Patron Groups

UM-St. Louis Community:

• UM-St. Louis Community: UM-St. Louis faculty, staff, and students fall under this category. The University ID is the library card. Privileges include checking out books and government documents from the general collection of the UM-St. Louis Libraries, access to in-house and remotely accessible electronic databases, reference services, interlibrary loan services, MERLIN/MOBIUS consortium, and use of the Library Research Commons. Other restrictions may apply.

Friends of the Library:

• Friends of the Library: Missouri residents may apply for this card. The fee for the card is $100.00 per semester and $50.00 for the summer. Privileges are limited to checking out books and government documents from the general collection of the UM-St. Louis Libraries, access to in-house unrestricted electronic databases, reference services, interlibrary loan services (at cost), and access to online database searches (at cost). Friends of the Library card holders may have a maximum of ten books checked out at any given time. Other restrictions may apply.

Guest Borrowers:

• Alumni Members: Alumni members of the UM-St. Louis Alumni Association may be issued a Guest Borrower card free of charge. The card expires one year from the date of issue. Privileges are limited to checking out books and government documents from the general collection of the UM-St. Louis Libraries and access to unrestricted in-house electronic databases. Alumni Association guest borrowers may have a maximum of four books checked out at any given time. Interlibrary loan services are not included in alumni card privileges. Other restrictions may apply.
• Guest Borrowers: All applicants must be residents of Missouri. The fee for the card is $35.00. The card expires one year from the date of issue. Privileges are limited to checking out books and in-house electronic databases. Guest Borrower card holders may have a maximum of four books checked out at any given time. Interlibrary loan services are not included in Guest Borrower card privileges. Other restrictions may apply.
• St. Louis Mercantile Library Members: Members of the St. Louis Mercantile Library may be issued a Guest Borrower card free of charge. It expires on the same date as their Mercantile Library membership. Privileges are limited to checking out up to ten books and government documents from the general collection of the UM-St. Louis Libraries, access to unrestricted in-house electronic databases, access to on-line database searches, reference services, and interlibrary loan services (at cost). Other restrictions may apply.

 

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