The Lending Room
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The Lending Library is located on the first floor. Its collection includes over 28,000 volumes and comprises educational resources, including: textbooks, scripts, atlases, dictionaries, popular science literature, and fiction. The books are organized by collection: anatomy, biochemistry, internal diseases, dietetics, pharmacy, nursing, dentistry, etc. Wireless internet is available in the circulation area. In the lending library, there is open access to the collections, which are secured against removal without registration in the library system. An installed gate at the entrance signals any attempts to remove items without authorization. The lending library room is monitored. You can also borrow books from the library's storage however, you need to place an order for them electronically through the Primo Multi-search tool. |
Entry to the lending room |
Library self-checkout system is comprehensive, time saving and efficient solution for library users.
First unit of that system - SelfCheck Kiosk - is located in the lending room. It enables to register loans/ returns and check user’s library account with payments and due dates.
Second checkout unit - bookdrop/self return machine is located next to the main library's entrance and enables returns of borrowed books 24/7
The lending library operates on a self-service basis. |
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Books for which the library has purchased online access are clearly marked in the lending library. Additionally, to facilitate access, this information is supplemented with QR codes. These can be found on the shelves (next to specific titles) and on the counter.
At the librarians' desk, various patron services are provided: registration of loans and returns, library membership registrations... |
... renewal of loan periods, handling financial transactions, collection of books ordered online.... |
... signing of clearance forms, and providing all kinds of information to patrons. |
At the entrance, there are catalog computers that allow users to check the availability of a desired title, place an order electronically, and check the status of their library account. |
There is also a shelf where newly acquired books are displayed. |
In the lending library, there is a SelfCheck Kiosk for self-service checkouts and returns. |
By scanning the barcode on their student ID or library card, users can check their current loans and due dates. |
Another convenience for readers is the book drop designed for self-returning borrowed books. It is located outside, near the building entrance, and is accessible 24/7. |
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Books that readers have taken from the shelves but decided not to borrow should be placed on the book trolleys.
The lending room is located on the first floor and is accessible only to registered users.
The collection of the lending room consists of handbooks and textbooks on medicine and allied sciences such as biology, chemistry, psychology, encyclopaedias and dictionaries. Polish fiction collection is also located here.
All items intended for borrowing are catalogued in the electronic library catalogue.
There are four catalogue computers in the lending room available for checking the items or user's library account and making the orders for the books.
The user may register the loan at the desk OR by using SelfCheck Kiosk.
All individuals borrowing library materials shall show their student ID or electronic library card.
In the lending room user can also borrow the items that are kept in the storeroom. The orders for those items have to be delivered by electronic catalogue only.
Library storeroom is the part of the library not accessible to the users.The items kept in the storeroom are intended both for lending and on site use, according to the item status and location.
Last update - 22.12.2020
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