The fastest way to order books for the Library is to use the online form available on the WIKAMP platform. It allows users of the Library to submit requests for specific titles.
‘Proposal for the purchase of scientific and didactic books’ applies to the book collection of the Main Library and branch libraries. The order form is available to employees, BA, MA, PhD students of Lodz University of Technology after logging into the WIKAMP platform.
The ordering party is informed via e-mail about each stage of the order processing (rejection or approval, purchase and possibility to borrow the book). An order may be rejected if:
- the book is already in the collection,
- the books circulation has been exhausted,
- the subject matter is incompatible with the profile of the collection
- limited financial resources of the Library do not allow the purchase.
The reader can then try to order it through the Interlibrary Loan Department.
After purchasing a printed book, the reader receives an e-mail informing him/her/them that the book is purchased and reserved for him/her/them for a period of 5 days from the notification. After this time, the reservation is cancelled and the book is included in the collection under the general rules. It can take up to 2 weeks to complete the purchase of a printed book in Polish while a foreign book can take up to 2 months.