Other Libraries Available to Brown Students, Faculty, and Staff


You will find more information about options for obtaining material not available at Brown at Borrow, Request, and Renew.

Library or Consortium Online Requesting? On-site Access for Brown ID Holders? On-site Borrowing for Brown ID Holders?
Borrow Direct Libraries
University libraries of Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, and Yale
Yes (via WorldCat Discovery) Yes Yes
HELIN Libraries
Selected regional academic libraries
Yes (via WorldCat Discovery) Yes No
Ocean State Libraries
Rhode Island Public Libraries (OSL)
No, but online holds for pickup can be placed with an OSL card* Yes (open to the public) Yes, with OSL card*
RISD
Rhode Island School of Design
No Yes Yes
SHARES
Group of academic and special libraries across the country and world
No Yes No
University of Rhode Island (URI) No Yes (open to the public) Yes

* Brown students are eligible for an OSL card with proof of RI residency.