Borrower Accounts - UCSF Library

UCSF personnel and student accounts

Borrower accounts are provided automatically, and you log in with your MyAccess credentials
Includes access to everything that is available either in-person or remotely

Members of the UCSF Alumni Association, and members of other UC alumni associations are eligible for free borrowing accounts.

Contact the Alumni Association of UCSF to request your ID card
To apply for a free borrower account, bring photo ID and Alumni ID card to the Service Desk at the Parnassus library

While visiting in person, all users may access the main floor of the library which includes Caffé Central, open study/work areas, and workstations to access online articles and databases
Materials located in the library’s circulating collection may be requested online via Borrower account or at the Library Services Desk with items retrieved on an hourly basis on the hour
Borrowing limited to 5 circulating items at a time
ProQuest Research Library, a multidisciplinary mix of scholarly, professional, and consumer periodicals that cover over 150 subjects, is available remotely
Due to licensing restrictions, no other resources are available remotely
For more information about Alumni privileges, visit our guide on Resources for UCSF Alumni and the Public

Due to licensing restrictions imposed by publishers, no online resources are available remotely for Community or Courtesy accounts.

Available for a fee to California residents not affiliated with UCSF.

Apply in person at the Service Desk at the Parnassus library
Student of California State University or community college systems, bring photo ID and CSU or community college ID card to the Service Desk at the Parnassus library
Questions? Call (415) 476-2336 or send us a message

U.S. residents 18 years or older with a valid California ID: $100/year
Registered degree program students of California State University or community college systems: $20 for six months or $40/year

Due to licensing restrictions, no online resources are available remotely
While visiting the library in person, all users may access the main floor of the library which includes Caffé Central, open study/work areas, and workstations to access online articles and databases
Materials located in the library’s circulating collection may be requested online via Borrower account or at the Library Services Desk with items retrieved on an hourly basis on the hour
Borrowing limited to 5 circulating items at a time

The following groups are eligible for free borrowing accounts:

Current University of California (UC) faculty, students, and staff, as well as retired employees and emeriti
Current faculty and librarians from accredited institutions of higher learning in California
Health professionals with a current license issued by a California state professional or vocational board and living in the nine Bay Area counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma)
Immediate family, over the age of 18, of current faculty and staff of the University of California
Certificate employees of California public schools
Current Stanford University faculty, academic staff, and currently enrolled graduate students

To apply for a courtesy, non-UCSF borrower account

Qualified patrons should bring photo ID (work or school ID or current driver’s license)
to the Service Desk at the Parnassus library
Questions? Call (415) 476-2336 or send a message

Due to licensing restrictions, no online resources are available remotely
While visiting the library in person, all users may access the main floor of the library which includes Caffé Central, open study/work areas, and workstations to access online articles and databases
Materials located in the library’s circulating collection may be requested online via Borrower account or at the Library Services Desk with items retrieved on an hourly basis on the hour
Borrowing limited to 5 circulating items at a time