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Access & Borrowing

GC Faculty (Central-Line and Consortial) and Staff

All Graduate Center faculty and staff are eligible for GC library privileges. This includes both central-line and consortial GC faculty, as well as all Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) faculty and staff. Library access is governed by CUNY Login credentials and a CUNY or GC photo ID card.

CUNY Login:

  • CUNY Login credentials allow off-site access to the GC library's electronic resources (databases, e-journals, and ebooks), as well as access to the GC's interlibrary loan system (ILLiad).
  • Forgot your CUNY Login? Retrieve your username, or reset your password.
  • If you are consortial GC faculty and could not log in to library e-resources with your CUNY Login, your CUNY Login may not have the necessary GC affiliation information. Please contact librarysystems@gc.cuny.edu to request an update. In the meantime, please use your GC network ID for access to e-resources (2nd option on the login page).
  • See which credentials allow you to access which accounts.

CUNY or GC Photo ID Card:

  • CUNY photo ID cards enable physical access to CUNY libraries, as well as circulation privileges.
  • Consortial faculty with a photo ID card from another CUNY campus do not need a separate GC photo ID card for full GC library privileges.
  • GC photo IDs are authorized by GC Human Resources or by GC Executive Officers in a letter to GC Security & Public Safety. Take your GC photo ID to the GC library's circulation desk (1st floor) to receive a barcode sticker, which is necessary for borrowing books and in some cases necessary for admittance to CUNY libraries. 
  • GC photo ID cards also allow access to libraries around the world, through the SHARES program.

GC Faculty (Central-Line and Consortial) and Staff - Library Privileges

On-Site Access Yes
Borrowing Privileges CUNY-wide*
CLICS (Request Books from Other CUNY Libraries) Yes
Loan Period 16 weeks
Renewal Limit for GC Books and Other CUNY Books 2
Database Access On-site & off-site
Interlibrary Loan Yes
Printing Free
Special NYPL Borrowing Privileges Yes

*Except the CUNY School of Law

See which credentials allow you to access which accounts.