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FOLIO and Discover Library Systems

Sign In through Discover

Use Discover to access your account

Use the My Account page to access Discover, or click on advanced search under the main search bar.


If you are on campus

Click on the Sign In option in the upper right.

Top menu in Discover with Sign In option highlighted

If you are off-campus

A top banner will appear, reading "Welcome, Guest. Use your Amherst login here for full access." Click on this banner.

Banner notification at top of screen


For current Amherst College students, faculty, and staff

On the Choose How to Sign In screen, select Amherst College students, faculty & staff

Sign In Screen with Amherst option selected

Sign in with your Amherst username and password.

If you do not know these, contact campus IT.


For local community borrowers

On the Choose How to Sign In screen, select Frost Library Community Borrowers

Sign In Screen with Community option selected

If this is your first time signing in, you will need to contact Frost Library to register your account first.

Access My Account and My Loans

Accessing My Account and My Loans

After signing in, in the upper right there will be options for My Account and My Loans

Menu items with My Account and My Loans highlighted

Click on My Account to show all of your Account folders, including Loans, Requests (Amherst and Five College requests) and more.

Click on My Loans to go directly to a list of your current loans at Amherst and the Five Colleges.

Please read: This will not show your Interlibrary Loans or Interlibrary Loan requests. To view your Interlibrary Loans and requests, use the My Interlibrary Loans account.