Access policies described here apply to the Stanford University Libraries. Coordinate libraries (e.g., Business, Law, Hoover, Medical) and department libraries (Classics, Philosophy) may have separate access requirements and borrowing policies; consult them directly for information about using their facilities and resources.
Students
Privileges for all students
- All Stanford students may check out as many books as they would like, with two renewals allowed for most items.
- Up to three Media & Microtext items may be checked out at once, for three days each (no renewals).
- Interlibrary Borrowing (online delivery of articles and books from other university libraries)
- Locker in Green Library
- Spouses and domestic partners are eligible for a Courtesy Card
- Enroll in the StanfordCardPlan to use the Campus ID Card for copy/print in the libraries
Privileges that differ based on student type
- Direct remote borrowing from UC Berkeley (RLCP) and onsite borrowing at UC Berkeley and other institutions (RSP, ShaRes) is only available for graduate students
- Undergraduates may borrow books for up to 28 days; graduate students may borrow books for up to one quarter (two renewals are allowed for both groups)
- Dissertation carrels in Green Library are only available for PhD students advanced to candidacy, and only graduate students may apply for a study carrel in the Bing Wing
- Campus ID Card privileges & SUNet ID activation for new students occurs at the end of July for graduate students and at the end of August for undergrads.
New to Stanford?
- Students receive ID Cards, issued by the Campus ID Card Office, that can be used for library access and borrowing; activated SUNet IDs permit access to online library resources.
- Set up your browser for access to Stanford-restricted online library resources from off-campus locations.
- Consider enrolling in the StanfordCardPlan to use your Campus Card as a debit card for select campus purchases and library printing/copying. These charges will appear on your University bill.
Graduating student checklist
- Return library materials.
- Pay all outstanding fines/fees.
- Empty your library locker.
- Empty your disseratation carrel (graduate students).
- Your student ID card is deactivated after graduation and is no longer valid for library privileges (even if you remain on campus during the summer). Off-campus access to online resources is deactivated as well.
- Your SUNet ID is valid for 120 days after graduation to give you time to move files, email, etc.
