Main Library of Warsaw University of Technology

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_1 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_2 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.

Internet access

Created: 23 March 2015

Wired network

Computer workstations for searching the library collection

The Main Library and its branches provide all users with access to desktop computers that enable you to:

use the Primo multi-search engine,
use the electronic resources held by the library.

Locations:

ML Open Stacks (levels II and III)
ML Students Lending Room (room 71)
Branch Library of the Southern Campus, room 206 (2nd floor)

Specialized workstations for WUT students and staff

For WUT students and staff there are desktop computers that, apart from access to the library resources, also provide:

Internet,
Microsoft Office package,
specialised engineering software (ArcGIS Pro, MATLAB, SOLIDWORKS).

Locations:

ML Open Stacks level II
Main Building, Computer Room, room 71A (ground floor)

Wi-Fi network

The Main Library provides free wireless Internet access, administered by the Computing Centre of WUT.
Currently available WIFI networks:

pw.edu.pl - network for WUT students and staff
eduroam – network for WUT students and staff and guests who have an account in the eduroam system

How to access

pw.edu.pl - logging in takes place via the login and password used in the central mail system of the Warsaw University of Technology. If it is necessary to manually set the network parameters, the following parameters are recommended:
1. WPA2 Enterprise
2. PEAP
3. MSCHAPv2
4. no certificate
eduroam - logging in takes place via the login and password generated of eduroam system (instruction). If it is necessary to manually set the network parameters, the following parameters are recommended:
1. WPA2 Enterprise
2. PEAP
3. MSCHAPv2
4. no certificate

If you are not eligible for accessing the WIFI facility, there are PCs with access to the Internet.

Rules, regulations & fees

Created: 23 March 2015

Regulations

Fees for overdue books

The fee for overdue is 0,30 PLN per day for one item. Overdue automatically blocks the library account.

Payments can be made by:

e-Payment Service – PayU – directly from the users’ library account

The electronic payment is available from your library account in the “Loans” bookmark for books which are overdue and have not been returned to the library yet, and in the “Fees” bookmark for books which are overdue but already returned.

Regulations for electronic payments [in Polish]

Safety

Online Payments service is supplied by PayU – a company that provides an online payment system. Find more about the user’s security in PayU

Unblocking the library account

When you use the PayU, your library account will be unblocked almost immediately after the transfer has been made.

For books which are overdue and have not been returned to the library yet you will get 3 extra days for returning them to the library or for renewing (it is possible only if: 1. no one else has ordered the book 2. your account is not blocked 3. you have not exceeded the limit of 3 renewals).

If you prefer a traditional money transfer in a bank or at the post office, you can download and print the payment form (it will appear while choosing the payment method). You will need to wait until the money has been registered in the account and then your library account will be unblocked. It can last up to 4 work days.

Books borrowed from various locations

Fees for overdue books borrowed from various locations (Main Library, faculty libraries, institute libraries) need to be paid separately for each location. You cannot settle the payment for books from different locations by one money transfer.

Directly to the Main Library bank account

Bank account number: 34 1240 1053 5111 4310 0050 0091 . Transfer title: name, surname and number of library card or student WUT ID number.

Download a payment form for traditional money transfer in a bank or at the post office here.

This can be done only for books from the Main Library, its branches and libraries at students dormitories. Attention – this account number cannot be used for paying for overdue books from the faculty and institute libraries.

When the payment has been made, the users’ account will be unblocked within 4 days or after showing the proof of payment in the Library.

Please remember that the fees will be accepted only for books already returned to the library (“Fees” bookmark on the user account).

Cash payments at the Main Library

Created: 12 March 2015

Address:

Main Library of the Warsaw University of Technology

Library is located on Main Campus (in the WUT Main Building)
Plac Politechniki 1
00-661 Warsaw

Information services:

phone: + 48 22 234 7300 (Reference Center)
phone/fax : +48 22 628 7184
e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Users with disabilities

For the wheelchair users

Main Library, Main Building

Library entrance and parking spaces

Lifts

Toilets

Branch Library, Library of Southern Campus

Library entrance and lifts

Toilets

Branch Library, Library of Faculty of Chemistry

Library entrance and lifts

Toilets

WUT Library in Płock

Library entrance and lifts

Toilets

For blind or visually impaired users, and users with hand dexterity

For deaf and hard of hearing users

Navigation and location applications

Digital copy request

Contact

Scanning and printing

Self-Service Copying

Customised Scanning

Professional digital copies

Collection and payment

Internet access

Wired network

Computer workstations for searching the library collection

Specialized workstations for WUT students and staff

Wi-Fi network

Rules, regulations & fees

Regulations

Fees for overdue books

List of Divisions

A. General

B. Management. Economic sciences

C. Mathematics

D. Physics

E. Chemistry

F. Earth sciences. Geodesy

G. Mechanics

H. Machine technology. Manufacturing technology

I. Electrical engineering. Power engineering

J. Electronics

K. Computer science

L. Building industry

M. Transport

N. Biological sciences. Biotechnology. Medicine

O. Printing technology

P. Law. Social sciences. Political science

R. Materials engineering. Materials science

S. Spatial planning. Architecture. Arts

W. Environmental engineering. Environmental protection

Z. Science. Technology. History

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