Cornell Library Card for IC Faculty

  • The Cornell Library Borrower's card is available to continuing Ithaca College faculty (tenured, tenure-eligible, NTE-fixed term and adjunct).
  • The total cost of each card is $250. The College will pay $175 and the faculty member will be expected to contribute $75 toward the cost of this privilege. The faculty portion may be paid by check or through payroll deduction.
  • You must bring your Ithaca College ID and a check for $75 made payable to "Ithaca College" to the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs or a payroll deduction form may be obtained and completed at the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Cash will also be accepted.
  • Faculty who have participated in the Cornell Library borrowing program for three consecutive years, will have their full fee for Cornell Libraries usage paid for by the College. Faculty must renew their Cornell borrowing card each year to remain qualified for this program.
  • Once you are provided with the authorization form, you must then present it at the circulation desk of Olin Library in order to receive your Cornell Library Borrower's card.

Please note:

The card is issued for personal use only and is not transferable. The registered borrower is responsible for all transactions recorded against the card. Borrowers are expected to return materials to the Cornell libraries directly.

The card may be used to borrow circulating materials. The following materials do not circulate: reference books, rare books and manuscripts, reserve materials, microforms, some journals, maps, and newspapers. Library card holders do not have remote access to licensed databases, although on-site access is available to the general public and does not require a card.

New York state residents may, upon presentation of valid ID, receive Statutory Privilege Cards. This card enables you to borrow material from the collections of the three state-supported libraries:

  • Albert R. Mann Library serving the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Human Ecology
  • Flower Library serving the school of Veterinary Medicine
  • Martin P. Catherwood Library serving the State School of Industrial and Labor Relations

For more information contact the Circulation Department in Mann Library.

Recalls and Holds: Library card holders do not have recall privileges. They may place holds on items currently charged to other patrons. Any item may be recalled from Library card holders at any time for Course Reserve, or after two weeks if requested by a Cornell patron. Library card holders do not have Interlibrary loan privileges.

Contact: Peg Termina, Faculty Information Specialist, 4-3041