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Access & Borrowing

Visiting Research Scholars

The Office of the Provost manages a Visiting Research Scholar status for scholars collaborating with GC faculty or otherwise contributing to GC programming or scholarship.

Visiting Scholars must obtain a GC photo ID and a GC network account for library privileges.  For off-site access to library resources (and to link from a OneSearch record to an individual ebook in Ebook Central while on campus), choose the second login option — “Log in with your GC Network Account (alternate)” — on the login screen.  Contact the Executive Officer or Assistant Program Officer for your affiliated department to request GC photo ID and network account creation.

Visiting Research Scholars - Library Privileges

On-Site Access Yes
Borrowing Privileges CUNY-wide*
CLICS (Request Books from Other CUNY Libraries) Depends
Loan Period 16 weeks
Renewal Limit for GC Books 2
Renewal Limit for 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

**To access databases remotely or to link from a OneSearch record to an individual ebook in Ebook Central while on campus, Visiting Scholars must choose the second login option — “Log in with your GC Network Account (alternate)” — on the login screen.