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.
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.
Scanning and printing
According to the WUT ML Regulations, copies of library documents may only be used for didactic or educational purposes, research, or personal use. Systematic and illegal reproduction, collecting on own media, redistribution or resale are prohibited (pursuant to the Act of 4 February 1994 on Copyright and Related Laws Journal of Laws of 2021, item 1062). The copying service covers the collections of the Main Library and its branches, the technical condition of which allows copying. PhD and diploma theses are excluded from copying.
Self-Service Copying
Customised Scanning
We scan documents in formats from B5 to A3 (colour scanning). Formats and prices according to the Price list.
Professional digital copies
The Main Library has specialised fixed and pass-through scanners at disposal. We offer professional digitisation of excerpts from books, journal articles and other library documents in various formats and high resolution. A separate price list applies for copies of library documents from Special Collections, see the Price list.
An order for professional digital copies should be submitted to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. In your order, please specify the source document, the format of the digital files and the method of collection.
Collection and payment
Completed orders are sent by e-mail, while a VAT invoice is sent by post. Please confirm receipt of your order to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. An internal invoice is issued for orders from inside WUT. Payment for the service should be made by bank transfer to:
Bank PEKAO S.A. IV Oddz. Warszawa
81124010531111000005005664
NIP: 525-000-58-34
Please indicate the invoice number as the title of the transfer.
Attention
- When planning subsequent orders, it is possible to select monthly settlement. An invoice is then issued at the end of the calendar month for all orders made during the month.
- For non-standard orders, the price is set individually.
