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  • ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Czech Webliography</title> </head> <body> <?php include_once('rcol.inc'); ?> <h3>Czech</h3> <ul> <li><a href="#cat1a">Local SEELRC Resources</a></li><br> <br> <li><a href="#cat1b">Czech Language Fonts</a></li><br> <br> <li><a href="#cat1">Introductions</a> </li> <li><a href="#cat2">Megasites</a></li> <li><a href="#cat3">Language Materials</a></li> <li><a href="#cat4">Online Dictionaries</a></li> <li><a href="#cat5">Online Media and News</a></li> <li><a href="#cat6">History and Culture</a></li> <li><a href="#cat7">Government and Politics</a></li> <li><a href="#cat8">Country Studies</a></li> <li><a href="#cat9">Country Analyses</a></li> <li><a href="#cat10">Travel Guides</a></li> <li><a href="#cat11">Professional Organizations and Library Consortia</a></li> <li><a href="#cat12">Universities and Centers of Study</a></li> </ul> <h4><a id="cat1a"> Local SEELRC Resources</a> </h4> <h4>(These entries are also included later in the Language Resources section.)</h4> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.seelrc.org:8080/grammar/mainframe.jsp?nLanguageID=2">Czech Reference Grammar</a></span> </p> <p>The Czech Reference Grammar, by Laura A. Janda, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Charles E. Townsend, Princeton University, is part of a set of <a href="http://seelrc.org/projects/grammars.ptml">SEELRC reference grammars</a> designed for advanced-level language users and linguists to compare semantic categories across languages. Completed are comparative grammars in BCS, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, Romanian, and Russian. Others are under development. </p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://seelrc.org/projects/casebooks.ptml">The Case Book for Czech</a></span> </p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.seelrc.org/lmwczech/teacher_materials/teacher_directory.htm">Resources for Teachers</a></span> </p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.seelrc.org/lmwczech/calendar/calendar_menu.htm">Czech Vocabulary Calendar</a></span> </p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.seelrc.org/lmwczech/games/game_directory.htm">Games for Language Practice</a></span> </p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.unc.edu/courses/2001fall/czch/101/001/Konec_velkych_prazdnin/index.html">Konec Velkých Prázdnin</a></span> </p> <h4><a id="cat1b">Czech Language Fonts</a> </h4> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://user.dtcc.edu/~berlin/fonts.html">Dr. Berlin's Foreign Font Archive</a></span> </p> <p>"Your One-Stop Cyber-Resource for Foreign Language Typefaces and Keyboard Utilities.. The fonts available from this Web site have been collected from many sources and are intended by the authors to be distributed either as shareware (please register with the original authors!), freeware, or they have been placed in the public domain by the authors." </p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/fonts.html">Yamada Language Center Font Archive</a></span> </p> <p>YLC at the University of Oregon provides non-English Font Archive, Font Help Pages, as well as links to Other Font Collections. </p> <h4><a id="cat1">Introductions</a></h4> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.thenationalanthems.net/countries/index.php?id=EZ">Czech National Anthem & Flag</a></span> <p></p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/cz.htm">Map of Czech Republic and Quick Facts</a></span>, <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/czech_republic.html">More Maps</a></span> <p></p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/profiles/profc02.htm">Language Profile - Czech</a></span>, <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=CZC">Czech - Ethnologue</a></span> <p></p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.exploitz.com/pages/regions/easterneurope/czechrepublic/"> Czech Photo Album </a></span>, <span class="heading"><a href="http://images.google.com/images?q=czech+republic&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search"> Czech Images</a></span> <p></p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.czech.cz/index.php?section=3&menu=24">Famous Czechs</a></span>, <span class="heading"><a href="http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Famous%20Czech%20People">more</a></span> <p></p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://directory.google.com/Top/Home/Cooking/World_Cuisines/European/Czech/"> Czech Cuisine</a></span>, <span class="heading"><a href="http://cookbook.rin.ru/cgi-bin/cookbook_e/national.pl?cuisine=12&nat=12"> more</a></span> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.musicabona.com/"> Czech Music</a></span>, <span class="heading"><a href="http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Music%20of%20the%20Czech%20Republic"> Overview of Czech Music</a></span> </p> <h4><a id="cat2">Megasites</a></h4> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/CzechRepublic.html">Search Engine Colossus - Czech Republic</a></span> </p> <p>Links to primary English and Czech language search engines and gateways.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://reenic.utexas.edu/reenic/countries/czech.html">Russian and East European Network Information Center (REENIC) - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>This link to the Russian and East European Network Information Center website at the University of Texas, Austin, has been preset to connect you directly to resources related to the Czech Republic.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/reesweb/">REESWeb - Search Czech Republic</a></span> <p>Do a "search keyword" for "Czech Republic" or "Czech" in the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Russian and East European Studies website database. Strong in links throughout Eastern and Central Europe as well as with the NIS. </p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/european/czechr/cz.html">Library of Congress Portals to the World - Czech Republic</a></span> <p> Resources from regional studies experts at the Library of Congress.</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.bl.uk/collections/easteuropean/statelnk.html#Cze">British Library Slavonic and East European Collections - Czech Internet Resources</a></span> </p> <p> One of the largest Internet resource sites for Slavonic studies in the UK.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.ssees.ac.uk/czech.htm">School of Slavonic and East European Studies University College, London -- Internet Resources on Czech Republic</a></span> <p>Extensive list of links on topics ranging from Government to Libraries and Archives.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Czech_Republic/">Yahoo -- Regional, Countries Links - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>Excellent Yahoo search engine links for countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. </p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.slavophilia.com/pages/Country_Focus/Czech_Republic/">Slavophilia.com - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>Includes links to Arts, Education, Reference, Philology, Travel, etc.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.kminek.cz/en/czech/links.htm">Czech Search Robots</a></span> <p>Large collection of links to Czech search engines.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.alenka.cz/?sid=S8C3E771BA885DD00EB4128B83C492658&p2k_set_cookie=1">Alenka Czech Search Engine</a></span> <p>Well organized search engine in English and Czech; assortment of links from Music to online Dictionaries, etc.</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.czechslovak.com/czech/indexCZ.php">Czech Pages</a></span> </p> <p>Section of Czech/Slovac.com focusing on Czech Republic and related links.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.google.com/intl/cs/">Google.com Search - Preset for Czech</a></span> <p>The Google search engine has been preset for you to search the Internet using the Czech language. Also ideal for target language lexical and contextual searches and other language-oriented uses. Requires Czech fonts. (Also included in Language Materials links below.)</p> <h4><a id="cat3">Language Materials</a></h4> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.omniglot.com/writing/czech.htm">Czech Writing System</a></span> <p>Basic introduction to Czech alphabet with addition information and language related links.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/profiles/profc02.htm">UCLA Language Profiles - Czech</a></span> <p>An introduction and overview of the Czech language.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides/czech.html">University of Oregon Yamada Language Center - Czech</a></span> <p>List of online resources available for Czech language. Updated regularly.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/european_languages/languages/czech.shtml">BBC Languages across Europe - Czech</a></span> <p>Description of language with list of basic phrases with audio.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.verba.org/verbi/all_verbs_index_cs.html">Universal Conjugator - Czech Verbs</a></span> <p>Complete conjugations of 123 common Czech verbs.</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.czech-language.cz/">Czech Language</a></span> </p> <p>Links to Overview of Czech, Spoken Czech, Alphabet & pronunciation, Fiction, poems, songs etc.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.locallingo.com/countries/czech_republic/language/lessons/index.html">Czech Language Lessons</a></span> <p>Pronunciation guide, grammar overview, and vocabulary. Has audio and graphic texts.</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.bohemica.com/">Bohemica.com</a></span> </p> <p>The mission of Bohemica.com is to provide as much information for the student of Czech language and culture as possible.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://users.ox.ac.uk/%7Etayl0010/index.html">James Naughton's Czech page at Oxford</a></span> <p>Includes: Czech and Slovak and other literature resources, Czech and Slovak language links, and more.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.slavic.ohio-state.edu/people/holdeman/czech/">Czech Teaching Resources</a></span> <p>Though in early stages of development, this site at Ohio State University already contains a solid collection of materials for language and culture instruction. Excellent Internet resource links. Not just for teachers!</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://ucnk.ff.cuni.cz/english/index.html">Czech National Corpus</a></span> </p> <p>A body of texts which can be searched and sorted to yield information about its language content. It is based on journalistic language, fiction, scientific prose, spoken Czech, and language from a variety of historical periods.</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.seelrc.org:8080/grammar/mainframe.jsp?nLanguageID=2">Czech Reference Grammar</a></span> </p> <p>The Czech Reference Grammar, by Laura A. Janda, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Charles E. Townsend, Princeton University, is part of a set of <a href="http://seelrc.org/projects/grammars.ptml">SEELRC reference grammars</a> designed for advanced-level language users and linguists to compare semantic categories across languages. Completed are comparative grammars in BCS, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, Romanian, and Russian. Others are under development. </p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://seelrc.org/projects/casebooks.ptml">The Case Book for Czech</a></span> </p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.seelrc.org/lmwczech/teacher_materials/teacher_directory.htm">Resources for Teachers</a></span> </p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.seelrc.org/lmwczech/calendar/calendar_menu.htm">Czech Vocabulary Calendar</a></span> </p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.seelrc.org/lmwczech/games/game_directory.htm">Games for Language Practice</a></span> </p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.unc.edu/courses/2001fall/czch/101/001/Konec_velkych_prazdnin/index.html">Konec Velkých Prázdnin</a></span> </p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Slavic_Languages/Czech_Language/">Brown University Czech Language Homepage</a></span> <p>The Brown Czech program is home to International Association of Teachers of Czech and produces excellent Czech language materials (See below).</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.language.brown.edu/CZH/">Brown University Online Czech Literary Anthology</a></span> </p> <p>"This site is an annotated anthology of selected Czech literary texts. It currently provides 22 texts, accompanied by audio files in Czech and other tools for reading. The anthology is a product of on-going collaborative research in discourse analysis, literary theory, and instructional technology." Excellent!</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.languages-on-the-web.com/links/link-czech.htm">Languages on the Web - Czech</a></span> </p> <p> Large collection of links to language and language related sites.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.nato.int/docu/other/cz/czech.htm">NATO Online Library - Czech Language Module</a></span> <p>Includes in Czech: NATO Handbook, translations of NATO fact sheets, NATO Review Magazine.</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.google.com/intl/cs/">Google.com Search - Preset for Czech</a></span> </p> <p>The Google search engine has been preset for you to search the Internet using the Czech language. Also ideal for target language lexical and contextual searches and other language-oriented uses. Requires Czech fonts. </p> <h4><a id="cat4">Online Dictionaries</a></h4> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/slavic.html#czech">YourDictionary.com - Czech</a></span> <p> An solid collection of online dictionaries, both general and specialized.</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.word2word.com/dictionary.html">word2word: Czech Dictionaries</a></span> </p> <p>Several dictionaries noted in Czech language section of this online dictionary portal.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.mtranslations.cz/en/online/dictionary.asp">English-Czech-English Online Dictionary</a></span> <p>From Moravia.com, this dictionary passed a basic vocabulary test.</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://foreignword.com/Tools/dictsrch.htm">Czech-English Online Dictionary</a></span> </p> <p>Use this global dictionary to search in 275 dictionaries on the Internet. Translate from 69 source languages into 73 target languages - 400 language combinations." Site sometimes has technical problems.</p> <h4><a id="cat5">Online Media and News</a></h4> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.kidon.com/media-link/czechrepublic.shtml">Kidon Media-Link: Czech Republic</a></span> <p>The Czech selections of this Media-Link Megasite connect you with radio and television stations, newspapers and magazines.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/czech_re.htm">OnlineNewspapers.com - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>Good selection of online newspapers including some in English.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/czech/">Voice of America - Czech</a></span> <p>Voice of America news broadcasting in target language.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/bd/cz/">Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty - Czech</a></span> <p>RFE/RL news broadcasting in the Czech language.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/czech/">BBC Czech</a></span> <p>BBC news broadcasts in Czech.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.tvradioworld.com/region3/cze/">TvRadioWorld - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>About: "TvRadioWorld is an informational directory dealing with radio and television broadcasters worldwide." Site allows you to bookmark favorite radio stations for listening.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/">Czech Happenings</a></span> <p>Latest news in English and Czech.</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?c=news&p=czech%2Brepublic">Yahoo! News - Czech Republic</a></span> </p> <p>Latest news in English from a variety of news sources.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://scola.org/">SCOLA - Global Foreign Language Portal</a></span> <p>SCOLA ia a leader in foreign language television news broadcasts. Schedule of broadcasts, insta-classes in some languages, and other useful information.</p> <h4><a id="cat6">History and Culture</a></h4> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/History%20of%20the%20Czech%20Republic">History of the Czech Republic - Encyclopedia Entry</a></span> </p> <p>From FreeDictionary.com, an detailed overview article on country and culture with links to other WWW sites as well as related browser searches. Excellent starting point for studying country and culture.</p> <p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.myczechrepublic.com/basics/czech_history.html">Czech History</a></span> </p> <p>A concise as well as detailed count of Czech history by periods.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/europe/czech.html">WWW Virtual Library History - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>A massive educational resource with links to History, Culture, Language, etc.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://prague.tv/info/article.php?name=visitor-info-history-1"> Czech History, Part I</a></span> <p>By Prague TV: "Part one of the Prague TV history lesson follows the Czech lands from the time of the Celts through to the formation, in 1948, of Czechoslovakia." Part II of series can be linked to a bottom of page.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.libri.cz/index.php?error=404"> Czech History</a></span> <p> In Czech, Timeline of Czech History by the publisher of many Czech encyclopedias. Also a comprehensive index of Czech historical personalities, their dates of birth and death and links to key events.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/2765/cz.html"> Who's Who in Czech Culture</a></span> <p>Czech directors, movie starts, artists, musicians, etc</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://fp.thesalmons.org/lynn/wh-czech.html"> World Heritage Sites in Czech Republic</a></span> <p>Czech sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.music.ucsb.edu/projects/csms/"> Czech and Slovak Music Society</a></span> <p>The Czech and Slovak Music Society is an international organization started in 1987 and dedicated to the serious study and greater understanding of the music of the Czech and Slovak Republics.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.sca-art.cz/">Index of Czech Artists of 20th Century</a></span> <p>Artists in Cinema, Music, Theater, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Popular Culture, etc.</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.unl.edu/komenskyclub/index.html">Nas Svet - Czech Komensky Club, University of Nebraska at Lincoln</a></span> </p> <p>"In Nebraska one out of ten people have Czech ancestors." Enough said! Newsletter, links, and a lot more!</p> <h4><a id="cat7">Government and Politics</a></h4> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/cz.html">Governments on the WWW - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>Includes most of the important links to National Institutions and Government sites including President and most Ministries; Embassies in foreign countries, Political Parties, etc.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.politicalresources.net/czech.htm">Political Resources on the Net - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_country.asp?vcountry">CountryWatch.com - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>"CountryWatch is a world leader in providing country specific geopolitical intelligence on each of the 192 countries of the world." Basic information is free; deeper resources require subscription.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.washlaw.edu/forint/europe/czech.html">Foreign and International Law - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>From the Washburn University School of Law Library, links to country sites for Constitutional Law, Government and Politics, Law and Legislation, Legislative Bodies, etc.</p> <h4><a id="cat8">Country Studies</a></h4> <span class="heading"><a href="http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/cstoc.html">Czechoslovakia - A Country Study</a></span> <p>Exceptionally detailed presentation from the Library of Congress. Includes sections on: Geography, Society, Economy, Government and Politics, Very Detailed History and Historical Development, Contemporary Trends, etc.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ez.html">CIA World Factbook - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>Good resource site for information on Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, Military, and Transnational Issues.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1108489.stm">BBC News Country Profiles - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries; also biographic sketches of leaders, essay on media, and historic timelines. They also include audio and video clips from the BBC archives.</p> <h4><a id="cat9">Country Analyses</a></h4> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3237.htm">U.S. Department of State Background Notes - Czech Republic</a></span> <p> Background Notes are updated/revised as they are received from regional bureaus and are added to the database of the Department of State web site. Categories include: Geography, People, History, Government, Political Conditions, Economy, Defense, Foreign Relations, U.S. Relations, and Travel/Business.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.imf.org/external/country/CZE/index.htm">International Monetary Fund - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>Latest developments in Peace and Security, Economic Development, Humanitarian Aid/Refugees, Environment/Shelter, Human Rights, Women/Children/Population, Health/Poverty/Food Security, Culture/Education.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/CZECHEXTN/0,,menuPK:304639~pagePK:141159~piPK:141110~theSitePK:304634,00.html">The World Bank Group - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>The World Bank Group s mission is to fight poverty and improve the living standards of people in the developing world. It is a development Bank which provides loans, policy advice, technical assistance and knowledge sharing services to low and middle income countries to reduce poverty. The Bank promotes growth to create jobs and to empower poor people to take advantage of these opportunities</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.wto.org/">The World Trade Organization</a></span> <p>"The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business." Includes detailed information on <A HREF="http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/czech_republic_e.htm">Members and Observers - Czech Republic (Member)</A></p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/czech.html">Energy Information Administration Country Analysis Briefs - Czech Republic</a></span> </p> <p>"The Energy Information Administration (EIA), created by Congress in 1977, the a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. We provide policy-independent data, forecasts, and analysis to promote sound policy making efficient markets and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and environment."</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.usaid.gov/locations/europe_eurasia/countries/cz/">USAID - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) "is an independent agency that provides economic, development and humanitarian assistance around the world in support of the foreign policy goals of the United States."</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.who.int/country/cze/en/">World Health Organization - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>About WHO" "The World Health Organization, the United Nations specialized agency for health, was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.ifrc.org/where/country/cn7.asp?countryid=55">International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world's largest humanitarian organisation, with 178 member National Societies.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://web.amnesty.org/library/eng-cze/index"> Amnesty International - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>Amnesty International is a champion defender of human rights worldwide. Familiarity with a given country's human rights issues can provide a unique insight into many other aspects of its culture and politics.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.hrw.org/europe/czech.php">Human Rights Watch - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. </p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.zenskestudie.edu.yu/wgsact/czech/index.html">Women's/Gender Studies Association of Countries in Transition - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>Includes links to Independent Teaching & Research Centers and University Based Programs.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.ihf-hr.org/index.htm">International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights</a></span> <p>The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights is a self-governing group of non-governmental, not-for-profit organizations that act to protect human rights throughout Europe, North America, and the Central Asian republics formed from the territories of the former Soviet Union. A primary specific goal is to monitor compliance with the human rights provisions of the Helsinki Final Act and its Follow-up Documents.</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.nato.int/docu/other/cz/czech.htm">NATO Online Library - Czech Language Module</a></span> </p> <p>Includes in Czech: NATO Handbook, translations of NATO fact sheets, NATO Review Magazine.</p> <h4><a id="cat10">Travel Guides</a></h4> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/czech_republic/"> Lonely Planet Destinations - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>The people at the offbeat Lonely Planet website are not your typical travel guides -- they're very bright and know what they're talking about. Their goal is not to "sell the country" to travelers. Instead, they tell it how it is. Typical headings include: "Warnings" (in case travel is not recommended - the "why's"); Facts for the Traveler, When to Go, Events, Money and Costs, Attractions, Off the Beaten Track, Activities, History, Culture, Environment, Getting There and Away, Getting Around, and Further Reading and Related Weblinks.</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.czechtourism.com/index.php?lang=1&show=003000">Official Website of Czech Tourist Agency</a></span> </p> <p> In Czech, very comprehensive, includes travel, lodging, online country and city guides. </p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://prague-tourist-information.com/">Prague Tourist Information</a></span> </p> <p>All there is to do in Prague - hotels, eating, drinking, entertainment, cinema - and how to get there. (Did we mention drinking?)</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501725-czech_republic_vacations-i"> Yahoo Travel Guide - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>Includes links to history, basics, transportation, dining, shopping and climate.</p> <h4><a id="cat11">Professional Organizations and Library Consortia</a> </h4> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.language.brown.edu/NAATC/index.html">International Association of Teachers of Czech</a></span> <p>The International Association of Teachers of Czech (formerly the North American Association of Teachers of Czech) is a non-profit, scholarly organization. Its objective is to promote study of the Czech language.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~aatseel/">American Association for Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL)</a></span> <p>From About: "The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL), founded in 1941, exists to advance the study and promote the teaching of Slavic and East European languages, literatures, and cultures on all educational levels, elementary through graduate school. While the largest proportion of its activities and members concentrate in the area of Russian, AATSEEL has from the beginning stressed that it embraces all Slavic and East European languages, literatures, linguistics and cultures."</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~aaass/index.htm">American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS) </a></span> <p>From About: "The American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS) is a nonprofit, nonpolitical, scholarly society which is the leading private organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about Russia, Central Eurasia, and Eastern and Central Europe."</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.ualberta.ca/~csp/cas/">Canadian Association of Slavists ~ Canadian Slavonic Papers</a></span> </p> <p>"The Canadian Association of Slavists is an organization of teachers and scholars in the field of Slavic and related studies in Canada for the purpose of improving and advancing such studies."</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.basees.org.uk/">British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies</a></span> <p>BASEES, according to its constitution, exists to "advance education for the public benefit in the United Kingdom in the humanities and the social sciences as they relate to the former Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern Europe".</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.virginia.edu/slavic/seefa/INDEX.HTM">Slavic and East European Folklore Association </a></span> <p>"SEEFA is a non-profit organization devoted to an exchange of knowledge among scholars interested in Slavic and East European folklore. It seeks to promote instruction, to organize panels at national and international conferences, to encourage the preparation of teaching materials and translations, and to foster exchanges, summer programs, and research in Slavic and East European Folklore and related fields such as anthropology, ethnic studies, history, literature, and musicology."</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.loyola.edu/awss/">Association for Women in Slavic Studies</a></span> </p> <p>"The Association of Women in Slavic Studies is a networking resource for people concerned with the problems, status, and achievements of women in the profession. It also attempts to cover research and teaching in women's studies and questions of gender and family life in Central/Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union."</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.unc.edu/%7Eintrm/eealcz.html">Libraries in the Czech Republic</a></span> </p> <p>Part of Central and Eastern European Academic Libraries and Collections. Included links to National, University, and Public Libraries.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.princeton.edu/%7Enshapiro/eastconsrt.html">East Coast Consortium of Slavic Library Collections</a></span> <p>"The East Coast Consortium of Slavic Library Collections was established in 1993 to better coordinate activities among major Eurasian area studies collections in the Eastern United States. The Consortium presently numbers ten member institutions: Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Harvard, The New York Public Library, New York University, Princeton, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Yale."</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Collections/Slavic/Pacslav/">Pacific Coast Slavic and East European Library Consortium (PACSLAV)</a></span> <p>"The Pacific Coast Slavic and East European Library Consortium (PACSLAV) was formed to promote the development of Slavic Studies resources in this region of the United States and Canada. The services provided by the Consortium are for the use an d benefit of the faculty, students, and staff of its member institutions." </p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.lib.gla.ac.uk/COSEELIS/index.html">Council for Slavonic and East European Library and Information Services</a></span> <p>"The most important function of COSEELIS is to represent the interests of UK libraries and other information organisations offering services in the field of Slavonic and East European studies."</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.cocorees.ac.uk/">Collaborative Collection Management Project for Russian and East European Studies</a></span> <p>"We offer:  For researchers in Russian and East European Studies, the only nationwide database on relevant library collections and journal holdings in the UK."</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www.irex.org/"> International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)</a></span> </p> <p> IREX is the premier US nonprofit organization specializing in higher education, independent media, Internet development, and civil society programs in the United States, Europe, Eurasia, the Near East, and Asia.</p> <h4><a id="cat12">Universities and Centers of Study</a></h4> <span class="heading"><a href="http://carla.acad.umn.edu/lctl/db/wlw.fm$find?language=Czech&html=html&sort=State&sort=Institution&Max=25">U.S. Institutions Teaching Czech</a></span> <p>From Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota. List of primary US universities offering instruction in the Czech language. </p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.cas.cz/">Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic</a></span> <p>The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR) was established in 1992. ASCR is the leading non-university basic research public institution in the Czech Republic. It conducts both fundamental and strategic applied research to create scientific knowledge that contributes to strengthening the nation's position in key areas of science and to finding up-to-date solutions to contemporary problems of society.</p> <p><span class="heading"><a href="http://www1.cuni.cz/cuni/">Charles University - Prague</a></span> </p> <p>The oldest university in central Europe, Charles University was founded on April 7th. 1348 by Charles IV, then Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia. The university remains one of the leading educational institutions in the world.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.muni.cz/"> Masaryk University - Brno</a></span> <p>"After the First World War Brno became the second city of the Republic of Czechoslovakia in both size and significance. In 1919 three institutions of higher learning were founded here, among them Masaryk University, which soon became a hub of activity for students, teachers, and researchers."</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.ceebd.co.uk/ceeed/czech/arts/ped.htm"> Central and Eastern European Education Directory - Czech Republic</a></span> <p>Provides links to Arts and Humanities schools and universities in fields of Arts, Language & Literature, Culture, Design & Technology, History, Journalism, Law, Music, Pedagogy, Pre-School Education, Philology, etc.</p> <span class="heading"><a href="http://www.belarus-misc.org/bel-pped.htm#pped"> </a></span> </body> </html>