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, UCSF retirees, 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 the library in person, all users may access the collection of books, journals, online articles and databases
Borrowing limited to 10 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.

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 collection of books, journals, online articles and databases
Borrowing limited to 10 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
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 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 collection of books, journals, online articles and databases
Borrowing limited to 10 circulating items at a time