Your TWU ID card provides you with complimentary library access at a number of post-secondary institutions across Canada. British Columbia post-secondary institutions that are part of CPSLD allow TWU students to use their valid TWU ID card to borrow items from their libraries. Note that institutions or library branches may change their borrowing requirements, so it's a good idea to contact the library before going. See the Council of Post-Secondary Library Directors Reciprocal Borrowing Policy (CPSLD) for more information.
For institutions other than those in the CPSLD Reciprocal Borrowing group, i.e., out of province universities, you will need to show a valid TWU ID card and a valid Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) card issued by the Alloway Library. When you show your COPPUL card and your TWU ID card at libraries participating in the Canadian University Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement (CURBA), you will be issued with a library card from that institution and be able to borrow materials, subject to the requirements, restrictions, and fees of that library.
Wireless access falls outside of the reciprocal borrowing agreements. If you will need wireless access, before going, check if the institution has guest logins or if your internet provider has roaming wireless. Usually, wireless access will not give you access to an institution's electronic databases.
Institution |
Province |
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Athabasca University | Alberta |
Brandon University | Manitoba |
Concordia University College of Alberta | Alberta |
King's University College | Alberta |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University | British Columbia |
MacEwan | Alberta |
Mt. Royal University | Alberta |
Royal Roads University | British Columbia |
Simon Fraser University | British Columbia |
Thompson Rivers University | British Columbia |
University of the Fraser Valley | British Columbia |
University of Alberta | Alberta |
University of British Columbia | British Columbia |
University of Calgary | Alberta |
University of Lethbridge | Alberta |
University of Manitoba | Manitoba |
University of Northern British Columbia | British Columbia |
University of Regina | Saskatchewan |
University of Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan |
University of Victoria | British Columbia |
University of Winnipeg | Manitoba |
Vancouver Island University | British Columbia |
NOTE: Institutions may have special restrictions in place for COPPUL borrowers. It's best to telephone before you go to check.
The following libraries extend free reciprocal borrowing privileges to students and employees from all other CPSLD libraries. It is not necessary to present a COPPUL card to borrow at these institutions, just your valid TWU ID card. Note, however, that institutions may change their borrowing requirements (for example, some ask for secondary government-issued identification such as a driver's licence), so it's a good idea to contact the library before going.
*UBC requires a piece of government-issued identification in addition to your valid TWU card.
CPSLD Libraries with some restrictions on reciprocal borrowing
The following libraries have some restrictions on reciprocal borrowing by students and employees of other CPSLD libraries. If a student from another institution is not eligible for a free library card, they may be eligible to purchase a Community Borrower card.
Library | Details | Community Borrower card? |
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Justice Institute of BC | Free to students of DC, KPU. | CB card not available. |
See the CPSLD reciprocal borrowing page for more information.
TWU has reciprocal agreements with the following institutions, where no COPPUL card is required to borrow material:
Columbia Bible College (Abbotsford, BC)
Douglas College (New Westminster/Coquitlam, BC)
Regent College (Vancouver, BC)
Summit Pacific College (Abbotsford, BC)
Vancouver School of Theology (Vancouver, BC)
Need help...contact a TWU reference librarian at the Research Help Desk, or, Telephone: 604-513-2121 extension 3903, or Ask A Librarian.
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