We invite you to discuss the draft Strategy of the KPI Library

Dear teachers, students, and staff of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute!

The KPI Library presents a draft of the new Strategy for public review. This document, developed in the context of the overall Development Strategy of Igor Sikorsky KPI for 2025-2030, outlines the key vectors of our activities, priority values, and transformational steps aimed at improving the effectiveness of support for the educational and scientific process at the University.

We want the updated strategy to meet the needs of the university community as much as possible, so we invite all interested parties to join in its discussion and improvement.

How to join the discussion:

️Read the document – the draft Strategy is available at the link;
️Provide feedback – send your suggestions, comments, and ideas to the email address: library@library.kpi.ua.

Submission deadline: comments will be accepted until February 6 inclusive.

Your opinion is important to us! This is an opportunity to jointly create a modern, open, and innovative space that will contribute to the development of every member of the KPI community!

Free publications for Ukrainian researchers

Leading international scientific publishers continue to support Ukrainian researchers during the war. Under special programs, the discount on open access publication (APC) for authors from Ukraine can reach 100%. Full APC waivers are currently available in journals published by Springer Nature, Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Cambridge and Oxford University Press, ACS, IOP, and RSC.

To take advantage of the discount, when submitting an article, it is important to:

• correctly indicate your affiliation with a Ukrainian institution;
• select Ukraine as the country of authorship.

In most cases, the discount is applied automatically. If not, please contact the publisher’s support service.
Please note: full APC waiver usually applies to Gold Open Access journals. Before submitting your manuscript, carefully check the journal’s terms and conditions.

And, as always, avoid questionable publications. If you have questions about choosing a journal or publication conditions, please contact the KPI Library: https://tinyurl.com/2wauwvwy
This is a good opportunity to make your research results visible to the international scientific community and support the presence of Ukrainian science in the world.

Useful information on selecting a journal for publishing research results and formatting articles can be found on the Library’s website.

Electronic resources available to Igor Sikorsky KPI

We continue to tell you about electronic resources available to Igor Sikorsky KPI:

• ACM Digital Library is a full-text and bibliographic database on computer science. It contains over 70 scientific journals, materials from about 200 annual conferences, newsletters, as well as complete archives of Association for Computing Machinery publications for 1951–2000.

Remote access: to use this resource, you need to register on the platform and make your first login from the university’s local network.

• ASTM Compass – standards, regulatory documents, technical publications, and other engineering and technical materials from ASTM International (American Society for Testing & Materials).

Remote access: not provided. The platform is only available on the university’s local network in view-only mode.

• Springer eBooks 2017 – about 9,500 e-books from Springer (2017), which are available indefinitely for searching and downloading through the KPI Library Catalog+.

Remote access: orders via the electronic document delivery form.

You can find more resources for searching scientific information for your research on our website in the “Databases” section.

Results for 2025

Dear friends!

It’s time for our cherished tradition!

We would like to share with you what 2025 was like for the Library and within the Library.

Thank you for being with us!

RapidILL international interlibrary loan service

We remind you that Igor Sikorsky KPI has access to the RapidILL interlibrary subscription service. RapidILL is a dynamic resource sharing system that allows you to quickly and easily order and receive materials in electronic form from over 500 libraries in Europe and the United States. The international interlibrary loan service through Ukrainian higher education libraries is provided by Clarivate.

To order the articles or book chapters you need from foreign libraries, please fill out the application form.

You will first receive a letter confirming that your request is being processed. You will receive a digital copy to your email within 3 working days of the Library. Important: Electronic copies of documents may only be used for scientific and educational purposes! Advice on using the RapidILL service can be obtained by emailing edd@library.kpi.ua.