Loans & Returns

If you want to borrow books from the Library, check their availability in the AGH Libraries Catalogue.

Books which location is marked with BG are stored in the Main Library. Other locations are for branch libraries i.e. WIMiR-Biblioteka Wydziałowa. To use these resources, go to such library.

You can order books from location BG-Magazyn electronically, after logging in to your account in the AGH Libraries Catalogue:

• click on the title you found,
• select the location of the book you wish to order it from,
• click "Request" next to the selected copy available for loan,
• select a Pickup Location - if you want to borrow a book externally, choose "BG Wypożyczalnia" (pay attention to whether the copy you are requesting contains a note that restricts borrowing externally, e.g. books with a value over PLN 800 or that are for use in the Reading Room only),
• click "Send Request" button on the screen. The message "Your request was successfully placed" appears. You can check the status of your request in your library account.

You can check the status of your orders on your library account in the "My Library Account" tab. Books can be picked up about an hour after requesting. Show your student ID/library card at the Circulation Desk. The order is awaiting for pickup for 7 days.

Books in Open Stacks Area can be borrowed on your own. You can check the availability of books and their exact location (in the Open Stacks Area) searching the AGH Libraries Catalogue. When using the Open Stacks Area you can search for books, take them off the shelves and borrow them by yourself. Go to self-check machine and follow the instructions on the screen.
Get help from the librarian also if your account is invalid or there is a lock on your account and you cannot borrow books on your own.

You can reserve books borrowed by other readers. This option is only available if no other copy is currently available. This applies to items from the location BG-Magazyn whose Call Number begins with a Roman numeral (e.g. II 123456) and books from the Fiction Library collection. 

Once you have found the book in the AGH Libraries Catalogue:

• click on the title you found,
• click "Request"
• select a Pickup Location - if you want to borrow a book externally, choose "BG Wypożyczalnia" (pay attention to whether the copy you are requesting contains a note that restricts borrowing externally, e.g. books with a value over PLN 800 or that are for use in the Reading Room only),
• click "Send Request" button on the screen.

You can also order such a book:

• in the Library - tell the librarian on duty the Call Number of the book you are requesting and show your student ID/library card,
• by email - email us at udo@bg.agh.edu.pl.

Books from the Open Stacks Area whose signature begins with the letter W (e.g. W 123456) are not subject to requesting and reservations.

In the AGH Libraries Catalogue, you can check your library account balance (among others: information about borrowed books and return dates). You can also renew the return dates of borrowed books on your own. Log in to your account and go to the "My Library Account" tab, then on the list of borrowed books select the items to be renewed and confirm with the "Renew" button.

You can only renew books if they have not been ordered by another user. You can renew borrowed materials no earlier than 7 days before the due date for return.

There is no limit on renewals. A book can be on your library account for 600 days from the date of borrowing. After this time, if you still want to use it, bring it to the Circulation Desk.
Watch the deadlines for returning books. Your account will be blocked if you overdue 10 or more books, even by 1 day. To unlock your library account, bring the overdue books to the Circulation Desk. 

If you hold your books more than 14 days after the specified return date, a fee will be charged. We charge for the entire grace period. We charge PLN 0.20 per day, per book.

If you have a question about the status of your Library account, please contact us:
udo@bg.agh.edu.pl+48 12 617 32 12

You can return books:

• using book drop at the front door of the Library building,
• in person at the Circulation Desk,
• sending them by post: A. Mickiewicz Ave. 30, 30-059 Kraków, U-1 building, AGH University Main Library, Circulation Desk.

Books returned to the book drop will be removed from the user's account no later than the next business day.

If you want to return books and borrow another at the same time, return them directly to the Circulation Desk, not to the book drop.

Remember the deadline for returning books. There is a fee for not returning books on time -  PLN 0,20 per day per book. If you return the books within 14 calendar days of the designated return date, the fee will not be charged.

Remember that you can only return books borrowed from the branch library to the relevant branch library.

You will receive a confirmation of settlement with the AGH University Main Library after returning all borrowed books and settling any financial obligations.

Confirmations are issued:

• in electronic form via USOS (USOSweb and APD – graduation process User manual for a student),
• at the Circulation Desk (bring your clearance slip with you).