Library
- We provide books, e‑books, journals and textbooks essential for work and study.
- Our Library is open to everyone: students, staff and external users.
- We offer quiet study spaces.
- Our collection includes around 50,000 books, about 100 journal titles and access to many databases.
- We are part of the interlibrary loan system.
Library catalogue
- The entire collection is catalogued electronically.
- The online system allows users to quickly search the catalogue and reserve books electronically.
DIGITEKA – Didactic Materials Centre
It is a collection of over 2,000 materials for students and lecturers (including case studies, manuals, videos and books) from various fields such as philology, IT, law, psychology and management.
Library in numbers
55000
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this is how many books are held in the library’s collection
90
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The number of avaiable printed specialist journal titles – Polish and foreign
2492
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as many case studies and video materials are available in our Digiteka
Library lending departments
Opening hours of the Library
- Mon–Fri: 08:00 – 18:00
- Sat: 08:00 – 19:00
- Sun: 08:00 – 17:00
Search or reserve books via the online library catalogue. Borrow e‑books directly in the catalogue.
As a rule, books are borrowed for 14 days and textbooks for 31 days, but this period can be extended.
You may have up to 15 items on loan at one time.
Some titles are available for use in the Library only.
Library – where to start?
Merito students use the Library’s resources free of charge.
To borrow books, you must have a valid student ID card.
Completing the online library training available on the Moodle platform is a prerequisite for library registration.
Library catalogue
How can I find a book?
Step 1: Go to the Merito Library online catalogue and log in using your Extranet login.
Step 2: Use the search box to find the book you want to borrow.
Step 3: Check the book’s availability. If it is unavailable, you can place a reservation.
Extension (renewal) of a loan
- You have full control over your loans and can extend due dates without visiting the Library.
- You can renew the due date of a borrowed book yourself by logging in to your library account.
- A loan can be renewed up to 5 times, provided there are no other reservations for that book.
Book reservations
With the online reservation system, you can track the availability of books and reserve copies that are currently unavailable (on loan). When the book is returned, you will receive an e‑mail notification and will be able to collect it. You can cancel your reservation at any time. If a book you have borrowed is reserved by another user, you will no longer be able to extend its due date.
Book returns
- You can return books during the Library’s opening hours, either in person or via someone returning them on your behalf.
- You can also return books outside the Library’s opening hours by placing them in the book drop in the CP building (to the right of the entrance).
- You may return books by post or courier as well. The address is available in the Contact section – remember to add the note “Library” on the parcel.
How do I use electronic resources?
Using the Library’s electronic resources is simple and convenient. You can browse the online catalogue by logging in to your library account, which lets you search for books, e‑books and journals and place reservations. The Library also provides access to external databases such as IBUK Libra (academic e‑books) and LEX (a comprehensive Polish legal information system), offering a wide range of scholarly publications and legal information.
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Reading room
- The reading room is equipped with computer workstations with Internet access.
- You have open access to books and journals. The main collection is arranged by call number, and textbooks are shelved by title.
- You can use group study rooms or quiet study rooms here.
Databases
LEX Akademia + Lexoteka
It is a continuously updated legal database with comprehensive Polish case law, legal literature and sources of Polish law, including the Legal and Economic Information System and the Polish Legal Bibliography (PAN).
IBUK Libra
It is an e‑book platform offering titles from publishers such as Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Wolters Kluwer Polska, PWE, C.H. Beck, IMPULS, Helion and various university presses in fields including economics, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, law, medicine and sport.
Legalis
It is a comprehensive Polish law database with legal acts from official journals, court rulings, official explanations, letter templates and modules including Civil Law, Taxes, Labour Law and Public Procurement.
Pearson
It is a fully English‑language database that collects economics and management e‑books published by the educational and publishing company Pearson.
Infor Lex
It is a full‑text database containing legal acts, case law, commentaries and articles from specialist press published by INFOR, covering finance, taxes, accounting and human resources.
BIBLIO ebookpoint
It is an online lending platform for specialist e‑books that works similarly to a traditional library, offering academic titles, fiction, guides and professional publications.
Proquest
It is a mainly English‑language database with nearly 10,000 full‑text journals, dissertations, working papers, leading business and economics journals, and country and industry reports, whose international coverage gives researchers a global picture of companies and business trends.
EBSCO
It is the largest mainly English‑language full‑text database covering sciences, humanities, social sciences, psychology, education, economics, business, IT, engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, medical and biomedical sciences, and many other fields.
Elsevier
ScienceDirect provides millions of Elsevier publications, from full‑text journal articles to high‑quality books, with e‑books grouped into 24 subject collections spanning fields such as biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, chemistry and clinical medicine.