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
Polityka NCN
Polityka NCN dotycząca otwartego dostępu do publikacji
Narodowe Centrum Nauki wprowadziło w dniu 31 maja 2020 roku w ramach swoich konkursów Politykę dotyczącą otwartego dostępu do publikacji, która jest spójna z planem S. Główne założenia polityki NCN:
- Dotyczy artykułów w recenzowanych czasopismach, recenzowanych materiałów konferencyjnych oraz danych badawczych. Polityka nie obejmuje monografii, rozdziałów monografii i recenzowanych utworów zebranych
- Obowiązuje we wszystkich konkursach krajowych organizowanych przez NCN
- Wymóg publikowania w formie otwartego dostępu jest integralną częścią zapisów umowy o realizację i finansowanie projektu badawczego i jest warunkiem koniecznym do uznania publikacji jako rezultatu realizacji projektu, w tym podstawy kwalifikowalności kosztów zakończonego projektu
- Każda praca wydana w otwartym dostępie (zarówno wersja VoR, jak i AAM) powinna posiadać trwały identyfikator. NCN sugeruje korzystanie z powszechnie uznanych identyfikatorów (rekomendowane jest DOI)
- Prace stanowiące rezultat projektów finansowanych przez NCN należy udostępnić w ramach jednej z trzech ścieżek zgodnych z Planem S:
- w czasopismach typu full open access (zarejestrowanych lub w trakcie rejestracji w DOAJ (tzw. ścieżka 1)
- w czasopismach subskrypcyyjnych pod warunkiem, że Version of Record (VoR) lub Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) zostanie bezpośrednio przez wydawcę lub autora opublikowane w otwartym repozytorium w momencie ukazania się publikacji on-line (bez embarga czasowego) (tzw. ścieżka 2)
- w czasopismach objętych licencją otwartego dostępu w ramach tzw. umów transformacyjnych (tzw. ścieżka 3)
Przydatne linki:
Instrukcja - Polityka NCN dotycząca otwartego dostępu do publikacji [LINK]
Journal Checker Tool - narzędzie umożliwiające sprawdzenie zgodności czasopisma z polityką otwartego dostępu NCN [LINK]
Licencje Creative Commons [LINK]
