AGH University Main Library

FAQ - Resources available in reading rooms

  • The Main Reading Room (1st floor) is open Monday through Thursday from 8.00 a.m. to 7.45 p.m., Friday from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m., Saturday from 8.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. Here you will find a wide range of books and textbooks, as well as current issues of scientific journals and daily newspapers. Orders for older issues of journals (from the Stock) should be placed via the form.
  • Self-Study Reading Room (ground floor) is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 7:45 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. This area is especially intended for self-study.
  • The Reference Department Reading Room (1st floor) is open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:45 p.m., Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This is where you can use scientific databases, e-books, e-journals, encyclopedias, and reference books.
  • The Special Collections Reading Room (2nd floor) is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Patent databases, Polish and foreign standards, maps, and other cartographic documents, as well as doctoral dissertations are available here. To order a printout of excerpts of standards, please use the form. Please note that computer printouts of excerpts of standards are made only for teaching or research purposes, exclusively for AGH University employees, doctoral students, and students. Orders for other materials are processed on-site.

How to order a scan of materials available only in reading rooms?


AGH University students, doctoral students, and employees who are enrolled in AGH University Main Library and have an active library account for the current academic year can place orders for scans of fragments of library materials, e.g. a journal article or an extract from a book.

 

Please send your scan request via the form or by e-mail to: wypmb[at]bg.agh.edu[dot]pl. The scan will be sent back to the reader's email address.

Orders are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. The waiting time for order processing depends on the current number of orders.