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 member libraries.
Walk-in Borrowing
Current Boston College faculty, staff, and students may borrow materials from the following institutions by presenting their Boston College ID:
Boston Library Consortium (BLC) Cards
To borrow materials from another BLC library, visit the O'Neill Library Circulation Desk to apply for a consortium card confirming you are in good standing with Boston College Libraries. Present your consortium card and Boston College ID at the 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.
BC Theology Department - Graduate Students
Before visiting another BTI Library, Theology Department graduate 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'?
To borrow materials, present your Boston College ID at any of the Boston Theological Institute libraries.
BC Theology Department - Faculty
Faculty must present their Boston College ID at any of the Boston Theological Institute libraries to gain access to member collections.
BC School of Theology & Ministry (STM) - Faculty and Students
BC STM faculty and students must request a BTI card from the Assistant Director, Admissions, Financial Aid and Academic Services at STM who verifies affiliation at the STM. To secure borrowing privileges present the card along with your BC ID at any of the Boston Theological Institute member libraries.
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.
OCLC Reciprocal Faculty Borrowing Program: for current faculty only. Faculty can obtain a Reciprocal Faculty Borrowing Program card in person from the O’Neill Library Circulation Desk which allows them access and/or borrowing privileges at participating institutions. To borrow materials, the visiting faculty member must present the Reciprocal Faculty Borrowing Program card and any other identification the participating institution requires.
SHARES: extends access privileges to faculty, emeritus faculty, students, and academic staff of partner institutions to use the collections and services at other SHARES libraries. Please note that in-library use of material is permitted, but borrowing privileges may not be granted. Please see the SHARES on-site access policy for more details.
