Summit Visiting Patrons – Away from the Library

Patron Eligibility

Any current student, staff, or faculty member from an Alliance member institution (including emeritus in some cases) has the ability to borrow materials at any other Alliance member institution as a Summit Visiting Patron.

Patrons who want visiting privileges and/or the option of picking up materials at a different Alliance library must physically visit that library in person in order to be verified first. They will need to show their ID (university, college, federal, or state issued) and be able to log in to their home library account.

Staff at the adopting library must verify that the patron has a valid account at their home library. Once they have confirmed that, they can then move forward with creating a visiting patron account for them in their own local database. We refer to this as “adopting” a Summit-eligible patron.

In order to verify the patron’s current status, have them log in to their home library account using the institutional links below. There you should be able to see the patron’s address, user group, and expiration date. The list of qualifying user groups is also available below.

NOTE: Calling the home library might be necessary if there is a problem with their account in Primo. When calling to verify a patron’s identity, be aware that some libraries will only share patron information with the patron (after verifying their identity) while other libraries will not share any patron information over the phone whatsoever.


Primo LinkPhoneUser Groups
Central Oregon Community College541-383-7560Emeritus/Retired, Faculty, Staff, Student
Central Washington University 509-963-3682Grad Student, Faculty, Adj. Faculty, Emeritus, Admin Exempt, Staff, Dist Civil SVC, Dist Admin, Musis Ta, Student, Lib Fac, Lib Staff
Chemeketa Community College 503-399-5043Staff, Student, Faculty, Trio, Camp
Clackamas Community College 503-594-6323 Staff, student, faculty, lib-staff
Clark College360-992-2504Clark Faculty, Clark Staff, Clark Students, Emeritus & Foundation Staff
Eastern Oregon University541-962-3864Student – Admit, Employee
Eastern Washington University509-359-7888Undergraduate, graduate, grad-thesis, faculty/faculty emeritus, staff
The Evergreen State College360-867-6580Student, staff, faculty, reservation based program, and tacoma program
George Fox University503-554-2410Graduate Student, Faculty, Staff, Administration, Undergraduate Student, Adjunct Faculty, GFU Retirees
Gonzaga University509-313-5931Undergraduate Student, Law Student, Graduate Student, Faculty, Staff, Faculty (Emeritus)
Lane Community college541-463-5273Credit Student, Continuing Education, LCC Classified, LCC Faculty, LCC Management
Lewis & Clark College503-768-7270Undergrad, Grad, CAS/Grad Faculty, CAS/Grad Staff, Law Staff, CAS/Grad Emeritus, Retirees, Law Student, Law Faculty, Law Adj. Fac.
Linfield University503-883-2261McMinnville faculty, Portland faculty, McMinnville student, Portland student, McMinnville staff, Portland Staff, OCE student, OCE Faculty
Mt. Hood Community College503-491-7161Library Staff, Staff, Credit Student, Faculty
Oregon Health & Science University503-494-3460AFFILIATE FACULTY, LIBRARY STAFF, OHSU FACULTY/STAFF, OHSU STUDENT, PRIMATE FACULTY/STAFF
Oregon Institute of Technology541-885-1772Undergraduate,Staff,Faculty,Adjunct,Admin Emeritus,Alumni,Faculty Emeritus,Summit Visitor
Oregon State University541-737-7254OSU/Casc. Ugrad, OSU/Casc. Faculty, Undergrad, Post-Bacc. Undergrad, Honors College, Doctoral, Masters, Special Graduates, Vet Med. Grad. OSU/Casc. Grad, OSU Faculty/GTA, OSU Library Faculty, OSU Staff, OSU Library Staff
Pacific Northwest College of ArtSee Willamette University
Pacific University503-352-1400Grad/Honors, Faculty/Emeritus, Staff/Family, Undergraduate
Portland Community College971-722-4678PCC Credit Students, PCC Non-Credit Students, PCC Dual-Credit Students, PCC Faculty, PCC Staff, PCC Retirees
Portland State University503-725-4424faculty, faculty (distance), visiting faculty, emeritus, graduate assistant, staff, graduate student, undergraduate student, honors student, graduate student (distance), undergraduate student (distance), graduate assistant (distance), staff (distance), emeritus (distance), honors student (distance)
Reed College503-777-7702Emeritus Faculty, Extension Thesis, Extension Theses, F/S Thesis, F/S Theses, Faculty/Staff, MALS Student, S/F Thesis, S/F Theses, ScholarSpecial (Summit and ILL), Staff w/o Benefits, Student, Students
Saint Martin's University360-688-2260Abbey, Adjunct Faculty, Faculty or Staff Emeriti, Graduate Student, Special Patron, Staff, Undergraduate
Seattle Pacific University206-281-2228
Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student, Distance Learner/Online Student, Faculty and Professional Staff, Emeritus Professor, Staff, Staff Retired, Misc-DB
Seattle University206-296-6233Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student, Doctoral Student, Faculty or Administration, Staff, Law Student, Law Faculty, Law Staff
Southern Oregon University 541-552-6860Emeritus Faculty, SOU Faculty – Annual/Tenure, SOU Faculty – Term, SOU Staff, SOU Graduate students/Post Baccalaureate, SOU Undergraduate students, Auditor (OLLI Credit)
University of Idaho208-885-6559idugrad-m, idugrad-o, idgrad-m, idgrad-o, idstaff-m, idstaff-o, idfac-m, idfac-o, lawstu, lawstaff, lawfac, isllawstu, islawfac
University of Oregon541-346-3065UO Undergraduate, UO Graduate, UO Faculty, UO GTF, UO Law Student, UO Community Ed Auditor, UO Staff, UO Honors Student, UO Distance Ed Undergrad, UO Distance Ed Graduate, UO Guest Borrower
University of Portland503-943-7111Undergraduate, Graduate, Off Campus Student, Staff, Faculty, Emeritus/Retired, CSC, Adjunct Faculty, Visiting Scholars
University of Puget Sound253-879-3669Students, Staff, Faculty, Retired Faculty, Collins Library Staff
University of Washington 206-543-1174Retirees, Staff and Miscellaneous Faculty, Academic Faculty and Administration, Undergrads/Misc, Graduate Students, Library Staff
Walla Walla University509-527-2133Distance Ed Student, Faculty, Graduate Student, Portland Faculty/Staff, Portland Student, Retired Faculty, Staff, and Undergraduate
Warner Pacific University503-517-1102Faculty, Graduate Student, Adjunct Faculty, Library Staff, Staff, Undergraduate Student, ADP Undergraduate Student
Washington State University509-335-9672Ugrad, Grad, Professional, Honors, Staff, Faculty, Emeritus, Adjunct (if indicated)
Western Oregon University503-838-8902Undergrad, Grad, WOU Staff, Faculty/Admin, Adjunct Faculty, Emeritus Faculty/Visiting Scholar, Independent Scholar
Western Washington University360-650-3084Graduates, WWU Faculty/Admin, Off-Campus Undergraduate, Off-Campus Graduate, Library Faculty, WWU Staff, Library Staff, Undergraduate
Whitman College509-527-5192Whitman Students, Fac-Perm (365 days), Fac-1yr/temp, Fac- Retired/Emeritus, Staff/Non-Faculty, Library Staff, Amin Staff, Scholar
Whitworth University509-777-3767 Faculty, Graduate, Undergraduate, Staff
Willamette University503-370-6018ATK Student, ATK Faculty, CLA Faculty, CLA Student, LAW Student, LAW Faculty, Emeritus, TIUA Faculty, TIUA Student, Extended Checkout, WUSTAFF, Library Staff, PNCA BFA Student, PNCA Grad Student, PNCA Faculty, PNCA Extended Checkout