Faculty Library Privileges at Other Michigan Libraries
Individual faculty research may require the use of resources not owned or subscribed to by Mossey Library. Mossey Library participates in the MeLCat Visiting Patron Service, which allows you to go to another library that also participates in this service and check out available materials in person. To find out if a Michigan library participates in visiting patron service, please go to the Participating MeLCat Libraries list.
When you bring the materials to the check-out desk, you will use your Hillsdale College Faculty ID to check them out. These materials will be listed on your account for you to check on the due dates and request renewals. You may return materials to the library from which you checked them out or to Mossey Library and we will send them back to the lending library.
Michigan State University and the University of Michigan libraries have arranged for library privileges for faculty from other institutions in the State of Michigan when visiting their campuses.
Michigan State University Libraries:
MSU participates as a Michigan e-Library (MeL) visiting patron lender. If you are visiting their campus library, you may use your Hillsdale College photo ID to check out materials. Access to MSU electronic resources requires MSU ID login. Computers next to the Reference Desk and those in the Beaumont Instruction Room don’t require login. Those workstations can only connect to MSU Library selected resources, but not to sites like Yahoo, Amazon, Google, etc. Printing is restricted to individuals with MSU ID login, so materials you may need to save and print should be saved to a USB/flash drive disk. For further assistance, inquire at the MSU Reference Desk or ask to speak to the Circulation Desk Supervisor for “guest access”.
University of Michigan Libraries:
The process for obtaining a guest card involves a short visit to Graduate Library Circulation, Room 104, Hatcher North, complete the application for a guest card and present your Hillsdale College photo ID. Guest privileges are good for one calendar year, after which they will need to be renewed. Access to the U-M electronic resources is limited to on-site visits only.