History of the Library
The Main Library of Pomeranian Medical University was established in the 1948/49 academic year to support the curriculum of the first higher medical education institution in Szczecin. At the beginning the library was located in the few premiseses on the ground floor of the PAM building at Rybacka Street. This space was later renovated and in the 1949 the lending room and reading room for students were formed, in the next year – reading room for scientific workers of the Academy.
First collection was mostly given to the library as a gift by the Main Medical Library in Warsaw and from the “collections library secured” in the town.
Simultaneously the reference libraries at the Academy separate clinics and institutes were established in order to support developement of the Academy and satisfy needs of an increasing number of students and academic teachers.
The Branch no 1 of the Main Library at the State Clinical Hospital no 1 came into being in the 1977/78 academic year , two years later the Branch no 2 was organized at the State Clinical Hospital no 2.
In 2007 the Main Library moved to a new place of residence at Pomorzany district and the Main Library and Branch No 2 joined together in one building at Powstańców Wielkopolskich Street. At present one library - Branch No 1 at the State Clinical Hospital No 1- is subordinated to the Main Library.
There are many facilities for our readers in the Main Library: a 100-seat, modern reading room with wireless internet, the lending room with free access to the shelves, 3 group study rooms, 4 individual study rooms with full-access workstations. There are also about 60 computers in the library, over than 30 with access to internet. A 30-seat lecture room is equipped with computers and projection system. In the computer room there are also 6 computers that provide access to the library-related resources and internet.
The library has an extensive website and offers reference assistance and formal instruction on using library resources.
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