If you have a question about your borrower eligibility, go to the Woodruff Library Circulation Desk with appropriate ID. Woodruff staff will determine status and assess fees as needed.

• Students, faculty, and staff of Emory University
• Spouses and domestic partners of students, faculty, and staff
• Children under 18 of students, faculty, and staff
• Retired faculty and staff
• All registered alumni
• Affiliates of Emory University and visiting scholars (Privileges granted on the basis of affiliation or fees)
• Center for Disease Control, Marcus Development, National Faculty, Clinical Pastoral Staff, Scholar's Press, Veteran's Administration Medical Center have general checkout privileges.
• Carter Center staff, Carter Center interns, Crawford Long Hospital staff, Druid High School faculty, Egleston Hospital staff, Emory Clinic staff, Glen Memorial United Methodist Church staff, Emory Hospital staff, Fernbank Elementary staff, Grady Hospital staff, Wesley Woods Hospital staff, Yerkes Primate Center staff have full Emory circulation privileges.
• Courtesy institutions/programs
• Carter Library, Druid Hills High School Students (History & Gov. Student Advanced Placement), Museum Docent, Retired Staff (Emory),  Southern Association of Colleges, Visiting Scholars have general checkout privileges.
• The University Center of Georgia (Participating institution’s students, faculty, and staff with a valid Interlibrary Use Card)
  • Agnes Scott, Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta University Center (Clark-Atlanta, Morehouse, Morris-Brown, Spelman), Brenau University, Clayton State College, Columbia Theological Seminary, Institute of Paper & Science Technology, Kennesaw State University, Mercer University, Oglethorpe University, Southern Polytechnic, State University of West Georgia have general checkout privileges.
• GETS (University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Georgia State University) participating institutions' students, faculty, and staff
• To register as a borrower at Emory University General Libraries, you will need a valid ID from your institution.
• Register in person at the Woodruff Library Circulation Desk. Your borrowing eligibility will be verified by contacting your library's circulation staff so please coordinate your registration when both Emory and your library are open.
• Eligibility lasts until the end of the semester for students and for one year for faculty.
• Loans: up to 25 books may be checked out at a time for a 28 day loan period. Normal circulation restrictions will apply.
• Renewals can be made online at User Services as long as your registration is current. To update your privileges, please come in person to the CLAIR/Woodruff Library Circulation Desk.
• Records with overdue materials or fines will be blocked and transactions restricted until the block is cleared. (You may pay your fines at the CLAIR/Woodruff Library Circulation Desk.)
• Recalls: any item is subject to recall and standard fines will apply. (See Fines section.)  Recalls may be placed by GETS patrons.
• Research databases cannot be accessed by GETS patrons.
• For more information, please see Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education.
• The general public does not have borrowing priviledges at the Chemistry Library
  • Computer access is limited to Euclid and Public Galileo workstations only. Research databases cannot be accessed by general patrons.

For more information regarding your borrowing eligibility please contact the Woodruff Library Circulation Desk at 404-727-6873.