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Library Privileges by Affiliation
| A note about e-resource and GALILEO priveleges. All current students, registered borrowers, and full- and part-time faculty and staff at participating GALILEO institutions are eligible for access to GALILEO’s authenticated resources. All citizens of Georgia are eligible for access to GALILEO's authenticated resources through their local public libraries.
Only educational institutions are eligible to participate in GALILEO. Current contracts do not allow access to licensed databases for adjunct faculty, alumni, non-enrolled students, federal-government-affiliated research sites, and medical and special libraries not affiliated with degree-granting institutions. Source: http://www.usg.edu/galileo/about/policies/accesspol.phtml |
| Affiliation | Privileges | Notes |
| Current GSU Students (undergraduate, graduate, full- and part-time) | See the Loan Periods Chart for eligible circulating items and their loan periods and the Graduate student borrowing details page. Students also are allowed GIL Express, ILL, and universal borrowing at USG institutions | See the Off-Campus Password and Login Information page for information on logging into resources from off campus. |
| Non-enrolled GSU graduate students working on research (eg. PhD students who have not yet graduated) |
Must produce a letter from the student's academic department on department letterhead that states the nature of their work. The letter should be shown to Circulation Desk staff. | |
| Current GSU Faculty | See the Loan Periods Chart for eligible circulating items and their loan periods. Also allowed GIL Express, ILL, and universal borrowing at USG institutions. A library employee must log faculty on to library computers. | See the Off-Campus Password and Login Information page for information on logging into resources from off campus. |
| Part-time faculty | Part-time faculty are allowed the same privileges as graduate research assistants, but only during semesters when they are teaching. See the Loan Periods Chart for eligible circulating items and their loan periods. | If part-time faculty are not currently in the system, they need a letter from their department on departmental letterhead stating they are teaching during the current semester. The letter should be presented to any employee at the Circulation Desk. |
| Adjunct faculty | Adjunct faculty are allowed the same privileges as graduate research assistants, but only during semesters when they are teaching. See the Loan Periods Chart for eligible circulating items and their loan periods. | Adjunct faculty need to present a letter from their department on departmental letterhead stating they are teaching during the current semester. The letter should be presented to any employee at the Circulation Desk. |
| Part-time Adjunct Faculty | None | |
| Temporary Faculty | None | |
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Affiliate* This does not include vendors and contractors working on campus. |
Must have a Panthercard and a letter (on departmental letterhead), stating the patron currently works for the department. Must be presented to the Circulation desk every semester for circulation and computer privileges. Affiliate receives graduate student privileges. |
Like other faculty and staff of Georgia State, these patrons can use regular |
| Retired GSU Faculty | Retired GSU faculty have the same privileges as current GSU Faculty. | See the Off-Campus Password and Login Information page for information on logging into resources from off campus. |
| Current GSU Staff | See the Loan Periods Chart for eligible circulating items and their loan periods. Also allowed to check out unlimited items, GIL Express, ILL, and universal borrowing at USG institutions. A library employee must log staff on to library computers. | See the Off-Campus Password and Login Information page for information on logging into resources from off campus. |
| Professional Administrative Staff | Professional administrative staff have the same privileges as current GSU faculty. | See the Off-Campus Password and Login Information page for information on logging into resources from off campus. |
| Temporary Staff | None | |
| Retired GSU Staff | Retired GSU staff are allowed the same privileges as current GSU students, including GIL Express, ILL, and universal borrowing at USG institutions. | See the Off-Campus Password and Login Information page for information on logging into resources from off campus. |
| GSU Alumni | Must join the Alumni Association and can check out up to 5 items. Alumni do not have ILL, GIL Express, or online database privileges. | To get an alumni card, alumni must join the Alumni Association for $50. The alumni card will be barcoded by circulation. To contact the Alumni Association: Alumni Hall, 30 Courtland St, Suite 133, (404)413-2190. |
| ARCHE Card Holders |
ARCHE visitors can check out 5 items, but they do not have ILL or GIL Express privileges. They can use a visitor computer for one hour per day according to the policy Use of Library Computer Workstations by Visitors. |
ARCHE is the Atlanta Regional Consortium of Higher Education. The ARCHE card is granted by the vistor's home institution. |
| Emory Students, Faculty, and Staff | Emory affiliates can check out 200 items; they must show a campus ID from their home institution to check out. They can use a visitor computer for one hour per day on a visitor computer according to the policy Use of the Library Computer Workstations by Visitors. |
This is through the Georgia Emory Tech State (GETS) borrowing agreement. |
| Troy State Students | None | The GSU-Troy State agreement expired on March 7, 2008. |
| University System of Georgia students, faculty, and staff | USG affiliates can check out 25 books; they must show a campus ID from their home institution to check out. They can use a computer by showing a campus ID from their home institution at the Research Support Desk. | This agreement is through the GIL Universal Borrowing program. This agreement does not extend to private institutions. |
| State Legislators | Legislators are allowed the same privileges as current GSU students. | Legislators must obtain cards from the Alumni Association: Alumni Hall, 30 Courtland St, Suite 133, (404)413-2190. |
| Visiting scholars | Visiting scholars can check out 5 items and use GIL Express. They have regular computer access like any GSU student. |
In order to check out items, visiting scholars must obtain a card from the Library Administration Office. A letter from the visiting scholar's hosting department must be presented to the Access & Media Services Department-Library North-1st floor. |
| Visitors | Visitor computer use: one hour per day on a visitor computer according to the policy Use of Library Computer Workstations by Visitors | Visitors must set up an account at the Circulation Desk (Library North, 1st floor) in order to use a computer. |
Page Author(s): Malia Cargile (mcargile@gsu.edu), Denita Hampton (dahampton@gsu.edu), Cory Schlotzhauer (cschlotzhauer@gsu.edu)
Page updated on: November 9, 2009
