Eligibility for Library membership
The Library's membership conditions ensure that members have appropriate access to Library resources and services.
Who is eligible
The following groups may access the resources and services of the University Library, as detailed in Library Membership and Conditions of Access.
- Current University of Auckland staff and students (including New Start and Foundation Studies students) are automatically entitled to library membership.
- Associate Members (membership fees apply).
- Associated groups (see below).
Activating membership for groups with staff borrowing privileges
Staff usually receive their Campus Card (ID) and username and password as part of their appointment process. More details on this are available at What you need to get started.
The following groups activate their staff membership differently:
Honorary academic staff
- Initiated by your department with Human Resources.
Staff with a University research grant or scholarship
- Initiated by your department with Human Resources.
Retired University of Auckland staff members
- Your borrowing privileges are automatically retained.
- To activate access to electronic resources, Ask us online.
- Membership is not automatically available to staff members who have resigned or taken redundancy from the University. You may apply for Associate Membership.
UniServices staff
- Initiated by UniServices Human Resources.
Academics visiting from another University
- Liaise with your relevant head of department or their delegate to get access to Library resources.
- If you are visiting the University in any other capacity, such as an Honorary or any other type of staff appointment, the head of department should make an application to Human Resources.
Members of the Council of the University of Auckland, the Vice Chancellor’s Community Advisory Group, lay members of the Council Ethics Committees, and the Sargeson Literary Fellow
- Complete the online Library Associate Membership application form.
Contract staff
- Liaise with your department hiring manager.
Activating membership for groups with student borrowing privileges
Students usually receive their Campus Card (ID) and username and password as part of the enrolment process. More details on this are available at What you need to get started. The following groups activate their student membership differently:
Intending research masters and doctoral candidates
- Apply for admission, complete the Application for Temporary Library Membership form and return it to the Graduate Centre.
- Membership is usually granted for a period not exceeding six months; it may be extended in exceptional circumstances. More information is available from the Graduate Centre.
PhD students no longer enrolled who are completing oral exams
- Library access continues for six months after your last class end date. To extend access beyond this, contact the Graduate Centre.
Students visiting from another University with whom the University of Auckland has an exchange agreement
- Visiting students who have not automatically received library access as part of enrolment should arrange this via their relevant head of department. Liaise with your relevant head of department or their delegate to get access to library resources.
- If this is not an option, you will need to become a Library Associate Member (membership conditions apply).
Students with a University research grant or scholarship
- Initiated by your department with Human Resources.
Library access for members of the public including alumni
Members of the public are welcome to visit University of Auckland libraries. They will normally have access to the following:
- In-library use of material in open-access collections.
- Materials held in the On-Demand Collection. These can be viewed in the library upon providing some form of personal identification.
- Requests for On-Demand Collection material can be made online via Ask us or in person at the General Library Helpdesk. It may take 2-3 working days for items to be retrieved.
Members of the public who are interested in obtaining wider library privileges can apply to become a Library Associate Member.
Note that alumni receive a significant discount on the fees payable. View the University of Auckland benefits and services for alumni.
