The diploma thesis „Analytical and comparative study of libraries at selected private and public universities“ focuses on identification of areas in which the observed libraries differ most. The first part of the work gives a general overview of the current situation in Czech university libraries. These chapters cover the role of university libraries and the legislature that governs their activities. The second, most important part, presents the results of the research study. Data used in the study, come from four libraries belonging to both of the above mentioned library types. The study used questionnaires and focused on the following areas: services, book collections, employee professional expertise, electronic information sources and library equipment.