Researching at a Distance

Borrowing from Libraries You Visit

If you are visiting another library, see the ULethbridge Library Services Desk to get a Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) and/or The Alberta Library (TAL) cards before you do. Both cards are free of charge for ULethbridge employees and students.

COPPUL Card

• The COPPUL card enables ULethbridge employees and students to borrow materials from the more than 20 member libraries.
• The card can also be presented at any of the more than 70 college, politechnic, and university libraries that participate in the Canadian University Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement (CURBA).

TAL Card

• Provides borrowing privileges in more than 300 participating Alberta libraries (including the University of Alberta, University of Calgary, Lethbridge Public Library)

Privileges vary from library to library, so please visit their websites or contact them for access details.

Extended Library Services

• University faculty, instructors, and staff employed at the Lethbridge campus may apply for extended library services if they have a need for library services while engaged temporarily in work- or research-related study at a distance. Applicants for extended library services are typically engaged in the delivery of a University of Lethbridge course or in research that places them temporarily at an off-campus location that is more than 90 kilometers outside of the city limits of Lethbridge.
• To apply for extended library services please complete the Library Borrowing Privileges Application form, and choose "ULethbridge Distance" as your "primary campus".

Questions: Please contact the Library Services Desk (403-329-2265).