You must register with Lane Library to borrow physical materials owned by the library.
Download the appropriate application form listed below and bring it to Lane Services Desk or fax to 650-725-7471. Please update your registration annually by phoning (650) 723-6831 or emailing us.
please bring the form and your picture ID.
ID cards and badges are non-transferable. You must be a proxy for the faculty member in order to check out materials on his/her library record.
Only Stanford Faculty can sponsor a proxy and only under these guidelines:
We have automatically renewed all library books until March 29, 2021. Any overdue fines accrued during our building closure will be waived.
Lane has back issues of several thousand periodical titles that are mostly stored offsite; you may request them through the Lane Catalog.
All fines must be paid at the User Services Desk; cash, checks, Visa and Mastercard are accepted.
All materials are considered overdue if you have not returned them by the specified date. Your borrowing privileges can be blocked immediately until the late fee is paid or the material is returned. A courtesy reminder and two overdue notices will be sent via email. If these notices are not received, you are still held responsible for any late fee. If Lane receives no response to the overdue notices, an invoice, including replacement costs and an irrevocable late fee of $10 per item, will be sent. In some cases, when there is no response to the late fee notice, a copy of this notice will be sent to your department. A hold will be placed on student registration for any outstanding materials or fines.
If the materials are returned, the replacement and binding costs will be rescinded if the item is not already replaced. Sixty-three days after the due date, Lane Library will transfer funds from a Medical School department or request payment from SU departments.
You may recall 28-day-loan materials from other users after the first two weeks of their initial check-out period. Locate the Lane catalog record for the item you need and click on “Request/Recall Items”. Course reserve materials are subject to immediate recall, with no waiting period.
If the library contacts you (by mail or phone) to recall materials you have checked out, please return them within 5 days. All materials recalled are considered overdue after five days, at which time a fine of $1 per day is assessed. If materials are not returned, overdue fines and replacement costs are applied.
Recalled materials cannot be renewed.