Tool: Polona

Website: www.polona.pl

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Polona is thematically collection of data, a national digital library available via webpage. It enables the user to view and read books, journals and other types of documents, which  reflects the polish culture.

Usage

Polona allows user to have access to different type of documents possessed by National Library, available in digital form.  It enables the user to search, read, comment and download the available sources as well as share them using the social services. There is an option to create own collection on the basis of existed materials.

Review

The service is available for free. Access to the service is easy and available via browser and requires the Internet connection. User is not obligated to create an account while viewing the library. However the creation own collection and making notes requires a personal account. With Polona user has access to the digital repository of the National Library, which sources reflect the polish culture.

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