[2] It is located in the heart of the university campus, in the center of the Silesian agglomeration.

March 24, 2003 — the two-stage competition of the Association of Polish Architects (SARP) for the creation of the concept of the Scientific Information Center and the Academic Library of the University of Silesia was completed.

July 8, 2008 — an agreement was signed between the Silesian Voivodeship and the University of Silesia in Katowice on the co-financing of the Scientific Information Center and Academic Library project within the framework of the Regional Operational Program of the Silesian Voivodeship for 2007-2013.

August 7, 2009 — signing of a contract for the construction of the Center for Scientific Information and an Academic Library between the University of Silesia, the University of Economics and the general contractor —the consortium "Mostostal Warszawa".

The Scientific Information Centre and Academic Library provides access to electronic resources in all fields of knowledge.