Bibliology (book science) and its practical applications in the works of Professor Barbara Bieńkowska (1934–2022)

Professor Barbara Bieńkowska (1934–2022), among others director of the Institute of Library and Information Science at the University of Warsaw (1981–1987), president of the Polish Bibliological Society (1989–2003, since 2003 honorary president of PTB), member and chairwoman of the scientific and program councils of many scientific institutions and editorial boards, left behind more than 170 articles and books. Among them, there is no shortage of publications of fundamental importance to the development of Polish bibliology, to its achievements, theory and methodology. This article focuses on B. Bieńkowska’s studies of the history of Polish books and historical book collections, research on the losses of Polish libraries during World War II, as well as the scientific registration and documentation of Polish and Polonia’s collections and Polish writing collections remaining outside Poland.