Access and privileges

Who can access Stanford Libraries?

Campus ID Card holders

• Faculty, students, staff, and their spouses and partners
• Fellows, postdocs
• Courtesy cardholders
• Temp/casual staff
• University visiting scholars

University-affiliated groups

• Stanford Alumni
• Hospital clinicians and staff
• Continuing Studies and summer program participants
• Short-term visiting scholars

Library-affiliated groups

• Cooperative program participants:RLCP (Stanford/UC Berkeley) RSP (Stanford/UC), BorrowDirect and BorrowDirect Plus (Ivies Plus Chicago and Duke)
• Fee-based library membership cardholders

Visitors

• Visitors must register and present a government-issued photo ID.  Registered visitors may use library facilities for up to seven days each calendar year free of charge. 
• The Stanford Libraries do not permit building access to tour groups or large groups (three or more). No exceptions will be granted.