All employees with permanent loans must be registered users of the National Technical Library (NTK). Registration is carried out by NTK.
After processing in chemTK, the books will be available for pickup at the CIS office (room A314, line 3080), and the handover will be recorded via WebFis in the Shipment Records module. Books can be picked up every Monday between 8:00 and 12:00.
List of department libraries of UCT Prague
If you need list of permanent loans and/or collections for your employees/department, please contact Marta Jílková.
You can filter books from the specific departmental libraries in the online catalogue - see instructions 
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All books purchased with grant funds or from the ÚOCHB budget are the property of the institute. As such, they are subject to mandatory registration and inventory and must be accessible.
What is a deposit? It is an item registered in the IOCB Library (usually purchased with grant funds), for which a specific IOCB employee, with whom the book is stored, is fully responsible.
Responsibilities
- Registration with the NTK: All employees who have deposits in their possession must be registered users of the NTK (registration is handled directly by the NTK).
- Regular inventory: Deposits are inspected once every 5 years. You will always be notified of the date in advance.
- Loss of a book: If you discover that a deposit has been lost, please report it immediately via email to library@uochb.cas.cz.
Termination of employment at IOCB
If you are leaving the institute, you have two options for dealing with your deposits:
- Transfer to a colleague: You transfer your deposits to another emloyee, who will confirm the transfer with their signature at the library.
- Returning to the IOCB Library: You can return books in person (office A.2.10b) or arrange the procedure in advance by email at library@uochb.cas.cz.
If you need a complete list of your deposited books, please contact the library staff.
Book cataloguing for UCT
Centre for Information Services,
room A314, ext. 3080 (after calling main number).
After processing, books will be delivered using UCT Prague's internal mail delivery service.
IOCB contact
library@uochb.cas.cz
232 002 579
232 002 434