John Crerar Library
Corporate Members Program
The John Crerar Library at The University of Chicago is a large, modern research library in the sciences and medicine that supports the work of scholars, students, scientists, and physicians, as well as researchers in business, industry and the government.
Crerar provides easy access to a rich collection of scientific resources in an attractive teaching and learning environment. It is home to more than 1.4 million volumes in the biological, medical, and physical sciences; in the philosophy and history of science, medicine and technology; and in general science. The John Crerar Library subscribes to more than 10,000 electronic science journal database resources that can be accessed within the library by corporate members.
The program of corporate memberships makes Crerar library's collections and services available throughout the country to foster technological innovation and progress business, industry, and service professions.
Services available to corporate members
A professional staff of science librarians provides reference services for all user groups during major service hours, including:
- Individual consultations with reference librarians
- Responses to email queries
- Presentations tailored for specific groups of visitors to the library
- Online searches of bibliographic, numeric, and scientific data files in the biological and physical sciences conducted by library staff on a cost-recovery basis.
- Order photocopies by phone, with rush orders filled within 24 hours through our Document Delivery service.
What is included in a membership?
- One borrower card
- Two reference cards
- Borrowing privileges and Access to all of the University of Chicago Libraries.
- Photocopy and Document Delivery services
- On-site access to electronic resources
Please note that remote access to electronic resources is not available with a Corporate Membership.
Cost of year-long membership:
For-Profit organization: $1,250
Nonprofit organization: $650
If you have any questions, please contact us.
To apply, fill out, sign and mail or fax our application form to:
