Visitors to the Galvin Library

The Paul V. Galvin Library exists to support the educational mission of Illinois Institute of Technology and the scholarship and research of members of the IIT community: students, alumni, visiting scholars, faculty, staff and their spouses.

IIT students, faculty and staff must present a current IIT ID at the entrance to the library after 6:00 p.m. Students and faculty from institutions with which IIT has reciprocal agreements may be admitted if they have valid and current photo IDs from those institutions. The list of institutions may be found at: http://office.ilcso.illinois.edu/fm/directory/search.htm

The Galvin Library is a Federal Depository Library. It complies with the Federal Depository Library Program. The Federal Depository Library Program (44 USC 19) provides for the establishment and maintenance of depository libraries and the distribution of Government documents to those libraries for use by the public. (Federal Depository Library Manual, 11/93)

As participants in the federal Depository Library Program, Galvin Library provides access to federal government documents. Visitors wishing to use the documents should enquire at the Circulation desk. Visitors from another library with an INFOPASS may be granted access, but must present a Government Issue photo with the INFOPASS.

Non-members of the IIT community may visit the library and use its Government Depository and other resources, between initial opening hours and 6:00 p.m. Galvin library staff reserves the right to limit access to materials, resources, or equipment needed by IIT students and faculty.

Visitors must conduct themselves in a way that doesn't disrupt the study environment of the library or threaten damage to library collections, resources, facilities, or equipment.

Each visitor under the age of 17 must be accompanied by an adult, 21 years of age or older, and must accept the terms stated above. In addition, parents are responsible for the use of the library and the behavior of their children.

Visitors who fail to adhere to these policies will be asked to leave the library.