After your Stanford affiliation changes
Graduating, retiring, or left Stanford? Find information below about the Libraries access and borrowing privileges and options:
Alumnus
Upon Graduating
Your student ID card gets deactivated within days of graduation, which ends all building access and expires your student library borrowing account, however, you will still be able to login to view your account.
Under very limited circumstances, some academic departments may sponsor graduating students for a temporary SUNetID with or without library e-resources sponsorship. Check with your department because the Libraries do not sponsor SUNetIDs or sponsor library e-resource access. Visit Sponsoring Someone for Library e-resources for more information.
Visiting
Stanford alumni may visit our libraries for up to 14 days per year at no cost (see Visitor access > Day pass). After that, a library card may be purchased for continued access or borrowing at discounted alumni rates. SAA membership card is required.
Access rates
- $100/year
- $40/3 months
- $15/month
- $10/2 weeks
Access and borrowing rates
- $400/year
- $175/5 months
- $125/3 months
Privileges
- For a full list of privileges, see Card types and privileges.
- Licensed electronic resources may be accessed on designated public computers within the libraries. Access from personal devices or off campus requires a SUNet ID (which expires upon graduation).
- Note: Stanford Alumni Association membership sweeteners include off-campus access to specific databases, such as ABI/INFORM, Business Source Alumni Edition, and Project Muse. See details on the Alumni website.
- Coordinate libraries (Law, Medicine, and Business) have their own access policies, with alumni having limited access unless they are alumni of those schools.
Emeritus
Stanford emeriti may obtain an Emerit ID from ID Card Services, which provides library access and borrowing privileges.
Privileges
- For a full list of privileges, see Card types and privileges. *Emeriti have full access to interlibrary loan services.
- Emeriti retain their full SUNet ID, including access to certain licensed electronic resources.
- Emeriti may designate a proxy borrower.
- Coordinate libraries (Law, Medicine, and Business) have their own access policies, with emeriti having limited access unless they hold emeritus status with the associated school.
Retiree
Stanford retirees may obtain a Faculty/Staff Retiree Card from ID Card Services for access to library buildings. Borrowing requires a separate card, available for purchase at a discounted rate.
$200/year | Apply for a retiree borrowing card
Privileges
- For a full list of privileges, see Card types and privileges.
- Licensed electronic resources may be accessed on designated public computers within the libraries. Access from personal devices or off campus requires a SUNet ID (which expires upon last day of employment).
- Coordinate libraries (Law, Medicine, and Business) have their own access policies, with retirees having limited access unless they are alumni of those schools.
Questions about library privileges?
For any questions or concerns, please email sul-privileges@stanford.edu or call (650) 723-1492.