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Library account
Main Library of Warsaw University of Technology is open to all users. Students and employees of WUT – academic teachers whose details and e-mail addresses are stored in the USOSweb system – are automatically assigned a library account. Other persons associated with WUT may set up a library account at any of the WUT libraries. Persons from outside Warsaw University of Technology may use the printed and open access electronic collections on site. To do so, they should register with the library and obtain a card valid for one year. It is necessary to present a document with a photograph. Guidelines regarding access rights to WUT libraries for specific groups of users are set out in the Regulations. Information on status, borrowing limits and library account validity can be found in Table 1 – authorization levels. WUT students and doctoral students should use their Electronic Student Cards as library cards. WUT employees may use their Electronic Staff Cards as library cards. Other groups of users eligible for registration receive a library card issued by the library. Library cards may not be lent or transferred to other persons. Two-factor authentication is required for WUT students and employees, as well as retired WUT employees: Login and password – received while setting up the library account. You should change your password at the first log-in. All activities related to library materials (requests, loans, returns; see: Circulation) After logging into your library account, you can check: Your library account will be blocked in the following cases: Account blocking prevents you from requesting and borrowing books, extending their return date, and using e-resources. To unblock your account, you must return the overdue materials and pay the fee (if it exceeds 5 PLN). Fees not exceeding 5 PLN may be paid at a later date. Please note: The block applies to all locations (libraries) in the system simultaneously. Failure to receive an e-mail reminder does not constitute grounds for cancelling the fee for late return of a book. In accordance with the Regulations each user is required to monitor their loans in their account. For students of the following faculties: NOTE: Signing the clearance slip will close your library account.Library users
Library card
Logging in
For other users (who only have access to printed collections):
If you lose your password:
My account
Account blocking
Clearance slip
an electronic clearance slip will be completed in the USOS system – after the clearance slip has been activated by the dean's offices of the above-mentioned faculties.
WUT Libraries
WUT Library System
The WUT Library System (WUT LS) consists of Main Library, branch libraries, students’ halls of residence libraries and specialist libraries. Specialist libraries are located in faculties, institutes, chairs and other WUT units. The WUT LS libraries are interrelated and cooperate in supporting the research system and the process of studying. They constantly strive for closer cooperation in order to increase efficiency of services for library users.
Specialist libraries characteristics
User groups
Specialist libraries (faculty, institute and chairs) provide library and information services first of all to researchers, doctoral students and students of the unit the +library belongs to, then to users from other WUT units and to readers from outside the University.
Faculty libraries meet expectations and needs of students mainly. Institute and chair libraries support first of all research and teaching activities of academic staff and doctoral students of their parent units.
Activities
The specialist libraries primary task of is to select relevant literature and to provide proper and equitable access to the library collections. Therefore, the library materials are collected in accordance with the area of study and the scope of research activities carried out at each faculty, institute or chair.
Services
The scope of library services offered by the WUT specialist libraries is defined by obligatory REGULATIONS for Access to the Collections and Provision of Information Services of the WUT Library System. However, individual specialist libraries may define some rules for accessing the collections differently, according to their specific operating conditions.
Most specialist libraries provide basic library services:
- sharing collections (printed and electronic) – on site and borowing
- providing information
- training
The scope of library services, rules and procedures for their provision, and groups of users of particular services are, in most cases, defined by specialist libraries. For further information, refer to the individual libraries (see: Faculty and Institute Libraries).
Users with disabilities
For the wheelchair users
Main Library, Main Building
Library entrance and parking spaces
People with physical disabilities can access the Main Library through the gate at Noakowskiego Street. Parking spaces for the disabled are located approximately 50 metres behind the entrance, on the right-hand side.
Lifts
The Main Library is located in the central part of the WUT Main Building. Enter through Gate I, then use the glass lift. Go up to the first floor and follow the corridor to another lift, located in the central part of the building (three consecutive turns to the right). The lift will allow you to access all levels of the library.
Toilets
Toilets accessible for the mobility impaired are located on the ground floor of the Main Building.
Branch Library, Library of Southern Campus
Library entrance and lifts
The library is located in the building at 86 Narbutta St., on the second floor. There is no lift in the building, which makes it impossible for people with mobility impairments to reach the library. The librarian on duty would deliver books to the indicated place on the ground floor instead.
Toilets
There is no toilet adapted to the needs of persons with mobility impairments.
Branch Library, Library of Faculty of Chemistry
Library entrance and lifts
The library is located in the Chemistry Building at 3 Noakowskiego St. From the inside of the WUT central campus, there are two entrances to the building (No. 2 and No. 3) accessible to persons with mobility impairments. The Reading Room (room 157) is located on the first floor and can be accessed using the lift available in the ground floor lobby. The librarian on duty will provide the information you need and enable you to use the collections stored in the Reading Room, as well as in the Students Lending Room on the ground floor.
Toilets
In the Chemistry Building there are toilets adapted to the needs of persons with mobility impairments.
WUT Library in Płock
Library entrance and lifts
The library is located in the building at 17 Łukasiewicza St. in Płock. Persons with mobility impairments can enter the library through the entrance equipped with a ramp for wheelchairs. Students Lending Room is located on the ground floor. To reach the Reading Room located on the first floor, it is necessary to use the lift.
Toilets
Toilets adapted to the needs of persons with mobility impairments are located on each floor of the building.
For blind or visually impaired users, and users with hand dexterity
In the ML Open Stacks section (floor 2, room 242b) there is a workstation for persons with visual impairment and physical disability.
We also provide specialised equipment. If you would like to use it, please ask a librarian.
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Special keyboards |
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SuperVario2 40-Brailleline |
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BIGtrack computer mouse |
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VISIO enlarger |
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Braille printer |
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Magnifier for the visually impaired |
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Electronic magnifier |
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Specially prepared black-and-white Open Stacks maps in large easy-to-read A3 size are available at the library staff stations on each level of the Open Stacks.
The ML Open Stacks opening hours are: Mon.-Fri. 9am to 7pm, Sat. 9am to 4pm
For deaf and hard of hearing users
The WUT Main Library (Main Building) provides services to deaf and hard of hearing users in Polish Sign Language. To take advantage of the opportunity, please report your need to the librarian on duty.
For hearing-impaired individuals who use hearing aids, stationary induction loops have been installed in WUT Main Library and its branches. They are located in user service points: at the librarian's desk in the Student Lending Room (Main Building, room 71), on three levels of the Open Stacks (Main Building, rooms 242, 243, 336), as well as in the South Campus Library, the Faculty of Chemistry Library, and the WUT Branch Library in Płock. These stations are marked with a sticker with an induction loop pictogram. In addition, in the Special Collections Reading Room (Main Building, room 70), people with hearing impairments can use a portable induction loop.
Navigation and location applications
Digital copy request
The WUT Main Library offers free-of-charge ordering service for digital copies from printed library materials for users with disabilities. The requests need to be sent to the Section for Persons with Disabilities.
The Library of Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering and the Library of Faculty of Automotive and Construction Machinery Engineering also offer free-of-charge ordering service for digital copies.
Contact
For more information about facilities for users with disabilities you can contact us by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone: 22 234 55 98. You can also receive the necessary information on site on each level of the Open Stacks.
The librarians support users with disabilities in providing the appropriate materials from other floors of the library.
