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Student rights and duties in the “Read with the UW”

“The theme of my books is complementary. One is about what students at school can do and what they are entitled to. The other is about their duties, i.e. what they are legally obliged to do,” says Mikołaj Wolanin, a student at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw, in a new episode of the “Read with the UW” series.

Events for international employees

A guided city walk, library training, and introduction to the USOS system are among the events open to new international employees of the University of Warsaw. They are organised or co-organised by the Welcome Point of the UW at the end of October and the beginning of November.

New library system at UW

At the end of November, the University of Warsaw will inaugurate a new system to support library processes. University of Warsaw Library is collaborating with the National Library in this area.

On the emblem of the University in “Read with the UW”

“The symbol of the university eagle surrounded by five stars sets the UW apart from other universities in the capital. This emblem has the longest and most beautiful history,” said Dr Krzysztof Mordyński from the UW Museum, presenting his book “The Emblem of the University of Warsaw. The History of the Symbol on the Seals from the University Museum” in the next episode of the “Read with the UW”.

On an extraordinary journey across Africa in “Read with the UW”

“Kazimierz Nowak’s journey, which he made along the African continent is one of the most daring travel achievements in history. His letters and photographs are a repository of knowledge about Africa of the 1930s,” this is how Jakub Gniadzik from the University of Warsaw Library described the book “Across the Dark Continent” in the next episode of the “Read with the UW” series.

On the prediction of an American historian in “Read with the UW”

“The author of a book published almost a century ago teaches us to think deeply about the method of studying the past, emphasises the need to understand our present, but also raises important questions about the future. ” – Prof. Paweł Stępień, a director of the UW’s Interdisciplinary Doctoral School, describes the book “The Heavenly City of the Eighteenth-Century Philosophers".

On custom letters in “Read with UW”

“Thanks to Tsubaki Stationery Store, I became newly aware of the importance of the art of communication – face-to-face conversations, formulation of statements, and expression of thoughts on paper,” – this is how Barbara Chmielewska, section manager at the library of the UW’s Faculty of Psychology, describes the novel by Japanese writer Ito Ogawa in the next episode of the #ReadwithUW series.

Tales with a pinch of the Orient

“Tahar ben Jelloun’s tales combine the Eastern tradition of storytelling with the Western richness of Charles Perrault’s fairy tales. The hybridity of the collection corresponds to the hybridised identities of contemporary people in a globalised reality,” Dr Marta Widy-Behiesse, the Vice-Dean for Student Affairs at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, says in the next “Read with the UW” episode.

On future of the Earth in the “Read with the UW”

“This book shows that between the domination of our species and its fall there is a very narrow biological barrier resulting from environmental conditions,” Prof. Marcin Zych says. The Director of the UW’s Botanical Garden recommends the work Hothouse by Brian W. Aldiss in the next episode of the “Read with the UW” series.

Read with the UW – third edition

“The great thing about fantasy literature is that each of us is equal to it, we know equally little, we start from the same level and we have the same chances of solving its puzzles,” Prof. Przemysław Kordos, the Vice-Dean for Student Affairs at the Faculty of „Artes Liberales”, says in the first episode of the third edition of the #ReadwithUW series.

UW Library open 24 hours a day

According to the decision of the UW Rector, Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the University of Warsaw Library will be open 24 hours a day from 2nd October. This is a response to high student interest in the 24-hour opening mode of the BUW, the pilotage of which was launched in April.

General director of the University of Warsaw Library with the second term

Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the Rector of the University of Warsaw, appointed Anna Wołodko for the second term as the general director of the University of Warsaw Library.

On the translator’s work in the “Read with the UW”

"Tłumacz między innymi ('The Translator Among Others') is a book for everyone interested in translation, literature and language. The author describes a translator as an underestimated performer," Anna Wołodko, director of the Warsaw University Library, commented on Jerzy Jarniewicz's book in the next episode of the "Read with the UW" series.

On women from Ravensbrück in “Read with the UW”

The new episode of “Read with the UW” is devoted to the book “If this is a woman”, recommended by Prof. Maciej Raś, the Vice-Dean for Student Affairs at the UW’s Faculty of Political Sciences and International Studies. “I can relate to the theme of the book, because my grandmother was a Ravensbrück prisoner,” Raś says.

“The Hidden Life of Trees”: Read with UW

“This book can open our eyes to a world unknown to most people. It makes readers aware why even a bark beetle, mosquito, or other – as we like to say – pests are essential elements of the ecosystem” says Zuzanna Sendor from the University of Warsaw Library about “The Hidden Life of Trees”. In the “Read with UW” series, we present a book for holidays.

“The Books of Jacob”: Read with UW

“The Books of Jacob” is one of the most popular epic novels in recent years. Olga Torakczuk’s work became favoured as the author received the Nobel Prize in literature. Not everyone knows that the books mentioned by Tokarczuk in her masterpiece are available in the University of Warsaw Library. Martyna Osuch from BUW tells more about it in a video.

BUW celebrates its 21st birthday

BUW is the main library of the University of Warsaw. On 15th December 1999, the library was opened to readers in its new premises in Powiśle, at Dobra 56/66 street. In the beginning, BUW granted 42 temporary entrance cards. Today it has more than 100 000 registered users.

BUW remains closed to readers

The University of Warsaw Library (BUW) remains closed until 29th November due to the restriction on the operation of public and scientific libraries introduced by Poland’s Council of Ministers.

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