UMCS Library

The library provides open access to a part of collections - books and periodicals, arranged according to the Classification of the Library of Congress in Washington (KBK).

The Library reader uses the designated open access collections:

• library materials are sought for, carried within the premises, used locally or borrowed by the user,
• materials used locally are left on the carts designated for this purpose, not carried back on the shelf,
• the right to borrow outside the Library is granted to readers who have a valid library account,
• on the labels of the books there is a WD serial number - an alphanumeric record, beginning with the letter denoting the field and the subfield, the date of issue e.g. KK248.2.G76 1953; the books are also marked with colored stickers corresponding to particular fields.

           Red sticker indicates access only in the reading room.

• books are returned in the areas of open access or Main Library's circulation desk,
• collections located in the the areas of open access cannot be ordered via a computer Library system.

Distribution of open access collections in the UMCS Main Library