Library card

The EUR (digital) student card is also your library card. The borrower details are:

• Number: ERNA user name  123456ab@eur.nl
• Password: ERNA password.

You can apply for a free library card at the information desk in the University Library or at the Services Desk in the ISS Library on presentation of a valid ID.

If you are an employee at Erasmus MC you can borrow books from the library free of charge. To do this, first create an account in sEURch, the library’s search system. Read how to do this on the Medical Library website.

Then apply for a library card at the information desk in the University Library or at the Services Desk in the ISS Library and bring a valid ID.

You can apply for a library card at the Alumni Office or the ISS Alumni Office. The library card costs € 15.00 and is valid for one year. Based on personal information provided by the Alumni Office, the library makes a library card for you and notifies you via e-mail when your card is ready. 
After payment (through iDEAL), you can collect your card at the information desk in the University Library or at the Services Desk in the ISS Library on presentation of a valid ID.

Attention: the library card doesn't offer access to the Library's digital collection.

Your university contact person will apply for your free library card and will send the following information (of you as a guest) to the library through the online form of the University Library or the ISS Library:

• Surname and initials;
• Faculty;
• Department or capacity group;
• Room number;
• Telephone number;
• Period of guest stay or temporary guest employment at EUR.

Note: If you have a hospitality agreement “EUR Staff” rules apply.

You will be notified by e-mail when your library card is ready. You can collect the library card at the information desk in the University Library or at the Services Desk in the ISS Library on presentation of a valid ID.

Students and employees of Rotterdam University (HR) and The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) can apply for a library card at the information desk in the University Library or at the Services Desk in the ISS Library or through the online form of the University Library or the ISS Library. This card costs € 15,00 and is valid for one year. 

Bring the following:

• Valid ID;
• Only for students: valid student card / proof of enrolment;
• Only for employees: proof of employment at the HR and THUAS (e.g. a recent bank slip showing your address information and confirms that you are employed at the
• HR or THUAS).

If you are a student or employee from one of the below mentioned universities, you can borrow books from the library free of charge:

Open University Netherlands - University of Amsterdam - Delft University of Technology - University of Groningen - University of Leiden - University of Utrecht - Tilburg University - Radboud University Nijmegen - Maastricht University - Eindhoven University of Technology - University of Twente - VU University Amsterdam - Wageningen University.

Apply for a card at the information desk in the University Library or at the Services Desk in the ISS Library or through the online form of the University Library or the ISS Library and bring the following: 

• Valid ID;
• Only for students: valid student card / proof of enrolment;
• Only for employees: proof of employment at another university (e.g. a recent salary slip that shows your address information and confirms that you are employed at this university).

As a private individual, you can apply for a library card at the information desk in the University Library or at the Services Desk in the ISS Library or through the online form of the University Library or the ISS Library. 

With a Library card (€ 40.00) you can borrow 10 books from the University Library, 10 books from the Rotterdamsch Leeskabinet and 10 books from the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS).
With special activities of the Rotterdamsch Leeskabinet you will receive a discount/admission for one person.

With a Library Plus card (€ 50.00) you can borrow 20 books from the University Library, 20 books from the Rotterdamsch Leeskabinet and 20 books from the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS).
With special activities of the Rotterdamsch Leeskabinet you will receive a discount/entrance for two people.

A library card is valid for one year. You can collect the card at the information desk in the University Library or at the Services Desk in the ISS Library on presentation of a valid ID.

If you only want to view publications and not borrow them, you can request publications from the University Library via the online form and from the ISS library with a service card. Check Services for visitors for detailed information.