Jacques Rupnik Study Room

Located on the ground floor of the UK building (Bráfova 3, Moravská Ostrava), the study room provides a comfortable environment for learning. The advantage of the whole space is its modularity.

What are the services available in the study room?

Books and magazines

• In the study room, the collection is divided into three main sections:
  • The Jacques Rupnik Library – contains almost 2000 documents (books and periodicals) in the fields of Central and Eastern European politics, world politics, international relations, internal political developments, history and other related fields. The documents are intended for full-time study in the study room, they cannot be borrowed for home use.
  • Publications of the University of Ostrava – the collection contains more than 800 books and journals produced by the University of Ostrava. The documents are intended for full-time study in the study room and cannot be borrowed for home use.
  • Fund of the Faculty of Social Studies – contains over 1200 documents focusing on social work, social policy and other related fields. You can study the books on site or borrow them to take home overnight or for the weekend.
• The study room collection includes documents that are available in the study room by appointment via the online catalogue and are for full-time study only:
  • Journals – the collection contains 2000 titles of scientific journals
  • Vojtěch Martínek Library – contains mainly books by regional authors, specialist publications on the culture and history of the region, often valuable older publications published by the author or in bibliophile form. The Vojtěch Martínek Library was established in 2001 and its core, as its name suggests, is the legacy of one of the leading writers of the Ostrava Region – Vojtěch Martínek. The library currently contains more than 6000 volumes.
• Need more resources? The University Library has a total collection of over 290,000 printed documents. Search and order the title you need through the online catalogue. Borrowed documents can be collected at the University Library's lending desk, on the ground floor of the library building.
• As students/employees of the University of Ostrava you can enjoy access to a wide range of e-resources, including databases, e-books and e-journals.
• We recommend using the ProQuest EBook Central online library, which provides access to thousands of e-books across various fields.

Computers, scanning, printing

• The study room is equipped with computers featuring MS Office. Tools like Citace PRO (for creating citations) and Writefull (for advanced English proofreading) are also available.
• Connect your personal device to the internet using the Eduroam network. There are also plenty of places in the study room where you can charge your device while you work.
• Utilize our scanners, including a book scanner capable of handling documents up to A3 size. Scanned files can be saved in formats such as Word, PDF, TIFF or Excel format. Scanning is free of charge.
• Black-and-white printing and copying services are available for a fee.
• Presentation technology such as a projector is available in the study room.

Additional conveniences

• Forgot your headphones or mobile phone charger? Do you need to use a flipchart to draw, for example, a mind map? Just ask the study room staff.
• The study room includes a small individual study room and a kitchen for making coffee or tea.
• If you have questions or need support, our study room staff is here to help.

Contact:

Phone: +420 553 46 1227
E-mail:
Building UK

Updated: 22. 01. 2025