Q. Does the Library have reciprocal agreements with other libraries?

The Samuel C. Williams Library is part of two consortial agreements that include reciprocal borrowing.

Check the details of each program to find out which might work for you, and email library@stevens.edu for more information about creating an account.

• OCLC Reciprocal Faculty Borrowing Program
  • OCLC is a library services company.
  • Local colleges that participate in this program, given that it's a national company, are NJIT, Rutgers, Fordham, St. John's, and Hofstra. You would have to select the library (or libraries) and we would have to arrange with each library separately. You then get a card, good for one year, that gives borrowing privileges for the other libraries.
  • You can see the full list of participating colleges if you want to look outside of NJ (note: the link leads to a PDF).
     
• VALE Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement
  • VALE is the NJ academic libraries professional association.
  • There are 50 participating VALE member colleges and universities (see the full list at the link above). Under the agreement, faculty and staff from participating institutions who are in good standing at their home library qualify for onsite borrowing privileges at each other’s libraries.