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In 2025, the Military Historical Institute in Prague digitized another 27 documents, mostly in German, dating mainly from the 19th century. More frequently represented are sources on the history of military units or accounts of their history (IIR B 2490, IIR F 539, IIR F 540, IIR F 1472) and textbooks and texts on military training (IIR B 2875, IIR B 7181, IIR F 245, IIR F 542, IIR F 850). However, the documents also cover a number of other areas. For example, a Czech manuscript entitled Článkové vojanský pro císařsko-královskou armádu from the period between 1835 and 1849 (IIR B 8530) has been made available, excerpts devoted to various types of weapons compiled by Florian Amtsbüchler (IIR C 13304), a certificate issued to pipe manufacturer M. Kiascheck (IIR F 1470), the educational poem Die Geschichte by Karl Johann Braun von Braunthal (IIR D 2568), an obituary and materials on the life of Count Jeroným Colloredo-Mansfeld (IIR F 450), and other works devoted to weapons and fortifications.

In 2025, a collection of Antonín Dvořák's autographs was digitized from the Music Department of the National Library of the Czech Republic, including complete scores of shorter works as well as various sketches. Some of these materials come from the estate of conductor Václav Talich.

In 2025, the Museum of the Jindřichův Hradec Region provided access to six more manuscripts. This is a collection of Czech prayer books from the first half of the 19th century, with homogeneous content. The extensive codex Rk 108 also contains a number of religious songs. In some cases, these are apparently copies of printed works (Rk 105, Rk 111). Manuscript Rk 109 is accompanied by eight full-page illustrations.