Please remember about the possibility to use electronic sources. The University of Silesia subscribes over 60 databases (including many full-text databases), which share several dozen thousand electronic journals and about 250,000 books.
A majority of these databases can be used remotely, i.e. from any device with access to Internet (also outside the computer network of the University of Silesia). You can use the sources remotely on the condition that you have an active library account in the library system of the University of Silesia (Integro). Authorization happens through the HAN system. Please enter the same login (PESEL or account number) and password as in the library system (Integro online catalog).
The databases can be used by employees, retired employees of the University of Silesia and also students of all degrees and students of postgraduate studies at the University of Silesia.
The website of the Library contains the list of all subscribed electronic sources. Databases accessible remotely have a special link described as HAN US. This link takes you to the login page and after correct authorization, to the appropriate database. In the case of sources with a specific access location indicated (e.g. Law Library of the University of Silesia), you can only use them after sending a request to the following e-mail address: zapytaj@ciniba.edu.pl.
In the case of any problem with access to the databases, use or selection of the appropriate source, please contact us by phone (32-786-51-33) or e-mail (zapytaj@ciniba.edu.pl).
The library particularly recommends the full-text databases, which can be used not only for research work, but also as a teaching aid (e.g. for e-learning classes or to suggest the use of specific handbooks to students).
List of remotely available databases (via HAN system)
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List of remotely unavailable databases (information from such sources is possible to obtain after sending a request to the librarian: zapytaj@ciniba.edu.pl)
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Additional forms of distance learning
If you want to develop without leaving home, you have many options - and here are some of them:
ResearchGate
ResearchGate is a professional social network for scientists. It allows to share publications and research results. Register for free and check whether your favourite lecturer published any content which is interesting for you. Search for sources to your own studies, establish contacts with experts or share your own scientific achievements with your colleagues.
TED
Database of scientific conferences of TED organisation contains many recordings of interesting speeches on various subjects. On YouTube channel TED talks you will find many films that broaden your horizons and make you think.
Internet Television of the University of Silesia in Katowice
Let's not forget about our own media! YouTube channel of the Internet Television of the University of Silesia in Katowice contains science broadcasts and films about the life of our university.
Udemy Platform
To anyone who is ready to invest a bit in developing their skills, we recommend the online platform Udemy. You will find there a wide choice of paid and freee courses, published by many instructors, on various subjects: from software to guitar playing! Remember! Buying a course does not give you competencies. You must regularly use the materials provided in the course. Plan your time for the course. Watch the available recordings carefully and consciously. Do not rush - repeat and practise the newly learnt issues. Reward yourself for the completed lessons with something that you enjoy:) And if you are a specialist in a certain field, you can take up cooperation with Udemy and record your own courses.
W3schools
Do you want to learn the secrets of programming? You can start by using the website w3schools. You will find there free online materials to study and practise individually languages such as: JavaScript, Python, PHP, as well as SQL and HTML.
The Odin Project
Do you want to be a specialist in websites? Try learning with the theodinproject.com platform. You can learn for free the secrets of JavaScript, HTML and CSS languages, related to designing websites.
Duolingo
Popular, funny and free app that allows you to practise the knowledge of selected foreign languages. It uses the elements of gamification to make language learning more absorbing. Create your own account and use it online, or donwload the app from Duolingo website on your mobile phone and practise regularly to score points. With Polish language you can only start a course in English, but if you do know English, you can start many different courses (e.g. English-German, English-Spanish, or even English-Japanese and English-Arabic).
Coursera
More than 2,000 courses in a single location developed by scientists and practitioners from over 140 best universities and colleges around the world! If you are looking for an interdisciplinary offer, Coursera app is for you. The courses are available both in paid and free version. As an auditing virtual student, you will have access to films, texts and all basic educational materials.
YEP
Use your smartphone and develop your soft skills thanks to the mobile text game! When you start the game, you "meet" and increase your artificial intelligence, HalX algorithm, which, depending on your choices, will transfer you to one of worlds, including dangerous corporations, gangsters, cybercriminals or investigation agencies. While creating your history, you solve tasks related to 8 social skills: analytics, self-expression, networking, communication, entrepreneurship and personal development.
The game is avalable on iOS and Android.
Google Arts & Culture enables you to visit virtually the most famous museums in the world, watch works of art at a close distance, as well as view thousands of articles, photos, films and manuscripts shared by museums and cultural institutions. Over 2,000 cultural institutions from 84 countries have already shared their collections there.
The website is also available in mobile version on iOS and Android.
Google Earth - you can see the entire world even at home! For years, Google Earth has enabled everyone to watch the whole Earth, 3D view of the whole globe and 3D buildings in hundreds of cities around the world from a bird's eye view thanks to satellite photos. However, not everybody knows that the "Discoverer" function allows you to see the whole world from a new perspective and take part in trips created e.g. by BBC Earth, NASA and National Geographic. The platform is also available on mobile devices.
