Proxy Borrower Request

Introduction

A "proxy borrower," is a person who shares the borrowing privileges of a University of Chicago Faculty member or person with Indefinite Borrowing Privileges. This person is able to check out and recall books on behalf of the faculty member, with the same loan periods and privileges that said faculty would have in person.

All persons with Indefinite Borrowing Privileges may authorize a Chicago student or staff member to borrow library material in their name. This privilege is intended to help faculty in their research work for the University. It is not intended to help students in their degree work, nor to enable unregistered students who are still completing a degree to circumvent paying the proper library user fee, nor to help non-University of Chicago people to gain access to the Library and circumvent paying the Library use fee.

A card will be issued in the name of the person designated. All material charged on that card is the responsibility of the faculty member who has authorized the borrowing.

Conditions for Use

The faculty member accepts full responsibility for all material checked out on the proxy borrower's card.
A proxy borrower card will not be issued or renewed if the faculty member has any outstanding Library obligations.
A faculty member may have up to three proxy borrowers at any one time.

Application Form

Please complete all requested information below, then click the "Submit Request" button to send the request electronically.

If you have further questions concerning this form or Proxy Borrower Privileges, please contact the Privileges Office . Thank you!

Asterisk (*) denotes required field.

Faculty Authorizer Information:

*Name:

*email address:

*Confirm email address:

*Your 7-digit Library Barcode Number:

*Length of time
proxy will be active:

Proxy Borrower's Information:

*Proxy Name:

*Email Address:

For proxy borrowers with some relationship with the University...

Their 7-digit Library Barcode Number or Student ID number:

Please fill in the proxy borrower's current Library barcode number or student ID number so we can refer to their existing Library account. (This includes students, alumni or people that have already been set up as proxy borrowers.)

For new proxy borrowers with no previous relationship with the University...

Mailing Address:

If this person has no previous relationship with the University, please fill in their address and phone number so that we can create a new account for them.

Phone Number:

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