Engineering software
Computer terminals for WUT students and staff available In the Main Library are equipped with specialized engineering software:
- ArcGIS Pro 3.3
- MATLAB 2024A
- Siemens NX 12.0 (installation upon request, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
- SOLIDWORKS 2024 SP01
- STATISTICA 13.3.721.1 64-bit (Polish language version)
The terminals also feature: MS Windows 11, MS Office Professional Plus 2019, Python, Visual Studio Community and Notepad++ text editor.
Location
Main Building, Main Library:
- Computer Lab, room 71A (ground floor, next to the Student Lending Room)
- Open Stacks – floor 2, room 242
Open during working hours of Student Lending Room and Open Stacks.
Rules for using the Computer Lab
Computer terminals are for the exclusive use of students and staff of Warsaw University of Technology. Login required:
- for employees: name.surename@prac.wut.pl
- for students: id@stud.wut.pl - where id stands for USOS ID, i.e. a part of the student mail login placed before the @ sign.
- password - same as for mail and Office365.
General characteristics of the programmes
- ArcGIS Pro – a geographic information system (GIS) package designed to operate on spatial data. Allows creation, processing, evaluation, presentation and sharing of geographic information. Includes tools for designing two-dimensional and three-dimensional views, processing images from various sources (drones, satellites, lidar and others), identifying spatial patterns with respect to their changes over time, making predictions, presenting data on interactive maps, and comprehensive data analysis and modelling. See detailed information on ArcGIS Pro
- MATLAB – a programming language and interactive environment designed to perform scientific and engineering calculations, implement algorithms, analyse data and perform computer simulations. Application areas include signal and image processing, telecommunications, control system design, financial mathematics, among others. The package includes: a proprietary high-level programming language, tools for importing data, functions to incorporate C and Java code, interactive tools for data visualisation (two- and three-dimensional graphs, animations), a library of computational functions (linear algebra, statistics, frequency analysis, optimisation), and tools for creating a graphical user interface (GUI). It is also possible to download measurement data and control external devices via the computer's ports. See detailed information on MATLAB
- Siemens NX (formerly Unigraphics) – an integrated CAD/CAM/CAE (computer aided design/manufacturing/engineering) system for performing typical engineering work. It includes modules for two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphical modelling, constructing assemblies, performing analyses and simulations, creating drawing documentation and programming machining processes. Main fields of application include industrial design and styling, packaging design, mechanical and electromechanical system design, mechanical and electromechanical simulation, tool and fixed equipment design, product manufacturing and manufacturing process management. See detailed information on Siemens NX.
- SOLIDWORKS – an extensive CAD (computer aided design)software package with 3D imaging capabilities. It is designed for engineers, designers and manufacturers. On the basis of a three-dimensional component model, it enables the creation of assembly models, technical drawings, visualisations, motion and load simulations, animations, task schedules, production documentation and performance of many other specialised functions. SOLIDWORKS is designed for the development of structures with up to several thousand components.See detailed information on SOLIDWORKS
- STATISTICA – an extensive set of basic and advanced tools for statistical data analysis. It allows access to data by direct entry or import from selected files (spreadsheet or text documents), processing of data in a number of ways, and construction of queries, charts, reports and models on their basis. In addition, the programme allows you to operate on databases, perform data transformations and create applications (programmable system with built-in Visual Basic language), as well as providing machine learning procedures. The STATISTICA package finds numerous applications in science, technology, engineering, education and management. See detailed information on STATISTICA
Users authorization levels
Authorization levels for using the Main Library resources
The resources and services of the Main Library can be used by users with an active library account. The status of the various groups of users, the limit of loans outside WUT Main Library and the maximum single validity period of the library account are listed in the table below. The symbols used in the table mean:
C - authorization to use the Main Library resources on the spot, including electronic documents made available there;
W - authorization to borrow printed library documents outside the library;
E - access to the licensed electronic resources from any computer;
M - authorization to use the Main Library Interlibrary Loans service;
R - authorization to borrow library documents from other institutions in Warsaw as part of Interlibrary Loans (except for SWW);
S - authorization to borrow library documents as part of SWW.
* the loan limit for students studying 2 majors is 50 items.
Library Training
According to the Regulation No. 24/2021 of the Rector of WUT dated 30/03/2021, passing the training is mandatory for all students of:
- first year of the first-cycle degree programme;
- first year of the long-cycle Master's programme;
- second-cycle degree programme, who have not yet passed the training on WUT
Training schedule for 2023 winter semester (2023Z) can be found in the News
Library training is conducted online on the WUT e-learning platform. Each participant of the course must log in to the platform independently. The training schedule and login instructions for each faculty are available in the News section on the WUT Main Library website at the beginning of the winter and summer semesters.
- Students of the first year of first-cycle degree programme and long-cycle Master's programme are automatically enrolled in the course in USOSweb;
- Students of the first year of second-cycle degree programme (who have not previously completed training at this University) and students who have not been automatically enrolled in the course, can enrol themselves by registering to the subject in USOSweb. Select the subject 4310-00000-I0P-0001 Library Training and click ‘Register’ (registration to a supplementary group). The course will be available on the next business day after you have enrolled in USOS (usually after 10:00 am).
On the scheduled date - log on to the e-learning platform, read the materials and take the test.
Passing the test is equivalent to passing the training.
The training is carried out at the beginning of the semester.
Frequently Asked Questions:
- I'm a first-year student and I don't have Library Training linked in USOS, what should I do?
Check if you can independently enrol in a supplementary group in USOSweb. If yes - sign up and take the test on the date indicated. If not - write an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - the librarian has the option to manually add students to the group. In the email give your name and student record book number. - I am a first-year student. I am studying in two different faculties. I only have Library Training linked to one of the programmes, what should I do?
Write an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Include your name, student record book number and indicate which faculty you want to link your Library Training to. - I am starting a new course of study / I am resuming / I have already done Library Training in WUT, do I have to re-sit Library Training?
No, the credit for your library training can be transferred.
Write an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Include your name and student record book number.- If you have done the training since academic year 2017Z, then the previous credit should be visible in USOSweb - no confirmation then needs to be sent.
- If you have done training between academic years 2013Z and 2017L, then we can confirm that you have done the training from the lists.
- If you have done Library Training before 2013Z, send by email a scan/photo of your student record book with the entry, so that both the credit and your personal data are visible in one photo. Alternatively, you can show the entry in person to a member of staff in Division of Scientific Information and Bibliometric Analyses (Main Building room 161b, c). If you have credit information visible in your student course record, then you can attach it in the email.
- I am starting my second-cycle degree programme at WUT, I have already passed Library Training at the first-cycle degree, do I have to get the credit transferred?
No, if you have taken the first-cycle degree programme at WUT and you have passed Library Training, you do not need to retake it. If you still see the training linked in USOSweb, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Include your name and student record book number in the email - the librarian will unlink the training from the relevant programme.
Attention!
There is an exception for the students of Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, who have mandatory training for second-cycle degree students. However, the course content is different from that in the e-course, so it is not possible to transfer the credit for the training. - Is it possible to transfer the credit for Library Training from another university?
No, because every library is unique and conveys different content to its students. - Are credits for passing Library Training automatically uploaded to USOS? When can you expect to receive credit in USOS?
Credits are not sent automatically. They are entered after the protocols have appeared in USOS. For the training taking place in October, credits should appear in USOS at the end of November. For the summer semester training - in May. - I'm just before my diploma examination and I don't have credit for Library Training. Can I complete it?
Write an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Include your name and index number in your email, we will try to add you to the current course if possible. - Does failure to pass Library Training result in no certificate of completion?
In most faculties, yes. If you would like full information on this please contact your dean’s office.
Open Access - funding
Open Access - funding
Introduction
Open Access (OA)
The publication of an article in the gold open access model in a prestigious journal involves the payment of publishing costs (so-called APC: Article Processing Charge). The APC charge is intended to cover, in addition to standard editorial processes, the costs of administration and review management, the production of articles in PDF format or making the publication available on the publisher's server. This expense is covered by the authors of the publication or their funding institutions. Depending on the publisher, this can range from 1 000 to 5 000 EUR/USD/CHF.
Open access publishing can be funded by:
- Research project grants
- Open access publishing programmes under licences:
- National (Elsevier A, Springer)
- Consortial (e.g. ACS, RSC, IoP, CUP)
- University programmes (e.g. IDUB Open Science - for articles whose publication cannot be fully funded by national or consortial programmes).
The following tabs describe the individual programmes in detail.
If you have any questions, please contact the Reference Department: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; phone no: 22 234 7300
