The University of Rhode Island University Libraries joined the Boston Library Consortium in 2016.

This relationship is based primarily on Interlibrary Loan transactions.

Of the 25 member libraries, only 4 are not open to onsite visits by BLC patrons.

URI students and faculty and staff who wish to visit these libraries will need a Consortium Card to do so.  Additionally, when planning a visit, you are strongly encouraged to either check the BLC Library's Website or contact them and inquire about their policies regarding visitors from other BLC Libraries.  For more information about member libraries and Consortium Cards, please click here to learn about Access & Borrowing from BLC Member Institutions.

Information to visitors from other BLC Libraries:

1. Students and faculty and staff from other BLC Libraries are welcome.
2. Though the Robert L. Carothers does have borrowing limitations (see below), it does not place restrictions on the reason for that borrowing.  Whether you are checking an item for research or for enjoyment, either need is valid.
3. That said - the staff will need to see both your College/University's ID and your Consortium Card.
4. Once we have contacted your institution's library and verified that you are a patron in good standing, a record will be created for you and a card issued to you.  The card will expire within a year of being issued and can only be renewed to a person with a valid BLC Consortium Card.
5. You will be limited to 5 items.  
6. To be immediately removed from your record, those items should be returned to the Robert L. Carothers Library.  If you return the item or items at another BLC Library so that it will be sent to URI via the inter-state delivery service, please be aware that library will not be able to check the item or items in.  You will be liable for any fees incurred should you opt for that method.

 

CRIARL stands for the Consortium of Rhode Island Academic and Research Libraries, a consortium of all of the college and university libraries in Rhode Island plus selected non-academic research libraries. The CRIARL borrowing card allows borrowing privileges at all member libraries.

Who is Eligible?

Faculty, including Emeriti, and professional staff on continuing appointment may apply for a CRIARL borrowing card which is given for a one year period from the date the card is issued. Other faculty, post doctoral fellows, and visiting scholars are eligible to apply for a card during the term of their appointment. They must present a letter from their department chair on letterhead stationery stating their status and the term of their appointment. Cards may be renewed as long as the individual’s status has not changed.

How to Apply?

The request for a card may be made to the Head of Access Services or his/her designee during regular business hours at the University Library in Kingston or the Pell Marine Science Library on the Bay Campus.

From the Brown University Web site:

In accordance with University policy, all visitors to the Library must complete the Brown University Library Visitor Request Form and receive approval before entering a Library facility. Visitors with ID cards sponsored by a department or program at Brown do not need to fill out the form.

Who Is Eligible for a Brown University Library Card?

• Faculty, including Emeriti, & staff from CRIARL member institutions

For more information and links to the forms referred to above, please use the link below:

 

Borrowing from Salve Regina University's McKillop Library

URI's University Libraries and Salve Regina University's McKillop Library have collaborated on an agreement and procedures to insure on-site borrowing for URI patrons.

In regards to off-site borrowing, those requests must be still made using Interlibrary Loan. The link to that page is here:  http://uri.libguides.com/interlibraryloan

Please check your library account before visiting the McKillop Library.  The McKillop's items will not be checked out to anyone with overdue fines (any amount) and/or overdue items.

You can check your record by contacting Circulation.

    Kingston - 874-2672
    Narragansett - 874-6161

The following members of the URI community (with clear records at the URI University Libraries) have access and borrowing privileges at the McKillop Library:

·  URI Faculty

·  URI Graduate Students

·  URI Undergraduates

·  URI Staff

Information about the McKillop Library:

    Library Website:  http://library.salve.edu/
    Library Hours:  http://salve.libcal.com/hours/
    Location/Directions:  http://library.salve.edu/directions.html

The online catalog can be searched via this link:  http://library.salve.edu/newcatalog.html

    Contact number: 401­-341­-2330

Rules of Use at the McKillop Library for URI patrons

·  URI patrons can register as patrons of the McKillop Library presenting your URI ID at the Circulation Desk

·  The Library staff will check your URI Library record to confirm your current and good standing.

·  Your URI ID will be your McKillop library card.

·  The card must be renewed each Academic Year at the McKillop Library.

·  Most books at the McKillop Library can be checked out.

·  Most other material may be used in the library building.

·  Up to 5 items can be checked at a time for a month.

·  Materials that can be checked out may be renewable.

·  The McKillop Library materials can be returned at URI or at the McKillop Library.

Please be aware that as a patron using the resources available at the McKillop Library, you are subject to that Library's policies regarding damaged or lost materials