Access and borrowing privileges at the Hunter College Libraries are limited to CUNY students, faculty, and staff, and to Hunter College alumni. Due to limited resources, we cannot accommodate students and faculty from other universities and colleges and members of the public. We have a reciprocity arrangement only with Empire State College students and faculty, who must show valid ID from that institution. This arrangement does not extend to other SUNY campuses.
The library does however sometimes grant access to those researchers whose libraries are members of the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) and whose research needs cannot be met elsewhere. This would afford you permission to visit the Hunter College Wexler Library on a limited basis and would confer on-site reading privileges only. Consult with the librarians at your college or university library or the librarians at the New York Public Library at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue for more information
It is also possible for you to gain access by contacting Professor Danise Hoover, Associate Librarian for Public Services at 212-772-4190.
Library Privileges
Hunter College Library & CUNY subscribe to excellent sources of information not available for free on the Web. These resources can be accessed remotely by Hunter students & faculty using your Hunter email & password.
CLICS (CUNY Libraries Inter-Campus Services) is a service that allows you to have books delivered from almost anywhere in the CUNY library system to the Hunter campus. Refer to the official CLICS page for more information.
ILL/ Interlibrary Loan: Hunter graduate students and faculty gain access to materials, journal articles and books not owned by Hunter College or CUNY. Take a look at the Illiad page to make an ILL request online.
Laptop computers are available at the Reserve Desk for checkout, located at the 2nd floor of the Main library and at the circulation desks of the Health Professions and Social Work libraries. These are available to currently registered Hunter College students only. Refer to the laptop loan page for more details.
Selected Services
| Borrowing Privileges |
Hunter Databases |
CLICS |
Hunter ILL |
Laptop Loans |
|
| Hunter Students |
Yes | Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Hunter Grad Students |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hunter College Now Students |
Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Hunter Faculty |
Yes | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| CUNY Students and Faculty | Yes | On-site use only |
Yes | No | No |
| Hunter Alumni |
Yes | On-site use only |
No |
No |
No |
| Non-CUNY Affiliates | Yes | On-site use only |
No |
No |
No |
| METRO Referrals | No |
No |
No |
No |
No |