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Access Services & Borrowing Privileges: Privileges at Other Libraries

Covid-19 Restrictions

As libraries across the country reopen, not everyone who enjoyed access privileges before Covid-19 will be allowed to return immediately. Please check with the library you wish to visit using your Fordham credentials to ensure that visitors/guests have access privileges at this time. 

Access to Other Libraries

Current faculty members of Fordham University have access privileges*
to institutions participating in the following library associations
with presentation of Fordham ID:

  • Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU)
  • Westchester Academic Library Directors' Organization (WALDO) - see list attached below for participating institutions
  • New York Area Theological Library Association (NYATLA)
  • OCLC SHARES institutions
    • Note: OCLC SHARES libraries that also participate in METRO are subject to METRO procedures.
  • Metropolitan Library Council (METRO)
    • METRO Referral system: Provides one-time, on-site use of specific books or subject areas. Call (RH: 718-817-3586; LC: 212-636-6050; FW: 914-367-3061), email library@fordham.edu, or visit your campus library's Reference or Library Services Desk in person for more details.
  • The Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden
  • New York Public Library (NYPL)
  • Manhattan Research Library Initiative (MaRLI), by application only
    • Fordham faculty members who have an active NYPL library account may apply for participation in MaRLI, a joint venture among the NYPL, Columbia University and New York University libraries.

*Check with the library you intend to visit to be sure that in-person access is available at this time. 

             

Current students of Fordham University have access privileges*
to institutions participating in the following library associations
with presentation of Fordham ID:

  • Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU)
  • Westchester Academic Library Directors' Organization (WALDO) - see list attached below for participating institutions
  • New York Area Theological Library Association (NYATLA)
  • OCLC SHARES institutions
    • Note: OCLC SHARES libraries that also participate in METRO are subject to METRO procedures.
  • Metropolitan Library Council (METRO)
    • METRO Referral system: Provides one-time, on-site use of specific books or subject areas. Call (RH: 718-817-3586; LC: 212-636-6050; FW: 914-367-3061), email library@fordham.edu, or visit your campus library's Reference or Library Services Desk in person for more details.
  • New York Public Library (NYPL)
  • Manhattan Research Library Initiative (MaRLI), by application only
    • Fordham PhD students only who have an active NYPL library account may apply for participation in MaRLI, a joint venture among the NYPL, Columbia University and New York University libraries.

*Check with the library you intend to visit to be sure that in-person access is available at this time. 

             

Borrowing Privileges at Other Libraries

Current faculty members of Fordham University have borrowing privileges*
at institutions participating in the following library associations
with presentation of Fordham ID and other requirements as noted:

  • Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU)
    • A valid AJCU Passport must be obtained from your campus library.
  • Westchester Academic Library Directors' Organization (WALDO) - see list attached below for participating institutions 
    • A valid WALDO sticker must be obtained from your campus library.

To obtain an AJCU Passport and/or a WALDO sticker, please contact:

  • John D'Angelo (jdangelo@fordham.edu) at Walsh Library (RH);
  • Nick Alongi (nalongi@fordham.edu) at Quinn Library (LC) for Lincoln Center and Fordham Westchester faculty
  • New York Public Library (NYPL)
  • Manhattan Research Library Initiative (MaRLI), by application only
    • Fordham faculty members who have an active NYPL library account may apply for participation in MaRLI, a joint venture among the NYPL, Columbia University and New York University libraries.

*Check with the library you intend to visit to be sure that in-person access is available at this time. 

Note: Loan periods and borrowing rules for all of the above are determined by the individual institutions and may not necessarily match Fordham Libraries' faculty privileges.

     

Current students of Fordham University have borrowing privileges*
at institutions participating in the following library associations
with presentation of Fordham ID and other requirements as noted:

  • New York Public Library (NYPL)
  • Manhattan Research Library Initiative (MaRLI), by application only
    • Fordham PhD students only who have an active NYPL library account may apply for participation in MaRLI, a joint venture among the NYPL, Columbia University and New York University libraries.

*Check with the library you intend to visit to be sure that in-person access is available at this time. 

Note: Loan periods and borrowing rules for all of the above are determined by the individual institutions and may not necessarily match Fordham Libraries' student privileges.

 

Circulation & Reserve Departments

Circulation & Reserve Departments
Fordham University Libraries

Walsh Library  ♦  Rose Hill Campus  ♦  718-817-5109  ♦  718-817-3578
Quinn Library  ♦  Lincoln Center Campus  ♦  212-636-6062  ♦  212-636-6061
Fordham Westchester Library  ♦  Fordham Westchester Campus  ♦  914-367-3060  ♦  914-367-3061
univlib@fordham.edu   ♦   intercampus@fordham.edu   ♦   libraryreserve@fordham.edu