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Information Services

The Centre for Research Support and Information Services provides information, methodological, and analytical support for research activities at St. Anne’s University Hospital Brno (FNUSA). It contributes to the development of employees’ professional competencies and supports continuing education, research, publishing, and clinical activities. The Centre also participates in internal and external research evaluation, promotes Open Science and research data management, and operates a specialised medical and healthcare library. The library is part of the Czech public health information services network and operates in accordance with the Czech Library Act.

Book and journal loans

Printed Resources 

Borrowing services are available to all FNUSA employees upon registration.

Registration

  • free of charge
  • all you need is yourt employee ID card
  • valid for 1 year (renewable)

Where to find books

  • Central Library (Building L – ground floor, Center for Research Support and Information Services)
  • Branch libraries at clinics and departments (contact information available at the Central Library)
Loan Periods

Books

  • Standard loan period: 2 months
  • Maximum loan period: 6 months
  • Renewal available (unless reserved)

Journals

  • Typically 10 days
  • Older issues by arrangement
Interlibrary Loan Services (MVS, MMVS)

Need a document we don’t have? We’ll get it for you.

Books and journal articles from libraries in the Czech Republic or abroad. The service is free for employees.

Requests

Journal Circulation

Current journal circulation from other libraries in the Czech Republic:

  • Clinical Nephrology
  • Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Seminars in Hematology

You can also sign up for these circulation services; each new issue of the selected journal will be automatically loaned to your department (loan period: 10 days). To sign up for existing circulation services, email cpvis@fnusa.cz or call ext. 2024.

Books and journal purchasing

Do you need a specific journal or book for your work that is not available in our collection? Let us know, and we’ll explore the options!

Books

We arrange purchases for all departments based on:

Approval by the department head is required. The purchase is then approved by the head of the Center for Science Support and Information Services (CPVIS). All documents included in the collections of the branch libraries are part of the library collection of St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno and must be registered with the CPVIS central library.

Journals

  • orders are placed based on a written request from the head of the specific department
  • subject to approval by hospital management
  • a call for orders is issued once a year (usually in August)

Purchases Using Grant Funds

The same obligations apply to literature purchased with grant funds through CPVIS. Literatur eis available only to the principal investigator during the project. Upon completion of the project, the materials are transferred to the CPVIS collection or a branch library.

Reprographic Services

We offer copying and scanning of academic materials from the CPVIS collection. Free of charge for FNUSA employees (except for premium services).

Conditions

  • Copying and scanning of academic materials is limited exclusively to the collection
  • For personal use only to fulfill academic or work obligations (in accordance with copyright law)
  • Services are subject to the center’s capacity

The center may refuse to make copies if:

  • there is a risk of damaging the document
  • the request exceeds capacity
  • it violates the law
Access from anywhere

Electronic Information Resources

Available:

  • from the FNUSA internal network
  • via the fnusa-priv Wi-Fi network
  • through remote access (VPN, Shibboleth, username and password)
  • in the Reading Room of the Library of the Centre for Research Support and Information Services for registered users

Main Databases and Resources

Access to the following resources is provided through the CzechELib project (co-funded by the European Union):

Bookport

To access the e-book database, you must obtain a password. Please request one by emailing eduid@fnusa.cz. In your email, include your full name and employee ID number. There is no required application form—simply state that you are requesting an EduID password. Requests must be sent from your official FNUSA email address. Your username is the same as the one used for other FNUSA services.

On the login page, select “Access via EduID”, then choose “St. Anne’s University Hospital Brno” as your organization. On the following page, enter your employee ID number and the assigned password. During your first login, you may be asked whether you want to share your information only once or grant permanent permission. If you choose one-time permission, you will need to confirm data sharing each time you log in. The assigned password can also be used for other electronic information resources.

For REMOTE ACCESSS log in via user name and password.

A collection of e-books that can be read in a web browser or downloaded to tablets, mobile phones, and Android-based e-readers. See the application information page for details.

InCites – Benchmarking & Analytics

For REMOTE ACCESSS log in via user name and password.

To use this tool, you must register and log in. Initial registration must be completed from a computer connected to the FNUSA network (via its IP address).

The same registration can be used to access other Clarivate platforms, including Web of Science, Journal Citation Reports, and EndNote.

InCites is an analytical tool that uses citation data from publications indexed in Web of Science to evaluate research productivity, scientific impact, and benchmarking through quantitative indicators.

JAMA – Complete JAMA Collection (12 Titles)

For REMOTE ACCESSS log in via user name and password.

The collection of prestigious medical journals published by the American Medical Association (AMA) on the JAMA Network platform includes the flagship journal JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), published since 1883 and issued 48 times a year. It is one of the world’s most widely read and highly cited journals in general and internal medicine. The collection also includes 11 additional specialty journals covering a broad range of medical disciplines.

Medline (Ovid)

MEDLINE is the leading bibliographic database in the field of medicine, produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). It contains records from more than 5,600 scholarly journals published in over 40 languages, covering literature from 1946 to the present. More than 80% of records include author abstracts, and full-text articles are available for more than 1,000 Open Access journals. Searching is supported by Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), the controlled vocabulary developed by the NLM.

New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is one of the world’s most prestigious peer-reviewed medical journals, published by the Massachusetts Medical Society for more than 200 years. NEJM Evidence provides broader context and critical evaluation of research methods and findings to support evidence-based clinical decision-making while taking into account the time constraints and workload of healthcare professionals.

ProQuest Central Premium

ProQuest Central is one of the world’s most comprehensive multidisciplinary databases, providing access to a wide range of information resources across all major academic disciplines, including natural sciences, engineering, medicine, business, social sciences, humanities, arts, education, and religion. The collection includes thousands of full-text journals, newspapers, reports, books, conference proceedings, theses and dissertations, as well as other types of grey literature.

Springer Compact

The Springer Compact subscription provides access to more than 2,500 journal titles in the fields of natural sciences, engineering, medicine, economics, social sciences, and humanities, published by Springer and its affiliated publishers, including 38 academic imprints. This transformative agreement also enables researchers at member institutions within the consortium to publish Open Access articles in more than 1,900 eligible journals.

UpToDate in Medicine

For REMOTE ACCESSS log in via user name and password.

UpToDate Anywhere is a leading evidence-based clinical decision support resource. It provides rapid answers to clinical questions and evidence-based recommendations for diagnosis, treatment, and patient care. It is designed not only for point-of-care clinical use but also for medical education, nursing education, and the continuing professional development of physicians and healthcare professionals.

Web of Science

Web of Science is the platform providing access to the internationally renowned citation database of the same name.

Its core component is the multidisciplinary Web of Science Core Collection, which includes the Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Conference Proceedings Citation Index, and Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

The subscription also includes access to Journal Citation Reports (available through the InCites platform), the only database providing the official Journal Impact Factor. Since 2022, the ESCI backfile has also been included in the Web of Science subscription.

Wiley Online Library – journals STM

Since 2023, Wiley has transitioned from subscriptions to selected subject collections and title holdings to a comprehensive multidisciplinary Read and Publish agreement, providing access to its complete journal portfolio published since 1997, comprising more than 1,600 journals.

Do you have a question? Contact us!

Where you can find us?

Opening Hours

Moday – Thursday: 9:30 – 15:30
Friday: 9:30 – 14:30

Postal Address

St. Anne’s University Hospital Brno
Centre for Research Support and Information Services

Pekařská 53
656 91 Brno
IČO: 00159816
DIČ: CZ00159816

Sigla: BOE 201 (Identification code used in union library catalogues)

Location

St. Anne’s University Hospital Brno – Ground floor, Building L, entrance from Mendl Square (Klauzura Gate)