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The Library of the Faculty of Economics and Sociology of the University of Łódź named after Prof. Józef Chałasiński is a scientific and didactic library with an economic and sociological profile. The Library's book collection consists of 90,739 volumes of books and 377 journal titles (as of 31.12.2021). The Library's book collection is catalogued using the 'Symphonia' computer system. Books can be ordered only electronically.
The Library offers readers 8 desktop computers with access to the library catalogue, 23 computers with access to library databases and the Internet for research purposes, a scanner and a reading room with 31 spots. In addition, it is possible to use Wi-Fi.
In the reading room there is free access to shelves with new books arranged in 34 sections of the two collections: economics and sociology (about 15,000 volumes), as well as current journals arranged also by section and some archival journals. There is an interlibrary loan service in the Library, which makes it possible to order books from other libraries in Poland.
The following persons may register with the Library of the Faculty of Economics and Sociology: employees, retirees of the Faculty of Economics and Sociology, doctoral students, students and postgraduate students of the Faculty of Economics and Sociology of the University of Łódź, students of other faculties of the University of Łódź, students of other universities in Łódź and the Łódź Province, pupils and teachers of schools that have concluded an agreement with the Faculty Authorities.
Students wishing to register with the Library should have a valid student ID card (ELS) with them.
Registration with the library takes place on site and allows immediate access to the book collection and e-resources in all libraries of the University of Łódź.
Mondays - closed to readers
Tuesdays, Wednesdays: 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Thursdays, Fridays: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
On Saturdays in March (March 14 and March 28), the library will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Access to the book dispenser and drop box: during the opening hours of building E, 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Our Reading Room has 31 desks, 23 of which are equipped with computers with access to library databases and the Internet for research purposes. Readers also have access to a convenient self-service scanner. You can bring your own laptop and use the Wi-Fi (eduroam) Internet connection.
New books are organized into 34 subject areas (approx. 15,000 volumes) in the Reading Room, in the economics and sociology collections. They can be accessed freely, without reservation or prior ordering. Current (and some archived) magazines are also arranged by section. Helpful descriptions can be found on the shelves.
The Interlibrary Loan Service fulfills orders for loans of books that are not available in other libraries in Łódź. Orders are usually fulfilled within 1-3 weeks. You can place an order for up to 5 publications at a time. The loan period for library collections is determined by the lending library.
To place an order, please contact wmb.eksoc@uni.lodz.pl by email.
The lending desk is located on the third floor of building E of our Faculty. It is open during the Library's working hours. Books ordered via the online catalog can be picked up within 3 days. You must come in person to collect your books and present a valid library card (usually encoded on your student ID card). Orders are processed during the rental service's opening hours in two-hour cycles. The last orders are processed one hour before the library closes. All orders placed later are processed the following day.
Returns can be made to the librarian on duty (during Library opening hours) or by placing the books in the drop box or book dispencer (Tue-Sun 7am-9pm).
The Library of the Faculty of Economics and Sociology accepts returns of books borrowed exclusively from our library.
Books from our Library can be ordered to the book dispenser located on the ground floor of building E. Orders to the book dispenser are processed on working days. Ordered books are held for 3 days and can be collected between 7am and 8pm.
Persons registered with the University of Łódź Libraries remotely who have not yet used the book dispenser are requested to report in person to the BWES Lending Desk with a valid ID card before picking up their ordered books for the first time - it is necessary to activate it in the library system. This is a technical requirement, and failure to comply will prevent you from using the book dispenser.
The drop box is located on the ground floor of building E, opposite the reception desk. It is a gray box marked with the Library logo, where you can return books to our library. It works “analogically” - there is no need to scan your library card or specific book code. You can put books in it when the book return machine is full or when books are returned on someone else's behalf without a library card.
Books are removed from the drop box twice a day and scanned (returned in the system) at the Circulation Desk. We only accept returns of books from our departmental library.
To become a reader of the University of Łódź Libraries, you must actively express your desire to do so. You can do this:
• in person at any Faculty Library,
• in person at the University of Łódź Main Library;
• online, by sending an email requesting an account to: bul.wm@lib.uni.lodz.pl from your student or work email address registered with the University of Łódź domain.
People from outside the University of Łódź can use the collections on site.
To find the books you are looking for, use the online catalogue, available on the BUŁ homepage (https://elibrary.lib.uni.lodz.pl). The catalogue allows you to search for items by author, title, subject, and also offers an advanced search option, combining, for example, the author's name with the specific title of their book. The search results can be narrowed down to items of interest, e.g. books published only in Polish before 2009.
To borrow a book to take home, you need to place an order electronically – after logging into your account in the online catalogue (https://www.lib.uni.lodz.pl/), click on the ‘Request from Closed Stacks’ button. Ordered books can be collected when their status in the reader's account changes to ‘Ready for collection’. Please make sure that the book you are ordering has the status ‘available for borrowing’ (zbiory do wypożyczeń). Do not order books that are ‘for use on site’ (zbiory do korzystania na miejscu).
Free Access is a space at BWES that is directly accessible to readers. In other words, it is an open reading room for books and periodicals with workspaces. Free Access books are marked with different coloured stickers. The colours indicate the sections in which the book is located. For example, a red stripe means finance, three blue stripes mean sociology. A list of sections (and colours) is displayed in a visible place in the reading room. Each free access book has its own call number (an alphanumeric classification containing information about the subject area and additional data about the author, edition, etc.). Free access books cannot be reserved. Simply take the selected item from the shelf. After using materials on site in the Library, please return them to the trolleys standing next to the shelves.
Yes. Log in to your account in the online catalogue and click on the ‘Place hold’ button next to the specific book. When the book is returned by the previous reader and prepared for you, you will receive an email with this information. The status of the book in your account will change to ‘Ready for collection’. The book must be collected from the lending desk within 3 working days.
No, because each reader borrows books in person, presenting their library card – encoded on their student ID card, which must not be shared with third parties – to the librarian. However, any person can return a book (no ID is required for returns), or you can use the drop box on the ground floor of building E.
Orders are processed from Tuesday to Friday during the circulation desk's opening hours or from the book machine between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. Orders placed the previous day can be collected from 10 a.m. Orders placed after 3 p.m. can be collected the following day.
Ordered books can be collected when their status in the reader's account changes to ‘Ready for collection’. Ordered and reserved materials are available for collection for three days.
To collect a book, you need a student/doctoral student ID card or an electronic library card. Books must be collected in person. In exceptional cases (illness), you may use the help of another person, who must present authorisation.
Ordered books are available within 3 days of ordering, after which time they return to the closed stacks and must be reordered.
For books ordered to the lending room, the processing time is 2 hours. The book must be collected within three working days (including the day of placing the order).
Extensions of the book loan period, can be made independently after logging into your reader account in the online catalogue or at the Library (in person, by telephone: 42 635 52 66 or by e-mail: bibliotekaeksoc@uni.lodz.pl).
Extensions will not be possible if:
the book return date has passed,
the book has been reserved by another reader,
the reader has outstanding financial obligations to the BUŁ or the faculty library.
Each book can be extended twice, books from other faculties can be extended once.
If the return date is exceeded, the reader's account will be blocked. In this situation, it is best to return the book as soon as possible.
| A reader may borrow at one time | If they are: |
| 10 items for 2 months | A first- or second-cycle student of Economics and Sociology, a postgraduate student of Economics and Sociology |
| 15 items for 2 months | A student of two fields of study at the Faculty of Economics and Sociology |
| 5 items for 1 month | A student of another higher education institution in Łódź or the Łódź Province that has concluded an agreement with the authorities of the University of Łódź |
| 2 items for 1 month | A student of a faculty other than EkSoc at the University of Łódź |
| 3 items for 1 months | Pupil or teacher at a school that has concluded an agreement with the authorities of the University of Łódź |
| 20 items for 1 year | Researcher at EkSoc, retired employee of EkSoc |
| 15 items for 6 months | Doctoral student at EkSoc |
| 5 items for 2 months | Non-academic employee EkSoc |
Anyone can return books on behalf of a reader. In addition, there is a drop box on the ground floor of building E where you can return books outside of library hours.
All publications in our library can be searched for in the main catalogue at https://elibrary.lib.uni.lodz.pl, where you can also place your order.
The most frequently used, most interesting or most important periodicals are located in the reading room. They are arranged by title. Other periodicals (archival) are located in the storage room – they must be ordered to the reading room by filling out a paper request form.
We do not collect master's and doctoral theses – they can be found in the digital Archive of Theses (APD - Archiwum Prac Dyplomowych) of the University of Łódź at usosweb.
Yes, you can take photos. Of course, you must respect the rules of social life and the GDPR ;)
The website https://www.lib.uni.lodz.pl/katalogi-i-zbiory/e-zasoby contains subscribed databases and open resources.
Please notify the Library Manager, Barbara Adamiak-Kuśmierek (barbara.adamiak@uni.lodz.pl), if you would like to donate books. We will determine whether we can accept specific titles.
In such a situation, please contact the library. The librarians will draw up a report and inform you about further steps. Usually, you will need to repurchase the book (not necessarily a new copy – preferably one from the same year as the damaged copy) or bring another book suggested by the librarian.
Professor Józef Chałasiński Library of the Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Łódź
Revolucji 1905 r. nr 37/39
90-214 Łódź
building E - Centre for Informatics and Econometrics
room E 318 (3rd floor)
phone: 42 635 52 66
e-mail: bibliotekaeksoc@uni.lodz.pl
