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The collection of doctoral theses defended at the AGH University dates back to 1928.
The AGH Libraries Catalogue contains nearly 6,000 bibliographic records of all dissertations held by the Library. Paper versions of documents are available in the Special Collections Department Reading Room and in the Main Reading Room (for dissertations from before 1945).
Doctoral dissertations received by the Library since 2007 are available on computer terminals in the Special Collections Department Reading Room, and in this form they are accessible to users without the need for advance ordering. The electronic collection is gradually expanding with older items as they are digitized.
Older items must be ordered in advance. Log in to the AGH Libraries Catalogue, find the doctoral dissertation you are interested in, open its details, then click the "Order" button and send your request. Theses can be read only on-site in the Reading Room without the possibility of copying, printing, or taking photographs. Some dissertations are available online when the authors have explicitly made them accessible in Open Access.
Doctoral theses that have not yet been defended are available in the Special Collections Reading Room.
Order of the Rector of the AGH UST No. 24/2021 of May 7, 2021 specifies the rules for collecting, registering and making available doctoral dissertations at AGH. Doctoral students submitting completed theses before their defense are obliged to submit one copy of the printed version and one copy of the electronic version of the publication to the AGH University Main Library. Documents can be submitted in person or through the appropriate dean's office at the Special Collections Department. Before the defense, a printed version of the dissertation is made available in the Reading Room of the Special Collections Department to all interested parties. After defense and library processing, it is stored unchanged and with respect for the author's personal rights in the collections of the AGH UST and made available in the Reading Room of the Special Collections Branch on the terms specified in the Regulations on use of the AGH University Main Library. The author of the dissertation, by completing the declaration constituting Annex No. 3 to Order No. 24/2021 of the Rector of AGH of May 7, 2021, grants a free, non-exclusive license to place the electronic version of the dissertation (accompanying documents, summaries) in the database and make it available online in the AGH Repository.
Description of the hearing (Annex No. 1 to Order 24/2021) (word document in Polish)
Declaration (Annex No. 3 to Order 18/2024) (word document in Polish)
One of the elements of ensuring the quality of education is taking actions to prevent and detect plagiarism. The new Law on Higher Education and Science specifies that if a diploma thesis or doctoral dissertation is a written work, the university checks it before the diploma examination/defense using the Uniform Anti-Plagiarism System (JSA).
A database containing data on scientific research and research and development works, doctoral and habilitation theses, and scientific expertise carried out in Polish scientific and research and development units. The SYNABA database is available on the website of the National Information Processing Institute.
Prepare the title page of the dissertation/accompanying documents in accordance with the template in Annex 2 to Order 24/2021.
Bring your completed work to the Special Collections Department Reading Room in both printed and electronic versions. Remember to attach a description of the dissertation in accordance with Annex No. 1 and a statement regarding granting a license to the University to use the dissertation/accompanying documents (Appendix No. 3). Please also bring printed reviews of your dissertation.
If you have any questions, please contact the Special Collections Department: +48 12 617 32 17 ozs@bg.agh.edu.pl