Informational activities

The Silesian Library offers information services for individuals and institutions.

Services offered include:

  • free of charge – library, catalogue information and informational, bibliographic and methodological counselling,
  • for a fee: queries – development of thematic summaries, execution of orders for reprographic prints of library materials, searching for factual information, preparation of materials from the collections of the Silesian Library on a specific subject.

Bibliographic lists are prepared on the basis of the library’s book collection and other information sources, including: Internet databases, catalogues of other libraries and resources of digital libraries.
The Library does not compile bibliographic lists for baccalaureate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral or post-doctoral dissertations.

Price list of fees and services provided by the Silesian Library (PDF 606 KB)
Order Form (PDF 86 KB)

Information is provided by:
Dział Udostępniania Zbiorów
plac Rady Europy 1, 40-021 Katowice
tel.: (+48) 32 208 37 40
fax: (+48) 32 208 37 20
e-mail: info@bs.katowice.pl
Monday-Friday from 8.00 am to 3.00 pm


  • Online Exhibitions

    These are virtual thematic collections presenting selected stationary exhibitions or presenting library collections, including documents and objects. The collections are constantly supplemented with presentations, multimedia shows and photocasts.