LIbrary Mini-guide

Library
Opening
map
hours
1st floor
Local Loans Department
Room 102, tel. 12 293-57-10
wyp@uek.krakow.pl
Mon
Tue-Fri
Sat
Sun
Self-return machine
Mon-Sun
Interlibrary Loan Services
Mon
Tue-Fri
10 am - 3 pm
9 am - 2 pm
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
8 am - 8 pm
9 am - 8 pm
9 am - 8 pm
Mon-Fri
Sat
Sun
10 am - 6 pm
9 am - 3 pm
9 am - 2 pm
Mon
Tue-Fri
Sat
Sun
10 am - 6 pm
8 am - 8 pm
9 am - 3 pm
9 am - 2 pm
Mon
Tue-Fri
Sat*
Sun*
10 am - 6 pm
8 am - 8 pm
9 am - 3 pm
9 am - 2 pm
Mon
Tue-Fri
Sat*
*break
10 am - 6 pm
8 am - 6 pm
9 am - 3 pm
12pm - 12:20pm
Mon
Tue-Fri
10 am - 6 pm
9 am - 6 pm
Room 104, tel. 12 293-57-59
wmb@uek.krakow.pl
1st floor
Catalogues
2nd floor
Local Loans Department
(self-study area)
Room 202
Help Desk
Room 202, tel. 12 293-57-09
katalog@uek.krakow.pl
Room 301
tel. 12 293-57-71
Catalogues
Periodicals Reading Room
3rd floor
Room 304
tel. 12 293-57-34
Information
Services
Department
Periodicals
Reading
Room
3rd floor
Main Reading Room
6 am - 9 pm
Main Reading Room
2nd floor
10 am - 6 pm
9 am - 6 pm
9 am - 3 pm
9 am - 2 pm
Information Services Department
Room 310, tel. 12 293-57-51
info@uek.krakow.pl
European
Reading
Room
European Reading Room
Room 317, tel. 12 293-57-86
cde@uek.krakow.pl
Reprographic Office
Room 326, tel. 12 293-57-12
Mon, Wed, Fri* 10 am - 3 pm
Tue, Thu*
10 am - 5 pm
* break
2 pm - 2:20 pm
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Getting started
Borrowing and Returning Books
You need to enrol at the library first - visit the Local Loans Department (1st floor,
room 102).
CUE student borrowing
limits
period
Full-time, part-time and postgraduate students
10
1 month
Student of two or more courses of study
12
1 month
Disabled student
10
2 month
Documents needed:
Student’s Credit Book with a valid academic year stamp
Identity document (Personal Identity Card for Polish citizens, identity document or passport for EU citizens, passport for non-EU citizens)
Electronic Student Card [Elektroniczna legitymacja studencka] which after
activation is used as the library card
Places to work and study
Books may be borrowed only in person by showing valid Electronic Student Card at
the Lending Counter in the Local Loans Department.
You can submit two devices for
wireless internet (e.g. laptop and
smartphone or tablet)
You can work on your laptop or use one of the library’s
computers – see Library map.
Library building is within Wi-Fi coverage. In order to apply for the wireless
Internet access please ask for Wi-Fi User Card in any of the reading rooms.
Late Night Study Area - open during the examination sessions in the Catalogues available until 10 pm.
Print, scan, copy
Self-service printers and scanners are available in all departments. The cost of one
printed page is 0.20 PLN. Scanning to pdf file is free of charge.
Self-service photocopiers are available in all departments.
To use photocopiers you will need a special prepaid debit card.
where to buy - in the hall on the 3rd floor - cost = 10 PLN (non-refundable)
where to charge - in the hall on the 3rd floor and 2nd floor - cost of A4 page
= 0.20 PLN (max. 100 credits can be added)
Requested
Disabled student can authorize one person to borrow books in their stead.
Books from the Stacks Room have to be In the Local Loans Department books are
organized by subject (UDC classificaordered by online catalogue, books
tion). Books in English are shelved at the
form the open shelves area can be
end of each UDC classmark.
borrowed directly at the Local Loans
Department. You can’t borrow books form
reading rooms.
items will arrive at the
lending counter no later than an
hour after ordering and should be
collected within 7 days.
You can usually renew
borrowed books unless they
have been reserved by someone else.
You do not have to return your books in person.
You can ask a friend or send it by post with the
registered mail.
You can also use self-return machine (located few steps to the left from the Local
Loans Department), which is available from 6 am to 9 pm all week long.
You may also use the photocopy services offered by our Reprographic Office (3rd
floor, room 326). The cost of one photocopy in A4 size is 0.25 PLN and in A3 size
0.50 PLN.
Off-campus access
Most Library services and resources can be accessed from outside the Library and off
campus. You only need internet connection to:
consult the library catalogue
check your library account for details of loans, reservations and fines
renew and reserve books
access the full text of many electronic books and journals
Please see the Library web page for more information. You can also contact the Library by email or phone – see the Opening Hours on the other side of this folder.
If
How to find publications
you want to avoid fines, check details of
all your current loans listed in your Library
account. Check your email address regularly
in case you have a book return reminder.
Online catalogue registers:
books acquired after 1993
sources held in all reading rooms
periodicals and magazines acquired after 1994
electronic documents acquired after 2003
If you are looking for older publications – ask a librarian.
The A-to-Z Journal List allows direct access to all full-text journals and gives information about printed versions of all subscribed periodicals.
Databases
EBSCOhost, Emerald, JSTOR, Science Direct, Springer Link, Wiley Online Library, Cambridge Journal (HSS), Oxford Journals (Economics and Finance),
Web of Science - full text versions of books, articles, conference proceedings, and
more
Passport GMID – statistical information about countries, markets, companies and consumers
CEIC - macroeconomic, industry, and financial statistics, all countries, data from
national statistics offices, IMF, World Bank, Eurostat
OECD iLibrary - contains all the publications and datasets released by OECD
EMIS Intelligence Polska – company and market information, industry
analyses, financial statements, macroeconomic statistics, new articles, statistics
and analyses on local government units
Bankscope (available within the Library only) - comprehensive global database of banks’ financial statements, ratings and banking intelligence
Amadeus (available within the Library only) - comparable financial information
for public and private companies across Europe
Detailed information can be found on the library webpage in Databases tab.
Library savoir-vivre
You are kindly requested to:
leave your coat and your bag at the Cloakroom before entering any of our
departments
set your mobile phone to silent mode
hand over your library card to the librarian and sign the visitor’s book in
each reading room
communicate quietly so as not to disturb other patrons
refrain from eating and drinking in each of our departments