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Borrow and request
Learn about borrowing and requesting privileges as a Stanford student, faculty member, or staff member and find out more about visitor access options.
Off-campus access
When publishers or content providers don’t recognize your Stanford affiliation, you might encounter a paywall. Learn how to access content seamlessly whether you're on campus or off campus.
Instruction support
Stanford Libraries offer comprehensive services to support instructors and teaching assistants, including course reserves, library visits and instruction, workshops and Canvas integration.
Course reserves
Course reserve materials are items that the library holds aside for a class, such as books, licensed electronic resources, or media. These items are shared among everyone in the class, and each student has a limited period of time to use them.