Access Policies

Medical Center faculty, students and staff and all faculty of The George Washington University may use the Library during all open hours. Access to Himmelfarb is currently unavailable to University students and staff, except University students enrolled Medical Center courses or working for Medical Center departments. Click here for information on how these students may acquire library access privileges. Non-GWU consortium students do not have automatic access to Himmelfarb Library. Non-GWU consortium students enrolled in Medical Center classes do not have automatic access to Himmelfarb Library. Click here for information on obtaining access privileges.

Alumni of the George Washington University Medical Center are admitted to the Library from 7:30AM to 6:00PM Monday through Friday. A valid ID from Alumni House (1918 F Street NW) is required for admission. To contact Alumni House, call (202) 994-6435.
Himmelfarb Library is closed to the public.

For detailed listing of access privileges, please click here.

For further questions about Library access, contact:

Kathe Obrig (Associate Director, Collections and Access Services)
Phone (202) 994-8906 or e-mail:mlbkso@gwumc.edu
or
Anne Linton (Director, Library Services)
Phone:(202) 994-1826 or or e-mail:mlbaml@gwumc.edu

Access for University students and Consortium students enrolled in Medical Center classes

Any GW students enrolled in Medical Center classes, but who are considered primarily University affiliates (e.g. students in forensic sciences), do not currently have automatic access to Himmelfarb Library. Professors must provide the library with a list of these students each semester so that they can receive semester access passes.

Non-GWU students from the Local Area Consortium do not normally have access to Himmelfarb Library. In order for these students to be able to use the Library, professors must provide the library with a list of their names each semester so that semester access passes can be issued to them. Please submit student lists to the Circulation Manager, Kathleen Lyons, at mlbkml@gwumc.edu or via fax at (202) 994-4343.

Consortium students are eligible to receive GWorld cards, which will facilitate their entry into Ross Hall. Refer them to the GWorld Office in Room 501 of the Marvin Center.

Access for University students working for Medical Center departments

University-affiliated students who work at the Medical Center do not have automatic access to Himmelfarb Library. Departmental administrators are responsible for providing lists of such students to Himmelfarb Library so that those students can receive semester access passes. Please submit student worker lists to the Circulation Manager, Kathleen Lyons, at mlbkml@gwumc.edu or via fax at (202) 994-4343.