OUR READING ROOM FREE ACCESS TO BOOKS

General information Before you use the Reading Room: Leave your overcoat in the cloakroom; Leave your rucksack/bag on the rack at the entrance, and your instrument in front of the counter; Leave your badge or any other ID with the Librarian on duty; Enter your name and surname in the Readers’ Book; Report to the Librarian all your books and journals/magazines that you bring with you to the Reading Room. Remember that the Reading Room is a place of work – we ask you to remain silent and not to use your mobile phone. Food and beverages are not allowed.

Computers and access to the Internet Our computers may be used for browsing the Library catalogues and for other scientific and educational purposes. In the Library, the FCUM students and staff UMFC have access to Wi-Fi. You need to get registered before you use it for the first time.

Free access The Reading Room offers free access to its books, i.e. you can take the books from and put them back on the shelves by yourself. It is not allowed to take the books out of the Reading Room without informing the Librarian about it and without obtaining his/her permission to do so.

Organisational system The Reading Room is divided into sections. Numbers and names of the sections may be found at the entrance to the Reading Room (on the left).

The books are placed on the bookshelves of the respective sections in the order presented in the picture.

The bookshelves are marked with numbers and names of the respective sections.

How to find the book number, pointing to its location in the Reading Room, in the ALEPH catalogue? ENTER YOUR SEARCH PHRASE, E.G. AUTHOR’S SURNAME AND SELECT THE FIELD TO BE SEARCHED SELECT THE BASE FOR YOUR SEARCH

A list of titles will be displayed A list of titles will be displayed. Select yours and move on to its full description... … or to the list of items.

Select the item available in the Reading Room. The list of items… In the column Reading Room please note the section number (Dz - from Polish: dział - a section) and the book number (Ks – from Polish: książka – a book) Select the item available in the Reading Room.

On the back cover each book has a label with its section number (in red) and book number. This will help you find its place on the shelf.

Special SECTION 14 Section 14 is a collection of books on composers’ life and works. The books are arranged alphabetically by the names of the musicians (first 3 letters of the surname), and then by numbers under the specific name. Example: Here you can see the labels of the four consecutive books in Section 14: Bux1 Byr1 Cag1 Cag2 They are arranged alphabetically by three-letter codes. The two books about Cage (Cag) are organised by numbers (1 and 2) which come after the three-letter code.

Labels Laboratory and SZAFA (eng. Cabinet) If the book is located in the Laboratory, give the book call  number to the Librarian who will bring it to you. If the book is located in the SZAFA, give the book title to the Librarian.

Please note: The items stored in the Reading Room (and in the Workroom) cannot be requested or loaned. In special cases, the Reading Room materials may be made available for photocopying; however, only provided that : The Librarian gives you his/her permission to do so; No other copy of the book is available in the Lending Room; The Lending Room is closed. All the collections may be photographed. If you don’t know where to put the book back, ask the Librarian for help. If you put it anywhere it will be very difficult to find it again, both to you and to other Readers!