Online Catalog of Wroclaw University Library in VIRTUA system

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General information

Online catalog (OPAC) of Wroclaw University Library has been created in January 1995
Catalog registers collections from Wroclaw University Library and departmental libraries.
Catalog includes bibliographical descriptions of books, periodicals and newspapers as well as electronic documents.

At present time electronic catalog includes all new acquisitions published after 1990 in case of Wroclaw University Library and from 1980 for departmental libraries.

Content of electronic catalog of WUL

Electronic catalog of Wroclaw University Library registers following collections from:

1. Wroclaw University Library:

• books published after 1994 (whole collection) and published before 1994 – in selection (see Retrospective conversion),

• current periodicals (whole collection) and titles no longer published – in selection,

• electronic documents – whole collection,

• maps and music materials – in selection,

2. Departmental libraries:

• books published after 1995 and published before 1995 – in selection,

• periodicals – in selection,

• electronic documents – whole collection.

Localization and sub-localization codes for libraries and departments present in WUL's electronic catalog.

symbol	short name of library/department (localization/sublocalization)	full name of institute, department, section, department of WUL
Ant	Antropologia	Anthropology Department
Arch	Archeologia	Institute of Archeology
Ast	Astronomia	Institute of Astronomy
BAs	Biblioteka Austriacka	Austrian Library
Bbl	Bibliotekoznawstwo	Library of the Institute of Information and Media Sciences
Bch	Biochemia	Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
BCn	Centrum Brytyjskie	British Center (British Council)
Btn	Botanika	Institute of Plants Biology
BZk	BU – Biblioteki Zakładowe	WUL – Autonomous Post for Departmental Libraries Affairs
Chm	Chemia	Faculty of Chemistry
Czs	Czytelnia Czasopism	WUL – Current and Archive Periodicals Reading Room and Silesian Collection Reading Room
DCg	BU – Druki Ciągłe	WUL – Serials Department
DiKS	Dziennikarstwo	Department of Journalism and Social Communication
Dyr1	BU – Dyrekcja (Fryderyka Joliot-Curie 12 St.)	Direction of WUL (Fryderyka Joliot-Curie 12 St.)
Dyr2	BU – Dyrekcja (Piasek)	Direction of WUL (Sand Island Library)
DZw	BU – Druki Zwarte	WUL – Monographs Department
Etn	Etnologia	Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology
FAn	Filologia Angielska	Institute of English Philology
FGr	Filologia Germańska	Institute of German Philology
FIn	Filologia Indyjska *	Indian Philology Unit
FKl	Filologia Klasyczna	Department of Classical, Mediterranean and Orient Studies
FLS	Biblioteka Instytutu Filozofii ** Instytutu Socjologii Katedry Logiki i Metodologii Nauk	Library of Institute of Philosophy ** Institute of Sociology Deparments of: Logic and Methodology of Science
FPl	Filologia Polska	Institute of Polish Philology
FRm	Filologia Romańska	Institute of Romance Philology
FSl	Filologia Słowiańska	Institute of Slavic Philology
Fzk	Fizyka	Institute of Experimental Physics Institute of Theoretical Physics
FZw	Fizjologia Zwierząt	Unit of Animal Physiology
Ggr	Geografia	Institute of Geography and Regional Development
Glg	Geologia	Institute of Geologic Studies
Grf	BU – Zbiory Graficzne	WUL – Graphic Collection Department
Grm	BU – Gromadzenie	WUL – Acquisitions and Collections Development Department
GSL	BU – Gabinet Śląsko-Łużycki	WUL - Silesia – Lusatian Cabinet
Hst	Historia	Institute of History
HSz	Historia Sztuki	Institute of History of Art
Ifr	Informatyka*******	Institute of Computer Science
Inf	BU – Informacja Naukowa	WUL – Scientific Information Department
JOg	Językoznawstwo Ogólne ***	Institute of the Comparative Linguistics
KAl	BU – Katalog alfabetyczny	WUL – Alphabetical Cataloging Department
Klt	Kulturoznawstwo	Institute of Culturology and Musicology
Krt	BU – Zbiory Kartograficzne	WUL – Maps Department
KRz	BU – Katalog Rzeczowy	WUL – Subject Cataloging Department
Lct	BU-Czytelnia Główna	WUL – Main Reading Room
Mag	BU	WUL – Main Storage
MKn	BU – Magazyn i Konserwacja	WUL – Book Storage and Conservation Department
MKl	Meteorologia i Klimatologia	Unit of Meteorology and Climatology
Mkr	Mikrobiologia	Institute of Genetics and Microbiology
MPrz	Muzeum Przyrodnicze	Natural Museum
Mtm	Matematyka*******	Institute of Mathematics
MtI	Matematyka i Informatyka********	Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science
Muz	BU – Zbiory Muzyczne	WUL – Music Collection Department
Ndr	Niderlandystyka	Dutch Philology Department
NPI	Nauki Polityczne ****	Political Sciences
NSp	Nauki Społeczne *****	Faculty of Social Sciences, former Institute of Philosophy, Institute of Sociology, Logic and Methodology of Science Department and Institute of Political Science
OBi	BU – Bibliologia	WUL – Bibliological Department
OBt	Ogród Botaniczny	Botanical Garden
P	periodyk	Periodical
PAd	Prawo i Administracja	Faculty of Law, Administration and Economy
Pdg	Pedagogika	Institute of Pedagogy
Psch	Psychologia	Institute of Psychology
Rkp	BU – Rękopisy	WUL – Manuscripts Department
Rpr	BU – Reprografia	WUL – Reprographic and Digitization Unit
S	Skrypty	Scripts
SDr	BU – Stare Druki	WUL – Old Prints Department
SJO	Studium Języków Obcych	Foreign Language Center
SSK	BU – Sekcja Komputerowa	WUL – Computerization Department
Wpz	BU – Wypożyczalnia	WUL – Lending Departments
Zlg	Zoologia	Institute of Zoology

* Separated collection of India Philology Section at Library of the Classical, Mediterranean and Orient Studies

** Library functioned to September 2000, later merged with Library of the Faculty of Social Sciences

*** Library functioned to December 2003, later merged with Library of the Institute of German Philology

**** Library functioned to September 2000, later merged with Library of the Faculty of Social Sciences

***** Created by merging Library of Institute of Political Sciences and libraries of institutes of: Philosophy, Sociology and Logic

***** Library functioned to 2006, later with Library of Institute of Mathematics created Library of Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science

******* Library functioned to 2006, later with Library of Institute of Computer Science created Library of Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science

******** Created by merging Library of Institute of Computer Science with Library of Institute of Mathematics

List of departmental libraries not included in electronic catalog

Electronic catalog of Wroclaw University Library does not comprise any information about the collections of the following departmental libraries:

British Center (British Council) (library has its own electronic catalog)

Library of the Willy Brandt Centre for German and European Studies (library has its own electronic catalog)

Information about other departmental libraries' collections is available in electronic catalog and their materials are centrally cataloged by Wroclaw University Library and cooperating libraries.

Every item, that is present in electronic catalog, in its field "Shelf Location” of MARC record has an information, where that particular entity is held. Call Number of item originating from departmental libraries’ collections, is marked by localization code

Attention. Current acquisitions of some departmental libraries are still processed in traditional way – on catalog cards. Information about those items is available in traditional paper card catalogs of departmental libraries in WUL main building as well as in particular departmental library

Retrospective conversion

After year 1995 library materials with earlier date of publish were entered into electronic catalog by means of retrospective conversion.

Retrospective conversion in Wroclaw University Library included:

• books published after 1994

• collections of scripts and text-books

• monographic fascicles from Acta Universitatis Wratislaviensis series

• books from Biblioteka Narodowa series

and in selection:

• books published in 1993

• publications of employees of UoW (mostly published after 1973)

• emigrant literature (published after 1980)

• reference collection of Main Reading Room (without publications published before 1945 and some multivolume publications like encyclopedias, dictionaries etc.)

• editions of books, that titles were included in scripts and text-books collection

• editions of books, that titles were included in reference collection of Main Reading Room

• multivolume publications, that following volumes were published after 1995

In selected departmental libraries, materials included in retroconversion process were:

• reference collections of reading rooms as well as scripts and text-books

• collections from previous years selected on basis on internal directives.

Subject terms

Bibliographical descriptions of books and periodicals from Wroclaw University Library are supplied with subject terms. Some items from departmental libraries collections don't have subjects terms included.

KBK - Library of Congress Classification

Bibliographical descriptions of books and periodicals from Wroclaw University Library that are destined to be accessible in free access mode are supplied with classification symbol accordant to Library of Congress Classification.

Book status

Items records of all library materials included in electronic catalog have given status, i.e. description of their current states in the processes of: cataloging, circulation, conservation etc.

Statuses related to circulation process

Status	Description
Dostępny	Item can be ordered by user.
Na miejscu	Item cannot be lend beyond the library. Item is available only for usage in reading rooms.
Zamówiony	Item is ordered by user via electronic catalog to Local Lending Department or Reading Room. Item ordered but not collected by user for 3 days, automatically receive status "Dostępny” or "Na miejscu".
Zwrot (data)	Item has been borrowed by user. After phrase “Zwrot (data)”(„Due Date”) displayed date indicates, when book should be returned to the storage.
Informacja na miejscu w bibliotece	Item is available in departmental library. Information about status of item can be received in the departmental library.
Właśnie zwrócony	Item has been returned by user, but it has not yet been placed on the storage shelf. It will be available on the next day.
Krótki termin ważności	Item has been lend for the period of 14 days.
W drodze	Item is unavailable, en route between different localizations.
Nie zwrócono w terminie	Item is unavailable because of overdue by user.

Statuses related with proceeding of library materials:

Status	Description
W oprac. czasopism	Annual bound volume (fascicle) of periodical is unavailable – in processing.
W rzeczowym oprac.	Item is unavailable - book is in the course of subject cataloging.
W oprawie	Item is unavailable – in the course binding.
W konserwacji	Item is unavailable – in the course conservation.
W reprografii	Item is unavailable – temporary in Reprographic and Digitization Unit.
Czasowo niedostępny	Item is unavailable – lack of item on storage shelf.
Zagubiony	Item lost by user.
Wycofany	Item withdrawn from collection because of its damage, expiring of its information value etc.
Klasyfikacja KBK	Item is unavailable – book is in the course of classification process (Library of Congress Classification). Status will be automatically changed after five work days.
Brak	Item deleted from collections on basis of lacks’ register.
W opracowaniu	Item is in the course of formal and subject processing .