The article discusses the issue of metadata applied to the old prints in Polish sources of
information available on the internet. The fi rst part of the article focuses on the presentation
of the databases recording the names of old prints created by Polish libraries and research
centers. The author characterizes the sources created by the National Library, the Library of
the University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Kórnik Library of Polish
Academy of Sciences, Research Centre of Estreicher Bibliography, the Parliamentary Library
and the following public libraries: the Provincial Public Library of Marshal Józef Piłsudski
in Łódź and the Public Library of Juliusz Słowacki in Tarnów. The paper also discusses
examples of digitized card catalogues of old prints created by the University Library in
Wrocław, Poznań University Library, and the University Library in Toruń. The second part
of the article analyzes selected examples of the descriptions of old prints compliance with
PN-N-01152-8:1994 Opis bibliografi czny: stare druki
