Access to ASTM Compass

The scientific community of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute has gained access to the ASTM Compass database.

ASTM Compass® is a large collection of leading industry standards and technical information (journal publications, monographs, research reports, etc.) developed by the American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM International.

The collection contains materials from various fields of knowledge, including: aerospace, chemical, civil engineering, environment, geology, health and safety, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, materials science, solar energy, and many others.

ASTM Compass is used by more than 2000 universities worldwide as a key source of technical standards for students, professors/faculty, graduate students and researchers.

Please note: all documents are available in preview mode only.

Access will be available until 31.12.2025 on the university’s local network as needed.

Sanitary day

Important information!

On Thursday, August 31, the Library will have a sanitary day.

On this day, the reading rooms and the Circulation Desk will not serve users.

The 1st floor hall will be available for independent work from 8:30 to 20:00.

New electronic edition «Rare and valuable editions of Scientific and Technical Library of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute»

Today, at the beginning of the week when Kyiv Polytechnic Institute will celebrate its 125th anniversary, we are happy to present our new electronic edition «Rare and valuable editions of Scientific and Technical Library of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute».

With this publication, we would like to express our gratitude to all generations of librarians who have been collecting and preserving unique books, scientific and technical literature for decades, which constitute the most valuable part of the library collection and are the scientific and historical heritage of Ukraine.

All the documents that are considered rare and valuable today have been successfully helping students and teachers of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in their studies and research for many years. It’s time to tell the university community and everyone interested in the history of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute about them.

Video «Living History of KPI: Mykhailo Kalnytsky»

We invite you to watch the second video from the series «Living History of KPI», dedicated to the anniversary of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

You will learn about the people who created the history of the Faculty of Electric Power Engineering and Automatics

WATCH

Enjoy your viewing!

By the way, the collection «Червоний дріт» (pictured) can be found in the reading room  3.5.

Free publication in Cambridge University Press journals

From July 1, 2023, to December 31, 2024, Cambridge University Press provides free publication in Gold and Hybrid access journals to authors from a number of countries, including Ukraine, as part of the Cambridge Open Equity Initiative.

Cambridge University Press publishes a wide range of high quality academic content in Cambridge Core, including leading journals, scholarly monographs, reference books, and textbooks.

For more information on publishing opportunities, please click here.

The general terms of the CUP publishing agreement and the list of journals to which Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute can submit an article for free can be checked using the “Eligibility checker tool” by selecting the country Ukraine, the name of the organization Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.