HCL Special Borrower Card
Current Fees
Eligible researchers who wish to have browsing access in the Widener stacks or to borrow materials from Widener Library may do so by purchasing an HCL Special Borrower Card for specified periods according to the following fee schedule:
Alumni/ae
| Time Period |
Fee |
| 1 Year |
$200 |
| 6 Months |
$125 |
| 3 Months |
$75 |
Alumni/ae Senior Citizen
| Time Period |
Fee |
| 1 Year |
$50 |
Visiting Researcher
| Time Period |
Fee |
| 1 Year |
$750 |
| 6 Months |
$450 |
| 3 Months |
$275 |
Visiting Researcher Senior Citizen
| Time Period |
Fee |
| 1 Year |
$250 |
| 6 Months |
$150 |
| 3 Months |
$100 |
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Privileges of HCL Special Borrower Card Holders
Borrowing, Stacks Browsing, and Reading Room Privileges in the
following libraries
- Cabot Science Library
- Center for European Studies Library
- Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library
- Fine Arts Library
- Fung Library
- Gordon McKay Library of the Division of Applied Sciences
- Harvard-Yenching Library
- Lamont Library (alumni/ae of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges only;
no reserves borrowing)
- Quad Library (alumni/ae of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges only)
- Social Relations/Sociology Library
- Tozzer Library
- Widener Library
- Wolbach Library of the Harvard College Observatory
Stacks Browsing and Reading Room Privileges Only in the following libraries
Reading Room Privileges Only in Houghton Library (with two photo IDs)
Application for a Special Borrower Card should be made in person at the Library Privileges Office, Monday through Friday between 9:00 am and 4:45 pm. Privileges must be requested in person in order to verify the identity of the user. Individuals who hold a Special Borrower Card will need to obtain a temporary University PIN to access many features of the online HOLLIS catalog.
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