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Introducing the New CTU Central Library Catalogue

The CTU Central Library has moved to a new library system and a new search interface. The new catalogue brings together printed and electronic resources, library services, and your user account in one place.

Go to the CTU Library Catalogue

Current status: Pilot mode

The new library system and catalogue are now running in pilot mode. You can use the system as usual, but some parts of the search interface will continue to be adjusted and improved. Guides and help materials will also be added gradually.

CTU Library Catalogue

Before you sign in for the first time

You need to register again in the new library system, even if you were already registered in the previous system.

CTU students and staff

Registration is available online.

Register with the library ›

Once you have completed the registration, you can sign in to the catalogue using the same CTU credentials you use for other CTU systems. You do not need a separate password for the library catalogue.

Users outside CTU

If you were already registered in the previous library system, we will send you an email with instructions on how to activate your account and set a new password.

New users can register with the library.

Registration information for external users ›

How you can use the catalogue

Search without signing in

You can browse and search the catalogue without signing in.

Sign in to access all services

Once signed in, you can view full information about item availability, loan options and loan periods, and place requests.

Manage your account

Check your loans, requests, and other account information in one place.

CARDS Project

CARDS (Czech Academic and Research Discovery Services) is a joint initiative of academic and research libraries in the Czech Republic. Its goal is to improve the discovery and accessibility of electronic, digitized, and print resources, as well as research outputs, through a shared discovery interface. More than thirty institutions are participating in the project, which is coordinated by the National Library of Technology.

CTU is part of the first of three migration waves, together with the University of South Bohemia, Masaryk University, the National Library of Technology, and Brno University of Technology.

Learn more about the CARDS project

Stay informed

Instructions for registration and login, migration updates, and important dates will be published regularly on the CTU Central Library website.

Thank you for your understanding and patience during this important upgrade. We are confident that the new system will provide faster, more convenient, and more efficient access to the resources and services you need for your studies, teaching, and research.