Search Guides

Our guide will help you to get to the relevant resource.

The library collection is sorted by call numbers, i.e. codes of numbers and letters that classify literature theme-wise. The manner of classifications varies depending on whether it is a book, a journal, a map or other type of document.

Call numbers overview

Book Search

Books in open stacks are searched by call numbers with subject matching colours. Red stripe down on a book spine stands for Physics, dark blue is for Maths, light blue for Anthropology, green for Geology and Geography and yellow for General Collection. See the number code 53 for Physics, 51 for Maths, 572 for Anthropology, 55 for Geology and Geography, with General Collection having various codes. Numbers are followed by first letters of the author’s surname or the title. Books are arranged according to the codes first, and then alphabetized within each category.

How to find a book?

Look up the desired title in the Library Catalogue
Check for the availability at the Faculty of Science Library
Write down the call number
Go to the respective study room
Search for the code on signage board on the side of the shelves
Having found the right shelf, search alphabetically

If there is a note stating “Vyžádejte u knihovníka studovny věd o Zemi“ in the catalogue, ask a librarian for assistance.

Journal Search

Journals are alphabetized at the back of the Physics, Maths and Earth Sciences study rooms. Each journal is assigned an alphabetical code consisting of the collection indicator and first letters of the title. Earth Sciences journals are marked VZ, M is for Maths and F for Physics. Anthropology journals are marked 572.6 and alphabetized. Issues are arranged in ascending order.

How to find a journal?

Look up the desired title in the Library Catalogue
Check for the availability at the Faculty of Science Library
Write down the call number
Go to the respective study room
Search for the code on signage board on the side of the shelves
Having found the right shelf, search alphabetically and then according to the release number

Thesis Search

Find a thesis according to its call number, an alphabetical code consisting of K, collection indicator, release year and first letters of the author's surname. See K-VZ for the Earth Sciences theses, K-M for Maths and K-F for Physics. Theses are located at the front of the study room, where they are arranged according to the year of release and alphabetized.

How to find a thesis?

Look up the desired title in the Library catalogue
Check for the availability at the Faculty of Science Library
Write down the call number
Go to the respective study room
Search for the code on signage board on the side of the shelf in the front

Map Search

Find maps via the Library Catalogue either by title or call number. You can find maps in the Earth Sciences study room (second floor). Some maps are located in the closed stacks and are available upon request in the library catalogue.

Example:

Large format maps

Look at the map sheet index (by Czech Geological Survey) and find the corresponding map in the Library Catalogue. Write down the call number and request the map at the Earth Sciences study room (second floor).

	map shortcut		scale		map type	sheet number
Call number example:	MP	-	25	-	GL	2241

Geological maps
1 : 25 000

MP-25-GL-sheet number

Map sheets

Geofactor maps – conflicts of interest
1 : 50 000

MP-50-SZ-sheet number

map sheets

Engineering geological zoning maps
1 : 50 000
+ explanatory notes VY-50 IGR

MP-50-IGR-sheet number
VY-50-IGR-sheet number

Map sheet

Geological map
1 : 50 000

MP-50-GL-sheet number

Map sheets

Soil maps
1 : 50 000

MP-50-PD-sheet number

Map sheets

Maps of geofactors – significant landscape phenomena
1 : 50 000

MP-50-KJ-sheet number

Map sheets

Hydrogeological maps
1 : 50 000

MP-50-HG-sheet number

Map sheets

Maps of geochemical reactivity of rocks
1 : 50 000

MP-50-GC-sheet number

Map sheets

Mineral deposits
1 : 50 000

MP-50-LNS-sheet number

Map sheets

Surface water geochemistry maps
1 : 50 000

MP-50-PV-sheet number

Map sheets

Maps of protected areas
1 : 100 000

MP-100-CH-sheet number

Map sheets

Soil interpretation maps
1 : 50 000

MP-50-PI-sheet number

Map sheets

Folding maps

Search according to Geological maps call numbers (e.g. 559.51-ZÁKL)

559.5	Geologické mapy a atlasy	Holdings in catalog
559.51	Geologické mapy ČR a SR	Holdings in catalog
559.52	Geologické mapy zahraničí	Holdings in catalog

E-resources Search

You can access the licensed e-resources of Masaryk University through the EIR Portal.

Students, academics, MU staff and library users have access to subscription e-resources from MU buildings or via remote access.

You can search for individual resources in the EIR Portal by title, faculty or subject. Not every faculty provides access to all resources. You can find out which resources you can access within your faculty by sorting. On the main page click on Resources Overview Resource by faculty. Select your faculty and you will see a list sorted alphabetically with a brief description of what is in that resource. If you do not know the appropriate databases specifically for your discipline, you can search by discipline.