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Library of Wrocław University of Science and Technology

First steps

A few questions/answers about the Library and its services. If You have any questions - please write: infnauk@pwr.edu.pl.

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Library Guide for International Student

Books can be ordered electronically via Primo, for external borrowing or on-site use. To do this, you must:

  • Find the publication of interest (e.g. by title, author, subject heading, call number),
  • Log in to your library account,
  • Click on the order option, select the collection location and terms of use,
  • Send the order.

Ordered items can only be collected in person by the library account holder. Ordered books must be collected within 3 business days (including the day of fulfillment). Some locations may have extended fulfillment times.

To remotely activate your account in the Library, please send scans of your ID card and the completed and signed form (pdfword) to biblioteka.wyp@pwr.edu.pl.

You can unblock your account in any PWr library by showing your student ID. Failure to collect ordered books four times will result in blocking your account for 3 months.

Yes, you can use our online catalogue.  

Yes.

By logging in to the library catalogue on the Library website ("Log in" tab) or the Primo VE search engine (on the home page).

Yes, you can renew a book once (if it is not overdue) from your account using the online catalogue. 

Please contact a librarian (Main Circulation Desk  or a Center`s Branch) as soon as possible. A staff member will tell you how much the item costs or will suggest to replace the book.

The licensed e-books and e-journals are authorized for use by the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology community and access is restricted to the university IP addresses. Authorized users include current faculty staff and students can access them from off-campus by VPN PWr system.

  • the user can book a room up to 7 days in advance,
  • the user can have two reservations on their account,
  • the key to the room should be collected no later than 15 minutes after the start of the reservation, after which the reservation expires and the room becomes available to other users,
  • the maximum time for renting a room is 3 hours, the user can book a room for a shorter period, if the return date clashes with other reservations, the system will shorten the rental time accordingly,
  • the group work room is intended for a group of 4 to 24 people,
  • Individual Work Rooms and Group Work Rooms are intended to meet scientific and educational needs using the Library's resources,
  • the Library reserves the right to cancel a room reservation or shorten the rental time.

All persons with an active library account can place an order for a scan of materials. You can order articles from magazines as well as fragments of books, e.g. individual chapters. The daily limit for one user is 5 orders. In accordance with copyright regulations, we do not scan entire books (up to 20% of the total content). The limit for orders of the same title is renewed after 6 months. Orders will be fulfilled in the order of applications.

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