Boston College has several agreements with groups and organizations that extend library privileges free of charge to members of the BC community. Privileges are determined by the host library and may differ from your borrowing privileges here at BC.
Current Boston College faculty, staff, and students qualify for borrowing privileges at BLC member libraries.
Walk-in Borrowing with BC ID
Borrow materials from these institutions by presenting your Boston College ID:
Walk-in Borrowing with a Boston Library Consortium (BLC) Card
Borrow materials from another BLC library, by visiting the O'Neill Library Circulation Desk to apply for a consortium card. Present your consortium card and Boston College ID at a BLC member library to obtain borrowing privileges from that library.
In place of visiting BLC libraries, faculty, staff, and students can request BLC library-owned material through WorldCat
Current, Theology, and Theology & Ministry faculty and graduate students qualify for borrowing privileges at member libraries.
Graduate Students: Before visiting another BTI Library, students must complete a New Student Registration Form and answer yes to the question 'Do you want to sign up to use the libraries at other BTI schools'?Present your Boston College ID to borrow materials at any Boston Theological Institute library.
Faculty: Present your Boston College ID at any of the Boston Theological Institute libraries to gain access to member collections.
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU): for current faculty only. To obtain borrowing privileges from an AJCU library, complete an AJCU Direct Reciprocal Library Borrower form at the O'Neill Library Circulation Desk. Take the completed and signed form with your BC ID to any participating library.
SHARES: extends access and borrowing privileges to current BC faculty, students, and staff at partner institutions. Complete the SHARES onsite borrowing form to apply for a library card at the institution you plan to visit.
