External Members
Membership of the University Library is free for anyone affiliated with a Dutch educational institution.
Employees affiliated with research institutes of The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), The Dutch Research Council (NWO) or WSW libraries are also entitled to free membership.
Vrije Universiteit alumni can become members of the library for € 10,00 annually.
All others can become a member for € 20,00 annually, or take out a 3 month membership for € 10,00, or a 1 month membership for € 5,00.
Membership provides access to the University Library’s physical collections. E-content can be consulted on campus by logging into the Eduroam network. If you do not have an Eduroam account, your membership entitles you to loan a laptop.
External members cannot make use of the Interlibrary Loan Service.
AdamNet: The Amsterdam Library Network
If you would like to use other Amsterdam libraries, it makes sense financially to buy an AdamNet membership. Upon proof of payment you can join 14 libraries in Amsterdam at no extra charge. Membership is available at any branch of the Amsterdam Public Library (OBA) for €72,95 annually. AdamNet members can join the Vrije Universiteits’s Library upon proof of payment at no extra charge.
Who
| Documentation | Cost |
VU students
| -Valid VunetID
-Activated student pass
| Free of charge |
| VU and VUmc employees, guest lecturers and researchers | -Valid VUnetID or Vumc account
| Free of charge |
| Alumni | -VU diploma
-Valid ID
| € 10,00 annually |
| Employees and students of Dutch educational institutions | - Valid institution email address
- Valid ID
| Free of charge |
| Employees of research institutes KNAW, NWO-i, or WSW libraries | - Valid institution email address
- Valid ID
| Free of charge |
| AdamNet pass holders | -Valid AdamNet proof of payment
-Valid ID
| Free of charge |
| All others | Valid ID + payment (pin only) | € 20,00 annually
€ 10,00 for 3 months
€ 5,00 for 1 month
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