To borrow documents from the collections of the M. Maksymovych Scientific Library for temporary use, users must independently search for them through the
Library’s system of catalogs, indexes, and databases.

The Library boasts an extensive network of subscription services and reading rooms. Depending on the type and nature of documents, the search process may vary.

The Scientific Subscription Desk (58 Volodymyrska St., room 8) accepts only preliminary online electronic orders.

To order literature remotely, follow these steps:

1.  Select the “Electronic Catalog” icon on the library website’s main page to open the “Search” form.
2. Enter the author’s name, title, or keyword in the appropriate field and find the desired document.
3. Click the “Add to Order” button in the brief description of the document.
4. After completing the search for the required documents, click the “Your Order” button in the upper right corner.
5. Review the order form, and if necessary, remove any accidentally added documents. Choose the place of receipt of documents—room 8, 12 of the Main Building (58 Volodymyrska St.) or room 220 of the Geography Department (2a Akademika Glushkova Ave.).
6. Click the “Place an Order” button. In the form, indicate the reader’s code (for students, this is the number of the library card) and click the “Order” button.

Your order will be fulfilled within one hour (during library working hours). The status of current orders can be viewed using the status and history of orders form (located in the upper right corner of the electronic catalog).

Please note that orders for dissertations and periodicals (newspapers and magazines) are not accepted through the electronic catalog.

Rare and valuable editions, encyclopedias, reference books, dictionaries, large format documents, atlases, albums, unpublished publications (such as dissertations and research reports), periodicals, newspapers, electronic media, documents published before 1950, limited-quantity literature in the Library’s collections, and materials received through the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) are issued exclusively in the reading rooms.

If users encounter any issues with selecting literature on a topic, filling out a “request-receipt,” or any other reference, bibliographic, or information services issue, they can seek assistance from a Library staff member.

Sincerely, The Department of Scientific Literature Services