The JAMU Library serves primarily as a support for study, science and research at JAMU. The library provides standard services: lending, information, reprographic, access to licensed electronic information resources, MVS, in addition to selected study literature there are 38 study places with Internet access (also wifi). In the framework of information education, it provides access to Citace.Pro, in cooperation with the faculties it participates in lending music books for student artistic activities. The composition of the library collection is based on the accredited study programmes of the Faculty of Theatre and Music (Dramatic Arts, Dance Arts, Musical Arts), books (including scripts, plays, fiction), music books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, final theses are available for loan. The library includes an Art Documentation Fund.
Internal users (students, faculty and staff) can register for free. To log in to your reader account, use your user ID and email password.
Students need a valid ISIC card or student card to register, which will continue to serve as a reader’s card.
Teachers and JAMU employees need a valid employee ID or ITIC card to register. These cards also serve as a reader’s card.
External users are registered on the basis of an identity card and are issued with a non-transferable reader’s card. At the same time, they are given login details to the Aleph catalogue.
External users pay a fee of 200 CZK/year.
Without registration it is possible to borrow in the study room.
Search the Aleph catalogue for the document you want. From the cataloguing record, you can find out its location and the conditions for borrowing it.
Study room
Note the signature and locate the book on the shelf. Books in the study room are arranged by subject according to the International Decimal Classification (MDT). CDs, DVDs and phonograph records are issued by the librarian at the lending desk on request.
Warehouse
You can order a book using the online catalogue.
You must first log in to your reader account. Internal users use the ID number on their ISIC card or employee ID card and the Webmail password to log in, external users are given their login details when they register. After searching for the required document, click on All Units, then Requirements in the record and confirm OK twice.
Document searches in the warehouse take place every weekday. The last requests are picked up at 3:30 p.m., Friday 2:30 p.m. Late requests will be picked up the next business day at 9 a.m. Completed requests remain ready at the loan desk for 5 business days or by appointment.
Absentee or full-time?
Full-time loans are intended for studying in the study room. Absentee loans can be taken home. Special types of documents such as CDs, DVDs, phonograph records and magazines are borrowed on a short-term basis only (1 week with the possibility of extension). Teachers and PhD students can use the long-term borrowing service (academic year with the possibility of extension).
Didn’t find what you were looking for?
Please contact the librarian at the borrowing desk, or contact us at knihovna@jamu.cz and we will help you search the catalogue.
If we really do not have the requested document, please use the Interlibrary Loan Service (ILS). The service is provided from libraries outside Brno and only for internal users. The International Interlibrary Loan Service (ILS, postage paid) is also an option.
Lending and returning
We will lend you books at the lending desk. Please return them here.
Students are entitled to up to 15 loans for 3 months with the possibility of two extensions.
PhD students are entitled to up to 20 loans for 3 months with the possibility of two extensions. They can also take advantage of the long-term loan service.
Teachers are entitled to up to 30 loans for 3 months with the possibility of two extensions. They can also use the long-term loan service.
Employees are entitled to up to 10 loans for 3 months.
Professional users are entitled to up to 10 loans for 1 month with the possibility of one extension. External users cannot borrow CDs and DVDs on an absentee basis.
How do I extend my loan?
You can renew your loan by logging into your reader account. To log in, use the ID number on your ISIC card or employee ID and your Webmail password. Select Reader in the top bar and click on Borrowing. This will expand a list of all the books you are currently borrowing, including loan period information. In the top bar, select Renew.
The late return fee is 5 CZK/day/rental.
Mon, Wed: 9-18
Tue, Thu: 9-17
Fri: 9-15
Sat, Sun, public holidays: CLOSED (see other news)