Main Library of Warsaw University of Technology

Resources

Created: 24 March 2015

WUT Main Library’s collections contain scientific and didactic literature on technical sciences such as:

basic sciences: mathematics, physics and chemistry;
engineering sciences: environmental engineering, materials, civil, chemical, and mechatronics, computer science, electronics, electrical engineering, transport, engineering, construction, production organization and architecture;
natural sciences: biology, agriculture, geodesy and cartography;
socio-economic sciences: organization and management, political science and law.

List of divisions describes subject classes of collection.

WUT Main Library’s collections contain about 1,000,000 volumes:

including over 570 000 volumes of printed books (scientific, monographs, handbooks, manuals, lexicons etc.);
about 760 subscribed titles of printed scholarly journals;
over 8 300 titles of electronic journals;
160 000 titles of electronic books (see: e-resources title list);
access to 150 licensed databases (see: database list);
188 000 items of special collection (antique books, dissertations, audiovisual materials, microforms, etc.);
82 000 Polish standards or European and international standards harmonized with Polish;
and many other sources of information.

WUT Main Library is constantly expanding collections by systematically buying new publications, subscribing to the most important journals in the field of technical sciences and constantly updating resources.

In addition, it creates and develops Digital Library WUT, which collects digital versions of publications constituting historical scientific achievements of university, as well as materials related to the history of WUT. There are also selected digitized scripts, journals and PhD theses representing contemporary DL WUT participates in Digital Libraries Federation (DLF). There you can search more than 2 700 000 resources from over 110 other digital libraries in Poland, using one interface. Additionally, DL WUT resources are visible in the European Digital Library - Europeana.

Instructions for authors of scientific papers, dissertations, theses

Created: 24 March 2015

Each scientific paper should contain a list of documents (e.g. books, articles), used by the author while writing the paper, ordered alphabetically or using other categories (such as document types). Such list, called bibliography or end-of-work bibliography or list of references, is a ready source of literature on the subject and is an expression of honesty of the author. Bibliography should be placed at the end of each chapter or the end of the paper. The basic element of any bibliography is a bibliographic description - information about the document (e.g. chapter in a book, journal article, conference paper, website) needed for the identification, put in a strict sequence.

I. Why cite sources?

Whenever you quote or base your ideas on another person's work, you must document the source you used. Even when you do not quote directly from another work, if reading that source contributed to the ideas presented in your paper, you must give the authors’ proper credit.

II. Citations and Footnotes

Naturally, when you write a thesis, you work with other people’s publications. In such case you will have to list your sources and describe them accurately. Documenting your sources is always important, especially when using citations, numbers or illustrations
Citations allow readers to locate and further explore the sources you consulted, show the depth and scope of your research, and give credit to authors for their ideas. Citations provide evidence for your arguments and add credibility to your work by demonstrating that you have sought out and considered a variety of resources. In written academic work, citing sources is standard practice and shows that you are responding to this person, agreeing with that person, and adding something of your own. Think of documenting your sources as providing a trail for your reader to follow to see the research you performed and discover what led you to your original contribution.

III. There are different ways to invoke cited theses:

You can cite literally, but then you have to separate the citation from your own text.
In case you want to shorten the citation, please replace the part you want to leave out like this (…)

Example:

Advances in physics often translate to the technological sector, and sometimes influence the other sciences, as well as mathematics and philosophy. [27].

Shortened version:

Advances in physics often translate to the technological sector(.) as well as mathematics and philosophy. [27].

The number given at the end of the citation indicates the position of the source in the bibliography.

You can refer to somebody’s ideas, publications, etc. in various ways, e.g.:

Example:

As Kwiatkowski wrote in [7] (…)

The number [7] informs us that we can find the title of the book written by Kwiatkowski in the list of references.

If the author wants to give additional information about his own text, she/he can do it using footnotes.

IV. How do you cite sources?

Citations within your text link specific fragments to the sources you consulted or quoted. This can be done through in-text brackets notes, footnotes, or endnotes. In addition, a bibliography or list of works cited is almost always placed at the end of your paper. The citation style and format you use will be determined by the style you choose. Only one bibliographic style format should be used for the entire paper

See more - examples of citation styles:

Oxford:

http://www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/study-support/study-skills/handouts/oxford-docnote.php#about_this_resource_62_1

Harvard:

http://education.exeter.ac.uk/dll/studyskills/harvard_referencing.htm

Gathering literature and creating references

Created: 24 March 2015

How to manage your research (resources and references)

During your research and looking for input from books, journals or other materials, you will have to deal with a lot of information, while searching scientific information you are building up a collection of relevant literature – it means managing and processing references. You have to put it all together and manage references using special programme.

WUT ML recommends the following free programmes, for creating your own database. Special programmes can help you put it all together and create references automatically:

Zotero - free access
EndNote Web - free access for teaching and research staff via ISI Web of Knowledge platform
Mendeley - free reference manager

References management software programme offers tools helping you “organize” all searching results. Here is what the programme can do:

Your references will be in your own searchable database
You can import descriptions from online databases, catalogues, journal indexes, full text sources
Your searching results will be automatically formed for your references in the style you choose

If you collect references from many different resources, you have to remember to refer to the source you have been using, you should develop the list of cited papers as footnotes or endnotes

Copyrights

All researchers and students have follow the copyright law if they cite other authors` articles, books or the Internet links.

Remember to inform about authors` names and titles of the sources.

Plagiarism

Accusations of plagiarism can have devastating consequences:

People in academic and scientific communities have lost their jobs and reputation for copying somebody work without giving credit to it, also financial consequences
More details - see Polish civil and criminal law

Finding literature

Created: 24 March 2015

How to search and review literature for dissertations and projects? Where to start? – Choose professional library resources

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR LITERATURE ON A PARTICULAR SUBJECT, CHOOSE...

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR LITERATURE ON A PARTICULAR SUBJECT, CHOOSE...

Muiltisearch engine from the ML webpage
All WUT resources are searchable by a multisearch engine. There are 4 bookmarks available on ML webpage:
- All resources: searching across the library resources, including the library catalogue, most library databases, and WUT Digital Library Library
- Catalogue: integrates resources of the Main Library, its branches and majority of faculty and institute libraries
- E-resources: includes on-line full-text journals and books, subscribed databases and selected Open Access resources
- Digital Library: selection of digitized materials from the WUT Main Library, textbooks and learning materials and WUT research output, as well as materials of historical and cultural significance
E-resources – list of e-databases
In the bookmark E-resources you will find two options - E-resources title list and List of e-databases. List of e-databases is covers all kinds of databases available mostly online, including bibliographic, abstract and full text databases, catalogues, scientific search engines and so on. How to use it? – Just look on the descriptions and symbols placed after the database name
Abstract databases
Abstract databases will direct you to the proper full text resources. Here you can do more complex search, specific to one or several disciplines. Abstract databases cover summaries of various types of documents, i.e. journals articles, conference papers, technical reports, patents and sometimes standards and also selected books. When searching through abstract databases you can simultaneously see papers form various publishes, in various languages (not only in English). You can use advanced searching tools (subject dictionaries, classification tools, thesaurus). They are often tailored to the needs of a specific field. When choosing a specific database focus on information posted in the column “Subject” and description available below the database name.As the name abstract database suggests, it includes only summaries.To move from abstract to full text use, 360 Link (or Fulltext link In WoS and SciFinder databases). If the title is available in WUT, you will be directed to thevpublisher’s platform to get the full text. You can save it, read it online or print. If the full text is not available online, you need to check in the catalogue whether it is available in print. If not ask for it through Interlibrary Loans at Main Library.
Full text databases
Database list covers also full text databases. These are databases of specific publishers. As far as journals are concerned, their content is registered in abstract databases. Full text databases are particularly important when a user wants to get information from books, since there is very little information about book content in abstract databases. It is then advisable to search for books separately in full text databases. Unlike library catalogue entries, bibliographic records have very rich subject descriptions in the form of keywords, subject classification terms or abstracts. It is also possible to search directly in the documents full text.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SPECIFIC JOURNAL OR BOOK TITLE, CHOOSE...

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SPECIFIC JOURNAL OR BOOK TITLE, CHOOSE...

Catalogue bookmark
You can check whether the title is available in the library, whether it is possible to borrow the book and for how long. The Catalogue is mainly used to locate printed resources.
When looking for journals titles in the library catalogue it is better to choose Browse button, instead of Search option, and then browse available titles. You can also stay in the default search window and enter part of a title and change Field to search on Title, when you know only some title words. In the results set there will be information about the journals location and available years. It is not possible to search for article titles in the library catalogue. When looking for titles of books, use Title or Author index to browse or tile words In Search option.
E-resources – e-resources title list
e-resources title list is an alphabetical list of:
- journals available in WUT online
- books available in online version
What if the title you need is not available at WUT either electronically or in print?
- Check out the BiblioWawa service - the Warsaw Reciprocal Borrowing Programme is a joint project of the libraries of Warsaw's higher education institutions that offers the possibility of borrowing their collections on a reciprocal basis.
- Contact the Interlibrary Loans service. You can also check for yourself in which library a given title is available. To do this, use the central (national) catalogues - NUKAT, KARO, National Library databases, which are listed in the Database List.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR POLISH AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, CHOOSE...

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR POLISH AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, CHOOSE...

E-resources – list of e-databases
- Polish Commitee for Standarization: Polish standards in accordance with European and international standard only. There is no information about other national standard. The library does not collect foreign standards neither.
- IEEE Xplore: Online content published by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and its publishing partners. You can find here more than 3,800 technical standards from the following disciplines: Bioengineering, Communication, Networking & Broadcasting, Components, Circuits, Devices & Systems, Computing & Processing (Hardware/Software), Engineered Materials, Dielectrics & Plasmas, Engineering Profession, Fields, Waves & Electromagnetics, General Topics for Engineers (Math, Science & Engineering), Geoscience, Nuclear Engineering, Photonics & Electro-Optics, Power, Energy, & Industry Applications, Robotics & Control Systems, Signal Processing & Analysis, Transportation.
- Standards Reading Room – on site (Main Library Reference Centre, Main Building, room 161 b)Perinorm Europe:"Perinorm is a bibliographic database dedicated to helping you with your standards and technical regulations enquiries. It is the database of national, European and international standards from more than 200 standards publishing organizations in 23 countries, available on DVD".

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PATENTS - CHOOSE...

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PATENTS - CHOOSE...

E-resources – list of e-databases
- Espacenet is a free online service for searching patents and patent applications. Espacenet was developed by the European Patent Office (EPO) together with the member states of the European Patent Organisation. Most member states have an Espacenet service in their national language, and access to the EPO's worldwide database, most of which is in English. Early 2011, the Espacenet worldwide service contained records on more than 70 million patent publications.”
- Derwent Innovations Index facilitates rapid, precise patent searching, letting you conduct patent and citation searches of inventions in chemical, electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering

If you are looking for properties of chemical substances and materials, choose

E-resources – list of e-databases
- SciFinder and Reaxys – bibliographic databases with advanced tools for chemistry specific searches
- Knovel / Data Search – e-book platform with special bookmark for properties searching

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR POLISH AND FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS, SUCH AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, REPORTS ON SELECTED SECTORS, STOCK QUOTES, COMPANY PROFILES, STATISTICS, MACROECONOMIC DATA ETC., CHOOSE...

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR COURSE MATERIALS FROM OTHER UNIVERSITIES, CHOOSE...

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON PHD THESES DEFENDED AT WUT, CHOOSE...

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON PHD THESES DEFENDED AT WUT, CHOOSE...

WUT ML Repository
The Repository is part of the WUT Base of Knowledge. It contains bibliographical information on PhD theses defended at Warsaw University of Technology. Thanks to the tools available in the database, you can search for PhD theses by the name of the author or supervisor, words from the title or the name of the faculty. Doctoral theses since 1990, contained in the WUT Base of Knowledge, are made available electronically on terminals in Open Stacks (2nd floor, room 242a) and in faculty libraries (EIT, Physics, BSHEE, CE, Mechatronics, PAE, Transport).

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON DIPLOMA THESES DEFENDED AT WUT, CHOOSE...

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON DIPLOMA THESES DEFENDED AT WUT, CHOOSE...

WUT ML Repository
The Repository is part of the WUT Base of Knowledge. It contains bibliographical information on engineering and master theses defended at Warsaw University of Technology. Diploma theses are made available electronically on terminals in Open Stacks (2nd floor, room 242a) and in faculty libraries (EIT, Physics, BSHEE, CE, Mechatronics, PAE, Transport).

A Brief History

Created: 23 March 2015

The history of WUT Main Library is closely connected with the history of the university.

1824 - The first idea of establishing a higher technical school - The Institute of Technology (Instytut Politechniczny)
1825 - April. The Library Council was established to elaborate the final project of The Institute of Technology (Instytut Politechniczny)
1826 - January 4 - Inauguration of the Preparatory School for the Institute of Technology. The first principal of the school was Kajetan Garbiński and the first librarian was Dionizy Lanckoroński.
1831 - All universities in the Kingdom of Poland were closed as a consequence of the November Uprising.
1895 - Opening of the Mechanical and Technical School of Wawelberg and Rotwald in Warsaw. In 1951, the collection of this school became a part of the WUT Library Collection.
1898 - Opening of the Emperor Nicolas II University of Technology, with Russian as a medium of instruction.
1915 - November 15 - Inauguration of the Warsaw University of Technology with Polish as a medium of instruction. Organizing the library collections after the damages of the World War I.
1918 - Opening the Library with collections of 32,000 volumes.
1939 - The Library collections amounted to almost 90,000 volumes.
1939 - October - WUT Main Building occupied by the German Army.
1944 - The Main Building and the Main Library Collection were burned down during the Warsaw Uprising.
1945 - The Commission for the University Restoration decided to rebuild the Library collection.
1996 - The extension of WUT Main Building to accommodate the Main Library started.
1999 – September - Opening of the new facilities of the Main Library.
2011 - WUT Main Library organized a IATUL conference.

Faculty and Institute Libraries

Created: 23 March 2015

FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE

Faculty Library

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tel: 22 234 5547

Koszykowa Street 55, ground floor, room 2

Opening hours

Mon.- Wed. 8:30-15:30

Thu.- Fri. 9:00-18:00

FACULTY OF AUTOMOTIVE AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY ENGINEERING

Faculty Library

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tel. 22 234 8449

Narbutta Street 84, 3rd floor, room 317

Opening hours

Mon., Wed., Thu. 9:00-15:00

Tue., Fri. 9:00-18:00

Extramurial studies Saturday sessions: 10:00-14:00

FACULTY OF BUILDING SERVICES, HYDRO AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Faculty Library

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https://www.facebook.com/BibliotekaWIBHiIS/

tel.: 22 234 7689

Nowowiejska Street 20, 3rd floor, room 320

Lending Room

Mon.-Fri. 9:00-16:00

Extramurial studies Saturday sessions: 9:00-14:00

Reading Room

Mon.-Fri. 9:00-16:00

Extramurial studies Saturday sessions: 9:00-14:00

FACULTY OF CHEMICAL AND PROCESS ENGINEERING

Faculty Library

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tel: 22 234 6335

Waryńskiego Street 1, 6th floor, room 601

Opening hours

Mon.-Fri. 8:00-16:00

FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Faculty Library

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tel: 22 234 6590

tel: 22 234 6456

Armii Ludowej Street 16, 6th floor, room 607

Opening hours

Mon.-Thu. 9:00-16:00

Fri. 9:00-18:00

Extramurial studies Saturday sessions: 10:00-15:00

FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Library of Institute of the Theory of Electrical Engineering and Electrical Measurement

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tel: 22 234 7326

Koszykowa Street 75, stairwell B, 2nd floor, room 209

Opening hours

Mon., Wed., Fri. 10:00-14:00

Thu. 10:00-17:00

Tue. closed

Extramurial studies Friday sessions: 12:00-18:00

FACULTY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Faculty Library

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tel. 22 234 7625

Nowowiejska Street 15/19, ground floor, room 40

Opening hours

Mon.-Fri. 9:00-18:00

FACULTY OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Faculty Library

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tel: 22 234 8301

Wołoska Street 141, 1st floor, room 102

Opening hours

Mon.-Tue. 9:00-17:00

Wed., Thu., Fri. 9:00-15:00

FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND INFORMATION

Faculty Library

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tel. 22 234 5444

Koszykowa Street 75, 2nd floor, room 227

Opening hours

Mon. 10:30-18:00

Tue.-Fri. 9:00-18:00

FACULTY OF MECHATRONICS

Faculty Library

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tel. 22 234 8537

Św. A. Boboli Street 8, 3rd floor, room 335

Opening hours

Mon.-Fri. 10:00-14:00

FACULTY OF PHYSICS

Faculty Library

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tel: 22 234 5444

Waryńskiego Street 1, 6th floor, room 601

Opening hours

Mon. 10:30-18:00

Tue.-Fri. 9:00-18:00

FACULTY OF POWER AND AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Faculty Library

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tel. 22 234 5768, tel./fax 022 234 5255

Nowowiejska Street 21/25, ground floor, room 10

Opening hours

Mon.-Tue. 9:00-17:00

Wed. 9:00-16:00

Thu., Fri. 9:00-17:00

Extramurial studies Saturday sessions: 10:00-14:00

Library of Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics

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tel.: 22 234 7914, 22 234 7924

Nowowiejska Street 24, 2nd floor, room 231

Opening hours

e-mail contact

FACULTY OF PRODUCTION ENGINEERING

Library of Institute of Printing Technology

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https://www.facebook.com/Biblioteka-Zakładu-Technologii-Poligraficznych-1193545584073299/

tel: 22 234 3360

Konwiktorska Street 2, room 16

Opening hours

Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri.

10:30-14:30

FACULTY OF TRANSPORT

Faculty Library

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tel. 22 234 7702

Koszykowa Street 75, room 9

Opening hours

Mon.-Fri. 9:00-15:00

Extramurial studies Saturday sessions: 10:00-14:00

WUT BUSINESS SCHOOL

WUT Business School Library

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tel. 22 234 7068

Koszykowa Street 79

Opening hours

Wed.- Thu. 11:00-15:00

Fri. 12:00-18:00

Extramurial studies Saturday sessions: 10:00-14:00

Library on Sundays

Created: 23 March 2015

Sections of the Main Library open on Sundays:
10.00 – 16.00 ML Students Lending Room (room 71)
10.00 – 16.00 ML Open Stacks (level II - room 242, level IIa - room 243, level III - room 336)

Services offered on Sundays:

space for learning
sharing and borrowing items available in Open Stacks and Students Lending Room
returning items
renewing

Note! If you want to use items from ML Stockroom Collection on Sunday, you should order them earlier (last orders will be accepted on Saturday before 6.30 pm) by phone: 22 234 7176 or via mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Services not available on Sundays:

charging fees for overdue library items
sharing items from ML Stockroom
sharing periodicals from ML Stockroom
Interlibrary Loans from Warsaw libraries
getting request slips

ML Open Stacks

Created: 23 March 2015

It’s a part of the ML WTU where users are allowed to pick library items (journals and books) from the shelves by themselves. ML Open Stacks section is located: Level 2 – journals, magazines and books; Level 2A and Level 3 – books.

Open Stacks map Opening hours

Printed Open Stacks maps for people with visual impairment are available on levels 2, 2a, 3.

Arrangement of items

Item searching

Borrowing

Circulation

Created: 23 March 2015

Requesting

Online ordering

Most of the ML WTU collections can be ordered via the Internet after logging into your library account. These items have Hold option in our online catalogue. If you want to request them, click on Hold in the Request Option.

The ordering is impossible when you have reached the limit of possible loans or your library account is blocked. If the item is placed in the ML Open Stacks section, you will have to get it by yourself for it can’t be requested.

Time to collect the items

You can collect the requested item(s) when you see the date displayed on your library account.

Note that you must collect the item(s) from the library within 4 days from realizing the order for full-time students and 14 days for part-time students. The 4 / 14 days are counted from the day, when the information about realization of the order appears on your library account.

Place to collect the items

As WUT printed resources are stored in different localizations, you can collect the requested item(s) in the place where the item is stored.

It is very important to check the localization and the status of the item. In our online catalogue in Locations/Request tab you can find information about the localization of the books.

For more information, please go to our film presentation: Library is not horror

Reservation

Items that have been borrowed by other users can be requested via the Internet. If you do it, you will receive an email, when the requested item has been returned to the library.

Note that you must collect it within 4 days (full-time students or 14 days for part-time students).

Loans

Items can be borrowed from the Main Library by users with an active library account. See more: User authorization levels.

Detailed arrangements concerning the groups of users who can borrow from the ML and their authorization levels are defined in the Regulations.

Loan period

The loan period of books is indicated for each item in the library catalogue under the tab Locations/Hold under Due date/Status.

Once a book has been loaned, the due date will appear in your library account under Loans and also in the catalogue under the tab Locations/Hold under Due date/Status.

The library may ask for a book to be returned before the deadline in justified cases.

Loans limit

The status of the different user groups, the limit of borrowing outside WUT and the maximum single period of validity of the library account are listed in the table on the User authorization levels page.

The limit applies to all loans on the user's library account, regardless of their location (Main Library, its branches, faculty and institute libraries).

Other WUT libraries (faculty and institute libraries) may apply additional restrictions to the lending of their resources.

BiblioWawa Warsaw Reciprocal Borrowing Programme

Main Library of Warsaw University of Technology participates in the BiblioWawa Warsaw Reciprocal Borrowing Programme (SWW), under which registered WUT users can borrow library materials from affiliated libraries.

You can register to the system at the Students Lending Room (Main Building, ground floor, room 71)

More information about BiblioWawa

Loan period is determined by the regulations of participating libraries
Loan limit: 3 books per user in each participating library

Items not to be borrowed

Our collection is available to any user on site. The items with the online catalogue status: On the premises, Archival, Order to ML Journals, In reading-room are only available on site.

The items which may not be taken out of the library are: items from the ML ML Open Stacks with a red label and:

PhD and other degree theses

Engineering, bachelor and master theses that are not classified, have been defended after 1st July 2021 and for which the author has granted Warsaw University of Technology a licence to make them available in a closed library circuit, are made available electronically on terminals in Open Stacks (2nd floor, room 242a), Library of the Warsaw University of Technology in Plock and in faculty libraries (Architecture; Chemical and Process Engineering; Electronics and Information Technology; Physics; Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering; Civil Engineering; Mechatronics; Power and Aeronautical Engineering; Automotive and Construction Machinery Engineering; Transport).

PhD theses since 1990, contained in the WUT Base of Knowledge, are made available electronically on terminals in Open Stacks (2nd floor, room 242a) and in faculty libraries (Architecture; Chemical and Process Engineering; Electronics and Information Technology; Physics; Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering; Civil Engineering; Mechatronics; Power and Aeronautical Engineering; Transport). The chronological range of PhD theses made available in WUT BK will be gradually expanded.

Journals and newspapers

Standards

Special collection

Electronic collection

Each WUT Main Library user who has a valid library account can access the WUT e-resources from any computer.

If you are using a computer in the WUT network, you don’t need to log in. If you are using a computer outside the WUT network, you will be asked to log in.

User ID – the number under the barcode on your library card
Password – the same which you use for your library account (no Capital letters or special Polish signs).

Library account

Created: 23 March 2015

SIGN IN

To log into your library account click on the Sign in button.

You can use as your ID (optional):

your student card number (the number under the barcode)
student’s album number
post-graduate student’s individual number preceded by the prefix "P-", e.g. P-6798
your library card number (the number under the barcode)
the library account number visible in the USOSweb in “My USOSweb” tab in the “User Information” section (concerning students and academic staff)

PASSWORD - provided during registration to the library

In order to recover your library password you can (optional):

do it remotely by using the Password Reset tool (to do this, you need to know your login and have access to the mailbox assigned to your library account)
appear in person in the Main Library (Students Lending Room, Open Stacks, Branches Libraries or Students' Halls of Residence Libraries). A valid student's ID is required.

MY ACCOUNT

ACCOUNT LOCKOUT

Account LockoutIf you keep a book past due date, your library account will be automatically blocked. You will not be able to order, borrow and extend borrowing periods for library items and the right to access the licenced electronic resources from any computer will be suspended. Moreover, you will be charged 0.30 PLN per day for each book.

In order to unblock your account you should:

bring back overdue books
pay the fine (if it is more than 5 PLN)

If the fine is less than 5PLN, you don't have to pay it at once. The library system locks the account when the fine is bigger than 5PLN.

How to pay a fee - go to Rules, regulations & fees

Registration

Created: 23 March 2015

WTU Libraries offer a variety of services for everyone. The WUT Library Catalogue facilitates access to our collections. The computer network enables users to access modern electronic collections and databases.

Membership

Non-members of the WUT

Student/staff member

Registration of WUT

Documents required to register

Registration places

Library Card

Library card is a document which confirms yours eligibility to use the WUT Libraries.
Only the owner of the library card is authorized to use it.
The owner of the library card is required to notify the library of any changes in contact details provided during registration and when the card is lost or destroyed.

Entitlements

Loss and destruction

About us

Created: 23 March 2015

WUT Libraries

Created: 23 March 2015

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

Created: 23 March 2015

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.

Locations	Equipment photo
Computer workstation WUT Main Library Open Stacks level II
Special keyboards WUT Main Library Open Stacks level II Chemical and Process Engineering
SuperVario2 40-Brailleline WUT Main Library Open Stacks level II
BIGtrack computer mouse WUT Main Library Open Stacks level II
VISIO enlarger WUT Main Library Open Stacks level II
Braille printer WUT Main Library Open Stacks level II
Magnifier for the visually impaired sliders_set_12 slider_wut-main-library WUT Main Library slider_branches-of-the-library Branches of the library slider_all-faculty-libraries All faculty libraries
Electronic magnifier WUT Main Library Open Stacks level II sliders_set_13 slider_branches-of-the-library-2 Branches of the library slider_all-faculty-libraries-2 All faculty libraries All faculty libraries Architecture Automobiles and Heavy Machinery Engineering Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering Chemical and Process Engineering Civil Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Electronics and Information Technology Mechatronics Physics / Mathematics and Information Power and Aeronautical Engineering Transport Library of WUT Business School

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

Applications PW Navi, PW mapa and audio mapa PW

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

Created: 23 March 2015

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

Scanning

Free of charge. Save scans as PDF, TIFF or JPG.

Main Library Open Stacks, level 2 (room 242):

Zeta scanner - scans in colour; save scans to USB memory stick or send to email; available automatic correction of the curvature of the scanned material
Zeutschel scanner - b/w scans; save scans to USB memory stick

Southern Campus Library, level 2, room 206:

Zeta scanner - scans in colour; save scans to USB memory stick; available automatic correction of the curvature of the scanned material

Printouts

Main Library Open Stacks, level 2 (room 242):

The Zeccer printer allows you to print: directly from Zeccer website, by downloading the mobile app or by sending materials to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Payment can be made by online transfer, card or Blik.

User manual

**Price list**
Type of charge	Price
A4 page b/w	0,22 PLN
A4 page colour	1,20 PLN
transaction fee	0,29 PLN

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.

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