User guides

This page contains user manuals for working with the new interface 'UKAŽ' and for electronic information resources of the Charles University.

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Instructions for working with UKAŽ

UKAŽ (central search engine of Charles University from A to Ž) is available at ukaz.cuni.cz/en.

Search How does searching in UKAŽ (generally) work? How do I search for a particular book? How do I find out if a specific e-journal is available in the CU? How do I search for articles on a specific topic? How do I search for documents from a specific author?

Gaining (an access to) a document How do I find out which library has a printed document available? How do I get the full text of the searched electronic document? How can I get a document that is not available in the Charles University fund? What to do if the full text link does not work?

User account What is the user account in UKAŽ for? How do I sign in to my account? How can I change my correspondence address or e-mail?

Borrowing services How do I view / renew my loans? How do I submit/cancel a loan request?

Working with records How do I save my searched records for later? How do I get a permanent link to a searched record? How do I generate a citation for a searched document?

Other What are the supported browsers for working with UKAŽ? How do I look at the news in the CU library holdings?

Návody pro práci s e-zdroji UK

Přístupy k EIZ Mám problém s přihlašováním Jaké jsou přístupy k EIZ (Shibboleth/EZProxy) Jak si změním afiliaci?

Další Jak na UK e-mail? Jak si stáhnu e-knihu na EBSCO eBooks (offline výpůjčka) Jak si udělám rezervaci na licenci Grammarly Premium? Jak si prodloužím/vrátím licenci na Grammarly Premium? Jak vyhledám Guided Projects na platformě Coursera?

Other useful resources

• End User Help (official instructions by the producer of the discovery service Primo VE)
• Frequently asked questions about e-resources and PEZ