Library Cards for Staff

UBC Staff

• Your UBC staff ID card is your Library card
• You need a valid card to borrow Library materials and access online resources and services
• Eligible staff hold active appointments with and are paid by UBC
• Obtain your card from the UBC Carding Office
• Certain units on campus are ineligible for UBCcards at this time (look under “Staff Appointments” on the drop down menu) and should apply for or renew library cards at Koerner Library. For further information, call 604-822-1443

UBCO Staff

• Apply to UBCO Student and Information Services for your UBC Staff ID card

UBC Appointed Hospital Staff

• Eligible staff hold active appointments with and are paid by UBC
• Library privileges are equivalent to those for UBC staff
• Obtain your card from the UBC Carding Office

Non-UBC Appointed Hospital Staff

• Eligible staff work in UBC affiliated teaching hospitals (BC Children’s, BC Women’s, St. Paul’s, Vancouver General or UBC Hospitals)
• Library privileges include:
  • Borrowing books, but not course reserve items and some videos
  • Full use of Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan services
  • Access to licensed databases from library workstations (no remote access)
• Apply in person at Woodward Library or Biomedical Branch Library with one piece of government-issued photo ID (e.g., driver’s licence, passport)

Did you know?

• Retired staff continue to use their UBCcard to borrow materials and access library resources and services
• UBC staff planning to use libraries at other universities may be eligible to access the institution’s library resources free of charge through reciprocal borrowing arrangements
• Lost and stolen cards can be reported online