page_title: Main Library of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw
section_title: Collection
hierarchical_section_title: Main Library of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw / Collection
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Czytelnia Czasopism Bieżących
context_page_description: The Main Library of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw is the central research library of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw.
  It is located in Bielanski Forest Nature Reserve, next to the historic Camaldolese Church and hermitage buildings, which date back to the 17th and 18th century.
  The library was founded in 1954 with a 30,000-volume donation by the Theological Faculty of Warsaw and Jagiellionian Universities. Today, it is associated with the four other faculty libraries the University Library System, operating on two university campuses—Dewajtis and Wóycickiego, headed by the director of the University Library.
  The University Library holds nearly 500,000 printed items, with literary collections concerning theology, philosophy, history, psychology, and social sciences. It is also well known for having the largest ecclesiastical sciences book collection in Poland.
  The UKSW library is a member and the co-founder of the Federation of Church Libraries, also known as "Fides".
context_section_description: Main Library gathers, preserves, and circulates interdisciplinary literature, with the dominance of humanities, theological, social sciences, and law publications. From the beginning of the 21st century, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biological collections are also being gathered.
  Collection of Main Library consists of (on day 31 December 2017):
  One of the treasures of the library's old print collection is Biblia Sacra utriusque Testamenti, printed in 1530 in Nunberg. This Vulgate's Latin edition was published when the German translation of the New Testament was already announced by Martin Luther. It is covered with beautiful wood engravings attributed to Albrecht Dürer.
  The library gathers collections of previous Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Uniwersity professors, including Witold Tyloch, ks. Janusz Stanisław Pasierb, Czesław Zgorzelski, Andrzej Ciechanowiecki, Lothar Ruppert, and books of World Association of Home Army Soldiers.
  The library preserves most valuable items and arranges their conservation and restoration process.
  Since 2016, digital copies are published in Fides' Digital Library and Polona (National Library of Poland digital library).
  The Main Library building has 1507 m² of space. Users can access the library's collection in two Reading Rooms (main and periodical), where 70 seats are available. Books can be borrowed by Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Uniwersity students, doctoral students, researchers, and other employees. 24 computers connected to Internet with many academic databases and a self-service A3 scanner are also available.
  Since 2016, the library is a member of a digital interlibrary loan system which gives access to Academica service (for books and periodicals).
caption: Periodicals Reading Room
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