Reciprocal BorrowingBorrowing a book directly from another library

Reciprocal Borrowing Programs NMSU Library participates in:

• The UTEP agreement - allows students, faculty, and staff of NMSU to borrow books directly from the library at the University of Texas at El Paso. Present your current NMSU ID at the UTEP Library circulation. Books belonging to the UTEP Library may be returned to either of the NMSU Library's service desks.

UTEP online catalog



• PASSPORT - program established by the New Mexico Consortium of Academic Libraries to simplify reciprocal borrowing between most academic libraries in New Mexico, except UNM Medical Library. Students, faculty, and staff can borrow books directly when bearing a PASSPORT certificate. To obtain a certificate, stop by either NMSU Library service desk or fax a completed application to (575) 646-1470. A borrower must be in good standing with the NMSU Library to qualify for PASSPORT. Each library establishes its own regulations, and it is the borrower's responsibility to honor the lending library's rules. In many cases, borrowed books can also be returned to the lending library via courier service. Ask at either NMSU Library service desk for information regarding libraries participating in this service.

PASSPORT Participants - (New Mexico Academic Libraries)
Central New Mexico Community College Clovis Community College Eastern New Mexico University Portales Roswell Ruidoso Institute of American Indian Arts Luna Community College New Mexico Highlands University New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology New Mexico State University Alamogordo Carlsbad Doña Ana Grants Las Cruces	Northern New Mexico College St. John's College San Juan College Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe University of Art and Design Southwestern College University of New Mexico Albuquerque Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Los Alamos Taos Valencia Campus University of the Southwest Western New Mexico University



• AISTI INFO-EX Card - (Alliance for Innovation in Science and Technology Information) encourages reciprocal borrowing among the New Mexico research corridor academic institutions and the state's national laboratories. To participate, you will need an AISTI INFO-EX Card (available at either service desk) and your current university ID card. Privileges will be valid for one year from date of issue. Books may be returned via courier service only to the academic libraries, other returns are the borrower's responsibility. Inquire at either NMSU Library service desk for more information.

AISTI Participants are:
Los Alamos National Research Laboratory New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Library New Mexico State University Library at Las Cruces Phillips Laboratory Technical Library Sandia National Laboratories Technical Library University of New Mexico, University Libraries University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center Library



• The UACJ/NMSU agreement - facilitates reciprocal borrowing between the NMSU Library and the Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez. To participate, stop by either service desk for a reciprocal borrowing certificate. Loan periods will be determined by the lending library and privileges will be valid for the duration of the current semester. You will be responsible for returning all borrowed items, as there is no courier service between the two institutions.

For information regarding any of these programs, email the service desk or call (575) 646-6912