Stack access and borrowing privileges at the Art & Architecture Library depend upon patrons' Stanford status and are best checked by consulting with staff at the circulation desk ((650) 723-3408). The Art & Architecture Library is accessible to patrons with limited mobility.

The Art & Architecture Library reading room and its reference collection are open to all, including the public (with appropriate visitor's pass). Stanford faculty and students, and faculty and graduate students with UC Reciprocal Services Program cards, may borrow materials from the library. In-house use of materials and access to the stacks is available to other users who have a valid Stanford ID; a UC Library Reciprocal Services Card; or a Courtesy Card, Courtesy Pass, or fee-based card issued by the Green Library Privileges Desk. Contact the Privileges Desk at Green Library ((650) 723-1492) for information on obtaining a Courtesy Pass (which enables the general public to access the Stanford University Libraries free of charge up to seven times per year) or a fee-based privileges card.

Circulation Periods

Books

Stanford undergraduate students:
7 items for 7 days, with one online renewal for each item

Stanford graduate students:
10 items for 7 days, with two online renewals for each item

Stanford faculty and academic staff:
90 days, with two online renewals for each item

Stanford staff:
7 items for 7 days

Media

Stanford students:
1 day (due at closing the following day)

Stanford faculty and academic staff:
3 days (due at closing on the third day)

Stanford staff:
1 day (due at closing the following day)

Reserves

2 hours

Journals (bound and current), reference materials, Locked Stack items, microforms, and Stanford dissertations do not circulate.


Books are subject to recall after one week if requested by another user. Renewal of loans is permitted if no holds or recalls have been placed on those items.

All media materials should be returned directly to the Art & Architecture Library.

For circulation information regarding the VRC slide collection, please see the VRC page.

For more circulation assistance, call (650) 723-3408 or send an email to: artlibrary@stanford.edu.