Library Access for Staff
UBC Staff
- Your UBCcard is your library card.
- You need a valid UBCcard to borrow library materials and use library services.
- You need a valid CWL account to access library eResources.
- Staff must have an active appointment with UBC Human Resources.
- Obtain your UBCcard from the UBC Carding Office.
UBC Okanagan Staff
- Apply to UBC Okanagan Student and Information Services for your UBC Staff ID card.
UBC Appointed Hospital Staff
- Eligible staff hold active appointments with UBC Human Resources.
- Library privileges are equivalent to those for UBC staff.
- Obtain your UBCcard from the UBC Carding Office.
Non-UBC Appointed Hospital Staff
- Eligible Non-UBC appointed Hospital Staff work at one of the following UBC affiliated teaching hospitals:
- BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre
- St. Paul’s Hospital
- Vancouver General Hospital
- UBC Hospital
- Eligible Non-UBC appointed Hospital Staff can:
- Borrow books from the UBC Library collection.
- Request articles in the UBC Library collection via Document Delivery.
Note: Articles that cannot be supplied because of licensing agreements with publishers can be accessed by visiting a UBC Library branch.
- Request articles not available in the UBC Library collection via Interlibrary Loan.
- Access most library e-resources by visiting a UBC Library branch.
- Submit an email to library.accounts@ubc.ca requesting your library privileges and the account details or renewal confirmation will then be sent by email.
Did you know?
- UBC staff planning to use libraries at other universities may be eligible to access the institution’s library resources through reciprocal borrowing arrangements.
- Lost and stolen cards can be reported online.