How to use the library?

• Registrations to the Library
• Library account
• Borrowing, renewal, return of items
• On-site using the Reading Room
• Terms of licensed e-resources use
• Regulations for users
• Charges and bank accounts numbers
• Electronic or paper circulation card

Registrations to the Library

• borrowing library collections is entitled for:
  • UTP students of the first, second, third grades of studies and postgraduate students
  • UTP employees
  • students of other universities and schools on the basis of a cooperation agreement
  • registration and activation of an electronic student ID card is done at the Lending Room on the basis documents required to register:
    • for students – a valid student ID/PhD student ID card
    • for employees – a valid employee ID card
    • the confirmation of payment for the library card or activation of an electronic student ID card in the amount of 10,00 PLN (Polish zlotych)
    • registering to the UTP Library requires filling in a declaration form including the personal data and agree for compliance with the regulations of using the Library, which must be confirmed with one’s handwritten signature
• a library card or an electronic student ID card entitles to:
  • ordering, borrowing and renewal
  • access to electronic resources outside the UTP computer network. Remote access to e-resources
• loss of a library card or an electronic student ID card must be reported immediately at the Lending Room

Library account

Sign in to My Account (library catalogue)

• login: borrower ID – barcode from library card (e.g. B/111111) or electronic student card number (example 123456)
• password/PIN – two digits of the year and two digits of the month of reader’s birth (example 8701). If you have a problem, please contact the Lending Room
• enables:
  • ordering, borrowing and renewal the period of borrowing books
  • checking the account status (the amount of ordered and borrowed books, information about charges
  • password/PIN change
  • the e-mail address updating
• is valid:
  • for UTP students on the statutory duration of the first, second, third grades of studies
  • for UTP employees – 5 years
  • for UTP postgraduate students for the duration of their studies
  • for other universities students and high schools students – 1 year
• at the moment of signing the circulation card (electronic or paper one), the account shall be deleted.

Borrowing, renewal, return of items

On-site using the Reading Room

• can be used by all interested visitors
• collections in the Reading Room:
  • are arranged according to the Universal Decimal Classification
  • are available in open stacks
  • materials used are left on the designated trolleys, not put on the shelves
• borrowing
  • books labeled with an orange stripe may be borrowed for 15 days (without possibilities renewal of a return date)
  • users with active library accounts are entitled to borrow books from the Reading Room
  • the Reading Room books are not ordered in the library catalogue (the librarian on duty should loan the book found on the shelf to the reader’s account)
  • it is possible to borrow no more than three books at the same time
  • borrowed books must be returned at the Reading Room
  • exceeding due date of returning books, will result blocking the reader’s account and charging a fee of PLN 0.30 for each day of delay, per each book
• when using the Reading Room, it is necessary to:
  • visitors are required to leave coats, bags and backpacks in the cloakroom
  • visitors may bring only things needed for work (laptop, notes)
  • visitors are allowed to use own sources and computers after reporting it to the librarian on duty

Terms of licensed e-resources use

Charges and bank accounts numbers