OTHER LIBRARIES available to BROWN ID HOLDERS

OTHER LIBRARIES available to Brown Students, Faculty and Staff

quick links to other libraries:

For a comparison of options for obtaining material not available at Brown see Other Options for Borrowing

Library	Consortium?	Direct Request Books?	On Site Access?	On Site Borrowing?

Boston College	BLC	not yet	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
Boston Public Library	BLC	not yet	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
Boston University	BLC	yes - Virtual Catalog	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
Brandeis University	BLC	not yet	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
Bryant College	HELIN, CRIARL	yes - InRhode	yes, with ID, CRIARL card or referral	Brown faculty: yes CRIARL card
Ocean State Libraries (formerly CLAN) (RI Public Libraries)	-	no; but can place online holds for pickup there	yes	yes, with proof of RI residency
Columbia University	Borrow Direct	yes - Borrow Direct	no recip. agreement; see their web site	no recip. agreement; see their web site
Community Coll. of RI	HELIN, CRIARL	yes - InRhode	yes - open to public	Brown faculty: yes CRIARL card
Cornell University	Borrow Direct	yes - Borrow Direct	no recip. agreement; see their web site	no recip. agreement; see their web site
Dartmouth College	Borrow Direct	yes - Borrow Direct	no recip. agreement; see their web site	no recip. agreement; see their web site
Johnson & Wales Univ.	HELIN, CRIARL	yes - InRhode	yes, with ID or referral	Brown faculty: yes CRIARL card
M I T	BLC	not yet	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
Marine Bio Lab-Woods Hole	BLC	yes - Virtual Catalog	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
Northeastern University	BLC	yes - Virtual Catalog	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
Ocean State Libraries (formerly CLAN) (RI Public Libraries)	-	no; but can place online holds for pickup there	yes	yes, with proof of RI residency
Princeton University	Borrow Direct	yes - Borrow Direct	no recip. agreement; see their web site	no recip. agreement; see their web site
Providence Athenaeum	CRIARL	no	yes, with Brown ID	Brown faculty: yes CRIARL card others: may join
Providence College	HELIN, CRIARL	yes - InRhode	yes, with ID, CRIARL card or referral	Brown faculty: yes CRIARL card
Providence Public Library	CRIARL	no; but can place online holds for pickup there	yes, open to public	yes, register for card with residency proof
Redwood Library	CRIARL	no	yes, open to public	Brown faculty: yes CRIARL card others: may join
R I S D	special agreement, CRIARL	no	yes, with Brown ID	Brown faculty: yes CRIARL card Brown students: yes - with letter
Rhode Island College	HELIN, CRIARL	yes - InRhode	yes - open to public	Brown faculty: yes CRIARL card
Rhode Island Historical Soc.	CRIARL	no	yes - open to public	Brown faculty: yes CRIARL card
Rhode Island State Library	CRIARL	no	yes - open to public	no
Roger Williams Univ.	HELIN, CRIARL	yes - InRhode	yes, with ID, CRIARL card or referral	Brown faculty: yes CRIARL card
Salve Regina University	HELIN, CRIARL	yes - InRhode	yes, with ID, CRIARL card or referral	Brown faculty: yes CRIARL card
State Library of Mass.	BLC	not yet	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
Tufts	BLC	yes - Virtual Catalog	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
U. S. Naval War College	CRIARL	no	currently closed to public	currently closed to public
U Conn	BLC	yes - Virtual Catalog	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
U Mass Amherst	BLC	yes - Virtual Catalog	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
U Mass Boston	BLC	yes - Virtual Catalog	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
U Mass Dartmouth	BLC	yes - Virtual Catalog	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
U Mass Lowell	BLC	yes - Virtual Catalog	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
U Mass Medical (Worcester)	BLC	yes - Virtual Catalog	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
Univ. of New Hampshire	BLC	yes - Virtual Catalog	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
Univ. of Pennsylvania	Borrow Direct	yes - Borrow Direct	no recip. agreement; see their web site	no recip. agreement; see their web site
Univ. of Rhode Island	HELIN, CRIARL	yes - InRhode	yes - open to public	Brown faculty: yes CRIARL card
Wellesley College	BLC	yes - Virtual Catalog	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
Williams College	BLC	yes - Virtual Catalog	yes, with BLC card	yes, with BLC card
Yale University	Borrow Direct	yes - Borrow Direct	no recip. agreement; see reference for referral	no recip. agreement; see their web site

NOTES:

BLC cards are issued by Rockefeller Library Circulation staff to current Brown students, faculty and staff.

CRIARL cards are issued by Rockefeller Library Circulation staff to current Brown faculty.

RISD borrowing letters are issued by Rockefeller Library Circulation staff to Brown students.

LINKS:

For more information on visiting other libraries see http://www.brown.edu/library/help/options.html#visit
For a comparison of options for obtaining material not available at Brown see http://www.brown.edu/library/services/illoptions.html

Rhode Island:

InRhode   - http://inrhode.uri.edu/

HELIN - http://131.128.70.2/

RISD/Atheneum (catalog) - http://parc.risd.edu/search

Access to Libraries in RI - http://www.lori.ri.gov/lori/default.php

Hospital Libraries in RI - http://library.umassmed.edu/arihsl/

CLAN (public libraries) - http://www.rilibrary.net/

Boston Library Consortium:

BLC User Guide - http://www.blc.org/library_user_services/user_guide/user_guide.html

Virtual Catalog   - http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/catalogs/virtcat.html

Ivy League Universities (except Harvard):

Borrow Direct   - http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/catalogs/borrow_direct.html

Content last updated: March 9, 2004