The University of Arizona Libraries are academic libraries primarily serving university students, staff, and faculty. During public hours, non-reservable library spaces are open to the community.
Find what you can access
We’ve outlined what library services and spaces you can access based on your status at the university, certain Arizona community colleges and universities, or the community.
What you can access may differ from what we’ve described based on your individual circumstances. Chat with a library staff member to clarify what services and spaces you can access.
University of Arizona
Currently enrolled undergraduate students can:
- Access the library during public and CatCard only hours
- Remotely access databases
- Reserve rooms and spaces
- Borrow laptops and technology
- Request materials through interlibrary loan and document delivery
- Place holds on materials
- Check out up to 75 books, journals, maps, or documents
- Use library computers
Honors students have additional privileges. They can:
- Check out up to 250 books, journals, maps, or documents
Undergraduate students lose their library access and privileges and all items are due immediately upon graduating or leaving the university.
Currently enrolled graduate students can:
- Access the library and Scholar’s Corner during public and CatCard only hours
- Remotely access databases
- Reserve rooms and spaces (you may qualify for a long-term assigned study room if you're working on your PhD, writing your dissertation or studying for comprehensive exams)
- Borrow laptops and technology
- Request materials through interlibrary loan and document delivery
- Place holds on materials
- Check out up to 250 physical books, journals, maps, or documents
- Use library computers
Graduate students lose their library access and privileges and all items are due immediately upon graduating or leaving the university.
Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) students who are not enrolled as University of Arizona undergraduate students can:
- Use non-reservable spaces at the libraries during public hours
- Use library computers
- Use library databases when logged into the UAGuest wireless network anytime at any location on campus
If you are a CESL student who is also enrolled as an undergraduate student at the University of Arizona, you can find more information about what you can access under “Undergraduate students.”
CESL students can also apply for a library card to check out books, journals, and documents and use additional computers at the library.
CESL students cannot remotely access databases, borrow laptops and technology, or reserve rooms and spaces, even with a library card membership.
Currently employed emeritus faculty and staff can:
- Access the library during public and CatCard only hours
- Remotely access databases
- Reserve many rooms and spaces (some are for students only)
- Borrow some technology
- Request materials through interlibrary loan and document delivery
- Place holds on materials
- Check out up to 250 books, journals, maps, or documents
- Use library computers
Faculty and staff lose their library access and privileges and all items are due immediately upon leaving the university.
Spouses of University of Arizona faculty and staff can:
- Use non-reservable spaces at the libraries during public hours
- Request a computer card to use the 6 public computers at the Main Library
- Check out up to 25 books, journals, maps, or documents
- Place holds on available materials
- Use library databases when logged into the UAGuest wireless network anytime at any location on campus
Spouses cannot remotely access databases, borrow laptops and technology, or reserve rooms and spaces, even with a library card membership.
Faculty, staff, and their spouses lose their library access and privileges and all items are due immediately upon leaving the university.
Faculty and staff who complete the official University of Arizona retirement process can:
- Access the library during public and CatCard only hours
- Reserve rooms and spaces (some are for students only)
- Request materials through interlibrary loan and document delivery
- Place holds on materials
- Check out up to 250 print books (ebooks are excluded), journals, maps, or documents
- Use library computers
- Use library databases when logged into the UAGuest wireless network anytime at any location on campus
- If you can’t come to campus, request the materials you need and we will deliver files from our collection or request from another library.
Retired faculty and staff cannot borrow laptops and technology.
University of Arizona alumni can:
- Use non-reservable spaces at the libraries during public hours
- Request a computer card to use the 6 public computers at the Main Library
- Use library databases when logged into the UAGuest wireless network anytime at any location on campus
- Apply for a library card to check out books for $50 per year
Alumni cannot remotely access databases, borrow laptops and technology, or reserve rooms and spaces, even with a library card membership.
Designated Campus Colleagues (DCCs) are visiting scholars or special status faculty and staff.
Qualifying DCCs have unique access to library services and spaces. They can:
- Access the library during public and CatCard only hours
- Remotely access databases
- Reserve many rooms and spaces (some are for students only)
- Borrow some technology
- Request materials through interlibrary loan and document delivery
- Place holds on materials
- Check out up to 250 books, journals, maps, or documents
- Use library computers
Community colleges & other universities
Students taking at least 1 credit at Pima Community College, Tohono O'odham Community College, Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, or schools that are members of the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA) can:
- Use non-reservable library spaces during public hours
- Request a computer card to use the 6 public computers at the Main Library
- Use library databases when logged into the UAGuest wireless network or eduroam anytime at any location on campus
They can also apply for a library card to:
- Check out up to 25 books, journals, maps, or documents
- Place holds on available materials
- Request a computer card to use the 6 public computers at the Main library
Community college and university students cannot remotely access databases, borrow laptops and technology, or reserve rooms and spaces, even with a library card membership.
Do you attend a school that's not listed here? Go to "Community members" to find more information about what you can access.
Faculty at Pima Community College, Tohono O'odham Community College, Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, or schools that are members of the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA) can:
- Use non-reservable library spaces during public hours
- Request a computer card to use the 6 public computers at the Main Library
- Use library databases when logged into the UAGuest wireless network or eduroam anytime at any location on campus
They can also apply for a library card to:
- Check out up to 25 books, journals, maps, or documents
- Place holds on available materials
- Request a computer card to use the 6 public computers at the Main library
Community college and university faculty cannot remotely access databases, borrow laptops and technology, or reserve rooms and spaces, even with a library card membership.
Do you teach at a school that's not listed here? Go to "Community members" to find more information about what you can access.
Community members
Community members can:
- Use non-reservable library spaces during public hours
- Request a computer card to use the 6 public computers at the Main Library
- Use library databases when logged into the UA Guest wireless network anytime at any location on campus
Community members can also apply for a library card to check out books, journals, and documents and use additional computers at the library.
Community members cannot remotely access databases, borrow laptops and technology, or reserve rooms and spaces, even with a library card membership.
With a community library card, you can:
- Check out up to 25 books, journals, maps, or documents
- Place holds on available materials
- Request a computer card to use the 6 public computers at the Main library
- Use library databases when logged into the UA Guest wireless network anytime at any location on campus
Community members cannot remotely access databases, borrow laptops and technology, or reserve rooms and spaces, even with a library card membership.