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Database “Bibliography of publications about the University of Wroclaw”

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Database "Bibliography of publications about the University of Wroclaw" contains bibliographic descriptions of publications about history and current activities of the University of Wrocław. It is a continuation of bibliographic compilations on this subject published in the traditional form, among them: “Materiały do bibliografii druków o Uniwersytecie Wrocławskim” ("Materials for bibliography of prints about the University of Wrocław") that were published in the following studies: "Uniwersytet Wrocławski w latach 1945 – 1955 T. 2" ("University of Wrocław in years 1945-1955. Vol. 2”) and "Uniwersytet Wrocławski w latach 1956 – 1959" ("University of Wrocław in years 1956-1959") as well as "Uniwersytet Wrocławski w latach 1945 – 1970" ("University of Wrocław in years 1945-1970"). Altogether, this publications cover chronologically period from 1945 to 1969.

In the years 1986 - 1991 three volumes of "Bibliografii piśmiennictwa o Uniwersytecie Wrocławskim" ("Bibliography of publications about the University of Wroclaw") were published that registered publications from the years 1975 - 1984. The bibliographic descriptions for the years 1985 to 2002 are available in the WUL’s Scientific Information Department, in the form of file.

Database "Bibliography of publications about the University of Wroclaw" includes items published from 2003. It this database the newspaper articles, books, chapters of collective works and books are registered. All descriptions are made from the autopsy and are supplemented with subject headings from KABA Subject Headings Language. The main source for materials for the Bibliography is local press and the mandatory copy acquired by the Wroclaw University Library. Retrospective supplementation of the database is planned.

Database "Bibliography of publications about the University of Wroclaw" is available online for all persons interested in. Dedicated web browser is Internet Explorer. It is possible to search the database using the following indices: author, the corporate author (corporate body considered to be responsible for the preparation of the document), title of the work, the words from work’s title, source (e.g. title of newspapers, journal, book), words from the source, series, subject headings, word from the subject headings. In advanced search it is possible to combine up to three search terms. Search results can be printed or saved to the file in RTF format.