Library Privileges
Your Cougar Card is your library card.
Alumni can borrow materials using a UH Alumni Association card.
You can also apply for a TexShare card to borrow from libraries across Texas.
| Classification | Lending period* | Item limit | Media item limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduates | 6 weeks | 99 items | 5 media items |
| Graduate students | 15 weeks | 250 items | 10 media items |
| Faculty | Unlimited‡ | 500 items | 20 media items |
| Staff | 6 weeks | 99 items | 10 media items |
| Alumni | 6 weeks | 30 items | 5 media items |
*For general collection items. Reserve items, media items, and other materials may have different lending periods
‡Items on faculty accounts are due on April 15 and renew automatically
Additional privileges
For graduate students
For faculty
- Document delivery
- 2 day print journal check out
- Faculty study spaces
- Faculty can recall checked-out items and place them on course reserve
- Faculty can apply for an OCLC card to borrow from participating OCLC libraries across the US. Visit the service desk in MD Anderson Library for more information
For staff
- Document delivery
- 2 day print journal check out
Alumni privileges
Alumni can borrow materials using a UH Alumni Association card.
Alumni card policies
- Up to 10 interlibrary loan active transactions at a time
- Cards do not include
- Remote access to electronic resources
- Borrowing technology equipment
- Access to group study rooms
- Borrowing privileges at the Law Library at UH Law Center
Alumni are welcome to access electronic resources while visiting us. Learn more about electronic resource access for visitors.
Visitor and community privileges
Visitors are welcome to use library spaces.
To borrow materials, visitors will need an accepted outside borrowers card.
Visitors are welcome to access electronic resources while visiting us. Learn more about electronic resource access for visitors.