Limits on the number of items you can borrow for off-site use:
| Patron status | number of books | rental period |
| Students of WMU | 10* | 6 months |
| PhD students of WMU | 10 | 12 months |
| Postgraduate students of WMU | 10 | 6 months |
| Academic staff of WMU | 10 | 6 months |
| Staff of WMU | 15 | 12 months |
| Healthcare workers | 5 | 3 months |
| Other users | 3 | 3 months |
*In the period November-June up to 15 titles
Notice: All books marked as “books for short-term loan – 1 month” or “Open Access Zone– short-term loan” can be borrowed for up to 1 month regardless of the user’s status.
Library account
Your library account number will be sent to the email address you gave upon registration. During account activation process, you will receive your personalised login: first name.last name (no capital letters or diacritics). You can use that log in or your account number as login. Password is created during online registration. If you have forgotten your password, use the “Forgotten your password?” option.
Orders
Books are ordered through the WMU Library’s online catalog. After searching for a document according to the selected index, choose the Request option, then the place of delivery (for books from the Main Library – the Main Lending Room, for books from the Faculty of Pharmacy – the Pharmacy Lending Room) and send the order. Order processing time is up to one hour. In October-November the processing time may be longer. You will be notified by email when your order is ready for pickup.
Books marked as “Clinics and Departments of WMU” cannot be borrowed by individual users.
The selected book collection gathered for individual departments that are part of the Faculty of Pharmacy is lent only to employees of these units.
How to collect requested books
Requested books can be collected at the circulation desk on the first floor of the Library at 2-6 Marcinkowskiego Street. You have 7 days to do that. After this date, books will pass on to other patrons or will be re-shelved and the user’s account will be temporarily blocked (to unblock your account, please call 71 784 19 24) . Please be sure to have your student or staff eCard with you (students and staff of WMU) or library card (other users) when collecting books.
Open Access Zone – borrowing
There are two Open Access Zones in the Library: with books on the first floor and journals on the second floor. The books are arranged in accord with NLM (National Library of Medicine) classification and LCC (Library of Congress) classification. Thus, all the books marked as “Open Access Zone – short-term loan” cannot be borrowed online. You will find them on the shelves in open access areas. You can borrow them using the self-issue machine or ask for help a librarian.
Please note that the books are also marked with red and green colour.
Red means that the book is available for on-site use only and green that the book can be borrowed for up to one month regardless of the reader’s status.
How to renew your books
You can renew your books three times provided that no one reserved them in the meantime. You can do that:
When renewing books online, please remember that you can do it no sooner than 90 days before the date the books are due for return and not after the deadline. Please remember that the term for which you can borrow books depends on your status.
You will get a reminder email 5 days before the loaned book is due for return.
Returns
You can return your books using
DVD, CDs can be returned only in the Lending Room.
You will again get reminder emails on the day the loaned books are due. Please check spam folder for reminder emails. If you wish to change your email address for notifications, you can do it either online or in the Lending Room.
Settlement of payments for not returning documents on time
The rate for failure to return documents on time was set at PLN 1 for each week after the deadline (per item).
All financial issues will be settled in the Main Library (Lending Room – 1st floor). Payment can be made by cash or card. Please note that an amount of PLN 10 will be charged for each lost book for the RFiD label, which is pasted to each book to be borrowed. You can follow the billing information in your library account under the ‘Fees’ tab.
Until the financial obligation is settled, the user is deprived of the right to borrow books. Simply returning the documents will not automatically unlock the account. An unsettled Reader will also not have his circulation card stamped.
Full text of the regulations available here.
Lost or damaged books
When you lose or damage a library book you can replace it with a copy of the same title (the same edition of or newer) or with a different book approved by the Librarian in charge of the Lending Room.