For a printable list of participating Libraries, please click the PDF link below
Participating Libraries
| Library Name | Policy |
| American University | The library will check with the home library to make sure the faculty member is in good standing |
| Ball State University | Will be given a library card, allowing a 4-week check-out |
| Biola University | Speak with the Access Service Manager. The library will contact the home library for confirmation the faculty member is still employed. |
| Carleton University | Borrow print items up to 500 books for 120 days, Place requests for materials for CU material. Access to online resources |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| College of William & Mary | Visiting faculty can check out up to 20 items from our circulating collection for a month. Public scanners are available as well. |
| DePaul University | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| Duquesne University | Would need to contact AUL for Access Services to arrange to visit |
| Emory University | The loan policy 3 weeks at a time. |
| Fordham University | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| George Mason University | The loan policy 3 weeks at a time with one renewal |
| George Washington University | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| Georgetown University | The loan policy is six books for a period of four weeks, with two renewals. |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| Hofstra University | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| Indiana State University | Each person will need to request a card directly to libadmin@indiana.edu giving their field of expertise, their rank (faculty or staff), and a campus address where they can receive the physical card |
| Indiana University/Bloomington | Each person will need to request a card directly to libadmin@indiana.edu giving their field of expertise, their rank (faculty or staff), and a campus address where they can receive the physical card |
| Iowa State University | Fill out the Application borrower card form. No Wi-Fi, but would be given username and password for computers. Would be considered faculty |
| Kansas State University | Circulating materials can be borrowed for 30 days and renewed 11 times for 30 days each time. |
| Lehigh University | May borrow up to 30 books for 50 days renewable 5 times. |
| Louisiana State University | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| Loyola University of Chicago | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| Marquette University | Contact the Circulation Desk before a visit to make arrangements. |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| Michigan State University | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| Northeastern University | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| Northern Arizona University | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| Northern Illinois University | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| Northwestern University | Contact circulation@northwestern.edu to set up your privileges. |
| Ohio State University | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| Old Dominion University | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| Pepperdine University | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| Purdue University | Use Purdue Borrow |
| Queen's University | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| South Dakota State University | Home Library will need to email the following information: Name, address, phone number, area of research, and dates when the researcher will be visiting. |
| Southern Illinois University/Carbondale | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| State University of New York at Albany | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| University of Alberta | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| University of Arkansas | Application to fill out |
| University of British Columbia | Application form filled out beforehand |
| University of California/Irvine | Faculty are asked to fill out an application at one of the checkout desks |
| University of California/Los Angeles | Will need the RFBP cand and current faculty ID from their home institution. Will issue an Access-only library card. |
| University of California/San Diego | Registration forms with the required verification information in advance, but we can also manage that when they are onsite. |
| University of Chicago | Tenured or tenure-track faculty members at OCLC Institutions are eligible for quarterly borrowing privileges at the University of Chicago Library. These borrowing privileges allow up to 25 items checked out at a time. The loan period is an academic quarter and patrons can renew up to 3 times. To establish privileges, individuals must obtain an OCLC Faculty Borrowing Card from their institution's library. Then, visit the ID & Privileges Office and present their school ID and a government-issued photo ID along with the OCLC Faculty Borrowing Card. We also now require proof of the COVID-19 vaccine for everyone accessing the library. More details on the COVID-19 policy are here. |
| University of Delaware | Contact with info for the registration card. The reciprocal card will be issued for a year and is not transferable and is only available for full-time faculty members. |
| University of Guelph | The requirement that faculty participating in the OCLC Reciprocal Borrowing program must meet is a letter from their home institution (the library or the department) on official letterhead that verifies that they have permission to participate. The letter should also state how long they'll be conducting research so that we can update the borrowing period accordingly. If they would like to utilize our archival materials, there is a separate process, and they should e-mail that department directly to coordinate a visit. |
| University of Houston | Talk with the Service Desk to create a circulation account in the system. |
| University of Illinois/Chicago | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| University of Kansas | To establish borrowing privileges for circulating collections at the University of Kansas, the person may present the OCLC card and complete an application form on-site. We also ask to see the faculty ID card and a government-issued photo ID and request payment of $20 for one year of borrowing. A person may complete this process at the Watson Library Checkout Desk; see location and hours information. Please note that if the person is primarily interested in research at Kenneth Spencer Research Library (Special Collections, University Archives, Kansas Collection) there is a separate registration process; see KSRL. |
| University of Kentucky | UK's Circulation Desk will set up an account in the system, and then be able to check out books from the library. Same privileges as our Community Borrowers – 10 books for 28 days with 2 renewals. |
| University of Maryland/College Park | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| University of Massachusetts/Amherst | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| University of Mississippi | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| University of Missouri/Kansas City | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| University of Missouri/St. Louis | Can't physically check out items but can still come in and use the resources. |
| University of Nebraska/Lincoln | The borrowing/loan policy varies a bit based on the media type but in general 28 days for monographic materials and 3 days for periodicals/serials. Computer use and on-site database access will require credential verification at a service point location. |
| University of North Dakota | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| University of Northern Colorado | Faculty who are interested in receiving Guest privileges should directly email Library.Reference@unco.edu |
| University of Notre Dame | Faculty who are interested in receiving a Guest ID card should email and request an application. |
| University of Oklahoma | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| University of Oregon | Participants, see the library website for details. |
| University of Saskatchewan | Participants, see the library website for details. |