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The Rules of Circulation and Preservation

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1. Borrow limit:

Categories of UsersNumber
of volumes
Time
(number of days)
RenewalMax. borrow time including renewal Deposit
Full-time Student10303060
Part-time / Extramural Student10423072
Student studying more than one course (after having the request application accepted by the Library Director)15303060
Users with special needs (BON) – upon presentation of a certificate issued by the organizational unit of UKSW responsible for servicing people with special needs 109030120
Doctoral Student209030120
Academic Teacher2518030210
Postgraduate Student5423072
Students of the courses organized at the UKSW542307250 PLN
per 1 volume
Researcher10303060
Library employee
2518030210
Managerial Staff3018030210
Rectors 30365 (1 year)30395
Professor Emeritus* 59030120
Visiting professors530306050 PLN
per 1 volume
Doctoral students from outside UKSW who are associated with UKSW by a supervisor530306050 PLN
per 1 volume
Employees on civil law contracts5903012050 PLN
per 1 volume
UKSW Graduates4303060200 PLN/year
The MOST program Students530306050 PLN
per 1 volume
Erasmus program Students
530306050 PLN
per 1 volume
Users of the Warsaw Reciprocal Borrowing Programme (SWW – BiblioWawa)5303060
*Legal basis Decision No. 16/2025 of the Director of the Library of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw of October 29, 2025 on the rules for making collections available to retired professors of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw

2. Fee for overdue

The fee for overdue is set out in § 5, par. 6-11 Rules and Regulations of Sharing Collections in the UKSW Library:

  • The fee for overdue one book is PLN 50 for each day of delay. The fee is calculated automatically by the library computer system. (par. 6)
  • The library reader recognizes the applicable fee, as well as the possibility of seeking it in court before the court competent for the UKSW headquarters. (par. 7)

The fee for overdue can only be made via bank transfer. Payment must be made by bank transfer to University account: Santander Bank Polska 80 1090 1014 0000 0001 2338 8216, UKSW, ul. Dewajtis 5, 01-815 Warszawa within 7 days from the date of return of the book (§ 5, par. 8). Information about the payment to the account is received a minimum of 2 days after making it. Only after this the library account lock is released.

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3. Materials that can not be borrowed:

  • library materials available “only on-site” and “Available at Biblioteka UKSW – Dewajtis Czytelnia Dewajtis” or “Available at Biblioteka UKSW – Czytelnia Nauk Prawnych – Wóycickiego / Biblioteka Nauk Prawnych – Wóycickiego / Biblioteka UKSW – Wóycickiego Czytelnia Wóycickiego” status.
  • works included in the reference collections of the reading rooms and laboratory,
  • newspapers and journals,
  • books published between 1801-1950,
  • objects in poor condition and incorrect prints and “small volumes”,
  • special collections (including diploma theses),
  • microfilms.

4. Orders

Materials can only be ordered electronically via an individual user account.

5. Library account

The Reader has ongoing access via the Internet to data on his library account, including the date of account validity, the current state of loans, current orders and reservations, and with special fees. The UKSW Library is not obliged to send individual notifications about the status of a library account.

The Reader is obliged to monitor his library account, regulate the obligations due and immediately reporting any irregularities.

6. Library card

The library card entitles you to access to the library collections and collect the order. Any of the following documents can be used as your Library Card:

  • valid UKSW student/doctoral/employee ID card,
  • University Student ID (Uniwersytecki Identyfikator Studenta),
  • UKSW Access Card (UKSW employees only) – after activation in the Library,
  • Postgraduate Student Card,
  • Warsaw City Card for retired UKSW employees, research and teaching staff under civil law contracts, prof. visitors,
  • electronic doctoral ID for doctoral students from outside UKSW related to UKSW by a supervisor – so-called “Login PRIMO” account is valid for one year,
  • electronic student/doctoral/employee ID [including mStudent ID (a service within the mObywatel application – gov.pl portal) of a UKSW student] or Warsaw City Card of a reader of a library that is a participant of the Warsaw Reciprocal Borrwing Programme (hereinafter referred to as SWW) – does not entitle the user to use electronic databases and interlibrary loans of the UKSW Library.
  • graduate card and ID card upon the first visit of a UKSW graduate.

Part-time students and students of the courses organized at the UKSW who do not hold the above-mentioned cards but have their USOS account, must present an evidence of current student status from their UKSW unit at the Lending Room.

7. Availability statuses

When browsing the online catalogue, the status of the book is visible, e.g.: “Dostępny w Biblioteka UKSW – Dewajtis Magazyn I – Dewajtis”, “Dostępny w Biblioteka UKSW – Wóycickiego Magazyn II – Wóycickiego”, “Dostępny w Biblioteka Nauk Prawnych – Wóycickiego Magazyn Nauk Prawnych – Wóycickiego”, “Niedostępne” lub “Dostępne w Biblioteka UKSW – Dewajtis Czytelnia Dewajtis” lub “Dostępne w Biblioteka UKSW – Wóycickiego Czytelnia Nauk Prawnych – Wóycickiego”, “Biblioteka Nauk Prawnych – Wóycickiego”, “Biblioteka UKSW – Wóycickiego Czytelnia Wóycickiego”.

8. Pickup of requested item

Home libraryPickup location
The Library of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw – DewajtisUKSW Library – Dewajtis (K-303) or UKSW Library – Wóycickiego (building. 23, 1st floor, r. 110)
The Library of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw – Wóycickiego
UKSW Library – Wóycickiego (building 23, 1st floor, r. 110) OR UKSW Library- Dewajtis (K-303)
Law Sciences LibraryLaw Sciences Library (building 17, ground floor, r. 1708A)

Materials at the Lending Room can be picked up after approx. 30 min. from sending a request, except when they have been ordered:

  • books ordered between. 5.30 p.m. – 9.00 a.m. – they can be picked up after 9.30 a.m. 9.30
  • request for books was send after 5.30 p.m. on Friday – thay can be picked up from 11.00 a.m. on Saturday.
  • request for books was send between 2.30 p.m. on Saturday and 9.00 a.m. on Monday – they can be picked up from 9.30 a.m. on Monday

Books must be picked up within 3 days, when the library is open to readers.

9. Book renewal

Renewal is an extension of the deadline for returning borrowed books. It is only possible if the item has not been ordered previously by another user.

The total loan period may not exceed the sum of the days of the statutory loan and the 30-day renewal period. The renewal is available 7 days before the designated return date and is allowed until the day before the deadline. The first renewal in the library system may last 30 days. Another renewal is allowed according to the information from the library system on the library account, depending on the date of the first renewal. The sum of renewal days cannot exceed 37 days.

In special cases, prolongate can be obtained via e -mail or telephone contact to the Lending Room. The reader should provide the librarian with his/her surname, first name and UKSW ID from USOSWeb. A reader applying for a renewal by e-mail should receive a reply to his letter containing the applicable deadlines for returning the books. Sending a request to the Library for an extension of the loan period for books does not constitute a renewal.

10. Overdue loans

Any overdue item on your account unables placing a new book request. The library account is unlocked after making the payment. Information about the payment to the account is received a minimum of 2 days after making it (it is also possible sending the payment confirmation to the library).

11. E-mail notifications

Electronic notifications with confirmation/decline of the requests, information about the approaching return date or overdue notices are sent to the readers’ e-mail addresses.