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Harvard College Libraries Special Borrower Card Application

If your work requires extensive use of resources not available at MIT, you may qualify for access to the Harvard College Libraries.

Harvard College Libraries: Apply for card, below
Countway Library of Medicine: Apply for access

Eligibility:

Borrowing privileges
- MIT graduate students
- MIT research staff
- MIT faculty

Room use only
- MIT undergraduates

For how long is my card valid?

Faculty and Research Staff	September 1 – August 31
Graduate Students	September 1 – May 31

To apply for borrowing privileges:

Fill out the form below. If you qualify, a pdf of your approved form will be sent as soon as possible, and no later than 5:00 pm the next business day. Present a printed copy of the pdf and your MIT ID to the Library Privileges Office in Widener Library 130, Harvard Yard, between Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:45 pm. You will be charged a processing fee for the Special Borrower card

If you need immediate access to a Harvard Library, bring your MIT ID to the service desk at Barker, Dewey, Hayden, or Rotch Libraries, and fill out the appropriate forms at the desk.

HCL special borrower card application

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Requestor Information

* Kerberos name:

* MIT ID number:

* Email address:

example: yourname@mit.edu

* Full name:

* Physical address:

255 character limit

* Phone number:

* Status:

If you're an undergraduate student, or if your status isn't listed, and you have an exceptional need to visit a Harvard Library, Ask Us! or visit Hayden Library.

* Department: (choose department)

* Lab or Center name, or field of research:

Expected graduation/termination date (leave blank if you are an ongoing employee):

YYYY-MM-DD format

Comments:
Please include any additional information or comments:

255 character limit

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