Library

Library, lending and study room

Our library is located on the ground floor of building A, Ruská 87, Prague 10, in the left wing.

Readers can choose books themselves from freely accessible shelves and sit in the quiet study room. The library and study room are open to all members of the Charles University academic community. We focus on acquiring study literature and other documents from the field of medicine and related fields. Its collection consists of classic documents - books and periodicals, as well as university qualification theses, CD ROMs or electronic resources. The library also includes deposit libraries at the workplaces of the Third Faculty of Medicine.

The library's activities, rights and obligations of users are described in the valid Library and Loan Regulations of Charles University.

Important information and contacts

https://www.lf3.cuni.cz/3LFSVIEN-15.html

https://ukaz.cuni.cz (library catalogue)

267 102 103 (library)

267 102 181 (office)

Opening hours

Monday	9 - 12, 13 - 16
Tuesday	9 - 12, 13 - 17
Wednesday	9 - 12, 13 - 16
Thursday	9 - 12, 13 - 17
Friday	9 - 14

Library opening hours during Christmas holidays

Mo 22. 12.	9 - 12
Tue 23. 12.	closed

From December 24^th till December 28th the library will be closed.

Mo 29. 12.	closed – librarian is in the backoffice
Tue 30. 12.	closed - librarian is in the backoffice
We 31. 12.	closed – librarian is in the backoffice
Thu 1. 1.	closed – public holiday
Fri 2. 1.	closed – librarian is in the backoffice

The library will be open from January 5^th 2026.

Registration – filling out the reader's electronic application form

register via the website: https://library.cuni.cz/e-application/
by filling out the e-application, you register at once in all libraries at the UK

First visit to the library

go to the library WITHOUT backpacks, bags, food and colored/sweet drinks
always go to the library with an ISIC card, without a card it is not possible to borrow or view the library account
books are marked with colored dots:

combination red, blue = monthly loan (30 days), extension (up to 90 days),

combination red, green = until tomorrow (until 12 noon),

only red = study loan (150 days), extension (up to 300 days)
you can repeatedly extend the loans, if no other reader is waiting for them (reservation)
shelves with books are sorted alphabetically (e.g. Langmann's medical embryology on the Embryology shelf, Ophthalmology on the Ophthalmology shelf, etc.)

How do I borrow books?

you choose the books yourself from the shelves in the library (if you don't know how to do it, you can always contact the library service)
go to the lending desk with the selected books
the service scans your student ID card (ISIC) and the barcodes of the books (this records loans to your library account)

How do I view my loans?

log in to the ukaz.cuni.cz website using your CAS data
in the upper right corner, click on your name in the menu and select My Loans
in the statement you can see your current loans, including the return date and other details (name of the library where the loan came from, accrued overdue etc.)

How do I extend my loans?

log in to the ukaz.cuni.cz website using your CAS data
in the upper right corner, click on your name in the menu and select My Loans
to extend all your loans, click the Extend all button
to extend individual loans, tick the numbers at the beginning of the line for the selected loans you want to extend, and then click the Extend selected units button

How do I submit a loan request?

(in our library of the Third Faculty of Medicine, a request can only be made for a title that is completely on loan!!!)

log in to the ukaz.cuni.cz website using your CAS data
search for the desired title
click on the Request button in the record of the searched title and select the pick-up location Third Faculty of Medicine
click the Submit Request button

How do I return books to the library?

You have two options:

1. return directly at the lending desk in the library

2. return to the bibliobox (box number 7 to the left of the library door)

- the opening for inserting books is on the left side,

- we recommend binding the books with a rubber band, it protects book from damage

Accessible electronic resources

A list of all electronic resources (books, magazines, anatomical atlas, etc.) and instructions for use can be found on the library website in the Electronic resources section.