Library Access Initiative

The Library Access Initiative provides stranded endangered scholars with remote access to the electronic materials available via Consortium Member-Institution libraries.

Eligibility: A “stranded scholar” must be someone who either holds a Ph.D., or is in the final years of obtaining a Ph.D., but has lost his or her academic position for political reasons or because of armed conflict, and is unable to travel. Scholars who hold visiting positions at a university, or who have access to other library resources are not eligible. 

To Apply: Please send an email to Arien Mack, the founder and Director of the New University in Exile Consortium to uieconsortium@newschool.edu and provide the following information: 

• Name
• Contact information
• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Brief description of how you became a stranded scholar (250 words or less)
• Brief description of your research and how you will use the New School’s online library (250 words or less)