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Calgary Sirsi Consortium Libraries

Calgary Sirsi Consortium Libraries are postsecondary institutions that share the University of Calgary's Sirsi Library System. If you are a student, faculty or staff member at one of these institutions, you can use your institution's ID card to:

  • Check out up to 50 books at one time
  • Renew books online

Institutions that are currently live in the system are:


Reciprocal Agreements with Southern Alberta Colleges
The institutions listed below have direct (non-consortial) reciprocal borrowing agreements with the University of Calgary Library. The X's identify which members of the university community have borrowing privileges at the University of Calgary Libraries. Please bring proper identification so that Circulation staff can identify you as a student, faculty or staff member at the appropriate institution.
Your Reciprocal Card allows you to:
  • Check out up to 5 books at one time
  • Renew books online
Reciprocal Institution
Academic Staff
Students
Support Staff
Alberta College of Art & Design
X
X
X
Banff Centre of Fine Arts
X


Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary
X


Medicine Hat College
X


Mount Royal College
X
X
X
Prairie Bible Institute
X
X
X

Rocky Mountain College

X

X

X


Member of an Alberta Library (Public or College)
Most Alberta libraries (public libraries, college libraries and a few others) participate in The Alberta Library (TAL) Card program. If you belong to a library that participates in The Alberta Library (TAL) CARD program, you can borrow materials from the University of Calgary Libraries. Before you come, make sure that you have obtained a TAL Card from your home library. Books loaned to TAL Card holders are governed by the borrowing rules of the University of Calgary Library.
Your TAL Card allows you to:
  • Check out up to 5 books at one time
  • No renewals

Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff from Other Canadian Universities
Graduate students, faculty and staff from other Canadian universities can borrow books from the University of Calgary Libraries. Before coming to Calgary, make sure that you have obtained the proper ID from your home university's library. You can find further information on the Canadian University Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement at the official website
Proper ID needed:

Consortium

Geographic Location

Required ID for Borrowing at University Libraries

COPPUL

Western Canada

COPPUL Card

OCUL

Ontario

 

 

Valid library card from your home institution or an IUBP (Inter-University Borrowing Project) card

CREPUQ

Quebec

CREPUQ Carte de Présentation/Introductory Card

CAUL

Atlantic Canada

ASIN (Atlantic Scholarly Information Network) Card

You will receive the following library privileges:
  • Check out up to 50 books at one time
  • Ability to renew books online

Undergraduate Students from Other Canadian Universities
Undergraduate students from Western Canadian universities, most Ontario universities (the University of Toronto and the Ontario College of Art and Design are not part of this agreement) and Atlantic Canadian universities can borrow books from the University of Calgary Libraries. Before coming to Calgary make sure that you have obtained the proper ID from your home university's library. You can find further information on the Canadian University Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement at the official website

Proper ID needed:

Consortium

 

Geographic Location

Required ID for Borrowing at University Libraries

COPPUL

Western Canada

 

COPPUL Card

OCUL

Does not include the University of Toronto or the Ontario College of Art and Design.

 

 

Ontario

Valid library card from your home institution or an IUBP (Inter-University Borrowing Project) card

CAUL

Atlantic Canada

ASIN (Atlantic Scholarly Information Network) Card


You will receive the following library privileges:
  • Check out up to 50 books at one time
  • Ability to renew books online