Scientific Library

The Institute of Cardiology Library:

  • +48 22 343 44 33
  • +48 22 343 45 31
  • biblioteka@ikard.pl

Open: Monday through Friday: 9 am to 3 pm

Librarians: Lilianna Kozłowska

  • The Academic Library of the Institute specializes in acquiring literature focused on cardiology, cardiosurgery, heart transplant surgery, cardiovascular system diseases epidemiology, molecular genetics and pharmacology.
  • The principal tasks for the Library are to create the basis for scientific work for the Institute's scientific staff by obtaining and providing Polish and foreign scientific literature.
  • The Library also helps its users to find relevant medical information, bibliography, and search query in medical databases.
  • The books and journals are available in the reading room to all those who want to use them for academic, professional or studying purposes.
  • The catalogue is based on the SOWA computer library program, which is accessible in the web at sowa.ikard.pl.
  • The Academic Library of the Institute cooperates with other medical libraries.
  • The Library possesses 5887 books (volumes) and 4203 journals (issues). The Institute's employees can use the following full text databases: Science Direct (published by Elsevier), OVID Technologies, Ebsco Host, and Polska Bibliografia Lekarska (Polish Medical Bibliography) available on-line.