Bad Dreams Posted January 2, 2020 Posted January 2, 2020 I am a grad student in Chicago. I have to move to NYC next year for research and live there for a year. But there is something that scares me, as I have to get inter-library loans from various universities. Could I use NYU or Columbia Library without being their student? Or NYPL would be my only option? Any suggestions would be appreciated!
PokePsych Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 Columbia has a membership thing. I think you cannot even enter most buildings without a student or 'community' (e.g., family/spouse) pass. You can probably email them about this though.
AP Posted January 21, 2020 Posted January 21, 2020 Talk to your account manager in your campus library. In general, University Libraries (typically members of the ARL) can give you an account if your school and you show evidence that you are doing research and will reside in NYC because of that. I've worked at my university library and we have accommodated this in the past.
LazarusRises Posted February 20, 2020 Posted February 20, 2020 Is this independent research? If not, talk to whatever institution is sponsoring it, they should have options for you. If so, definitely get a NYPL card and check in with NYU/Hunter/Columbia/the New School to see if you can get library access.
birvxine Posted March 10, 2020 Posted March 10, 2020 NYPL is a good option if you can't get an alternative affiliation. You can apply to their research rooms which give you card access to a quiet working space, order their collections to be delivered to the room and you can ILL. https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/schwarzman/research-study-rooms
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