Library privileges are valid for the term of employment. Your OneCard is your Library card and it must be activated at the circulation desk and re-activated if a contract is extended or renewed.
Full-time Faculty & Staff
- Employees with contracts for greater than 4 months will be issued a TMU OneCard through the OneCard office.
- Sessional instructors and Post-doctoral fellows should bring a copy of their contract to the Library when activating their cards.
- Loans periods depend on individual items borrowed, but generally staff may borrow books for 4 weeks, with 4 renewals. Faculty may borrow books for 120 days with four renewals. 4 reserve items and 6 periodicals/maps may be borrowed at the same time.
Contract/Part-time Faculty & Staff
- Contract/part-time faculty and staff may apply for a library card at the circulation desk by presenting their OneCard and proof of employment provided by Human Resources.
- Loan periods depend on individual items borrowed, but generally staff may borrow books for 4 weeks, with 4 renewals. Faculty may borrow books for 120 days with four renewals. 4 reserve items and 6 periodicals/maps may be borrowed at the same time.
Instructors Between Contracts
- Instructors will need to download and fill out the Instructors between Contracts Library Card Application Form
- Bring the completed form to the Library Circulation Desk or scan and email it to: access@torontomu.ca
Research, Graduate and Teaching Assistants
- Research, graduate and teaching assistants may be issued a Staff OneCard by the OneCard office (depending on contract period).
- Other research assistants who are paid directly from Faculty Research accounts must apply for library privileges, this RA/TA Library Card Application must be authorized by the hiring faculty member.
- Loans periods depend on individual items borrowed, but generally books may be borrowed for 4 weeks, with 4 renewals. Graduate/Teaching Assistants who are also graduate students should have the same privileges as Graduate Students (120 days with four renewals). 4 reserve items and 6 periodicals/maps may be borrowed at the same time.
Adjunct Professors
- Adjunct professors may apply for library privileges at the Library Circulation Desk or download the Adjunct Professor Library Card Application form.
- Applications must have signed authorization by the Chair of the Department/School.
Field Instructor
- Field instructors may apply for library privileges at the Circulation Desk or download the pdf Field Instructor Library Card Application Form
- Applications must have signed authorization by the Chair of the Department/School.
- Loan periods depend on individual items borrowed, but generally books may be borrowed for 4 weeks with 4 renewals. 4 reserve items, and 6 periodicals/maps may be borrowed at the same time.
- Interlibrary loans are not available.
Visiting Scholars/Fellows
- Library privileges (including Interlibrary Loan) may be granted after completing the Visiting Scholar/Fellow Library Card Application Form
- Applications must have signed authorization by the Chair/Director of the Department/School.
- Loan periods depend on individual items borrowed, but generally books may be borrowed for 4 weeks with 4 renewals. 4 reserve items, and 6 periodicals/maps may be borrowed at the same time.