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Access & Borrowing

SUNY Empire State College Students, Faculty, and Staff

Empire State College, BrooklynSUNY Empire State College students, faculty, and staff may obtain a CUNY Open Access card from any CUNY library circulation desk for semester-long access and borrowing privileges at all CUNY libraries except the CUNY School of Law. 

Access to licensed electronic resources is available to all on-site visitors.

Bring your own device to use GC guest wifi to access library resources, or obtain a guest login on each visit to use library computers. 

Library Privileges for SUNY Empire State College Students, Faculty, and Staff

On-site Access Yes
Borrowing Privileges Yes*
CLICS (Request Books from Other CUNY Libraries) Yes
Loan Period 16 weeks
Renewal Limit for GC Books & Other CUNY Books 2
Database Access On-site only
Interlibrary Loan No
Printing $0.15/page
Special NYPL Borrowing Privileges No

*Except the CUNY School of Law