Associate Members

The University of Hull Library offers Associate Membership to anyone in the local community, providing access to its facilities and resources.

What is Associate Membership?

Anyone in our local community can apply to join the Library as an Associate Member, providing they can meet one of the criteria below.

Associate Membership provides annual access. Our day visitor scheme may be more suitable for short term access, and those studying at other higher education institutions should apply using SCONUL.

How much does it cost?

Membership and reference-only use of the Library is free, but there are charges for borrowing books for certain groups:


Category	Reference	Borrowing
Alumni of the University of Hull ¹	Free	£50 annual fee
Retired member of staff (Retired, Emeritus, Fellow and Senior Fellow)	Free	Free
Employed by a regional NHS trust which has Corporate Membership of the Library.	Free	Free
Qualified teachers working in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, Scarborough and the surrounding area. Members of administrative staff of the local education authorities of these areas, or an Inspector of Schools based in those areas.	Free	Free
Individuals seeking sanctuary	Free	Free
Serving Regular and Reserve members of the UK Armed Forces and Veterans and Service Leavers of the UK Armed Forces	Free	Free
Other individuals who can show a clear need to use specific library physical holdings, that are not readily available through other means.	Free	£75 annual fee

Borrowing entitlement

Associate Members who have borrowing rights may borrow up to 10 books or other items at any one time. Items must be returned by the due dates specified or renewed. Fines are charged on all overdue items.

Renewing borrowed items

You can renew items online by logging in to your library account. To log in:

Choose the 'University of Hull Login' option
For the email address, enter your userID followed by @hull.ac.uk. For example 699299@hull.ac.uk
Enter your password

If you prefer, you can contact the Library to renew books for you.

Other library services

All Associate Members can use:

The university's Guest WiFi service...

Select 'UoH-Guest' from your list of wireless networks; select 'Temporary Access'; provide your name, phone, and email in order to connect.

Printing facilities

Please speak to a member of library staff if you would like to add printing credits to your account

Some of the Library's electronic resources (from on-campus PCs only)

View a list of the electronic resources available to visitors on-campus.

During term time, we are unable to book Group Learning Rooms for our Associate Members.

Apply for, or renew, an annual Associate Membership card

You need your card to enter the Library and to borrow books.
You must never allow your card to be used by anyone else, either to gain entry to the Library or to borrow books.
Proof of name and address are required when collecting your Associate Membership card
Please ensure you have read through our Library regulations and adhere to our policies including the IT Acceptable Use Policy

APPLY for OR RENEW membership

Alumni of the University of Hull include certificate and diploma holders at pre-degree (120 credits minimum) and postgraduate levels. Holders of university-validated awards for the completion of programmes of study undertaken at partner colleges are not entitled to Associate Membership under this definition. Your prior student account must be in good standing with all fines and materials settled.