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Biblioteki polskich uczelni technicznych powstałych w 1945 roku. Zarys kształtowania się księgozbiorów
Libraries of Polish technical universities established in 1945. Outline of the formation of book collections

Author(s): Renata Frączek
Subject(s): Cultural history, Museology & Heritage Studies, Library operations and management, Social history, Higher Education , History of Education, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Sociology of Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: technical universities in Poland; 1945; technical university libraries; first book collections;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with issues related to the formation of book collections of libraries of technical universities founded after the end of World War II, i.e., Gdansk University of Technology, Wroclaw University of Technology, Lodz University of Technology, and Silesian University of Technology. The histories of the establishment and roots of these universities were briefly discussed, as well as the first steps towards the organization of libraries. Methods of completing book collections, and organizational challenges (location, staffing, as well as methodological) are presented.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 236-247
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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