Alumni Services:

Alumni are always welcome in the SPU library. While some services such as Summit Borrowing and off-campus access to library databases are not available once you graduate, we do what we can to continue to make you feel connected to SPU through the library.

Contact the Alumni Association Office for an alumni card that will allow you to continue checking out materials from the SPU Library. You may also continue to request materials through Interlibrary Loan.

You may always search the SPU library databases when you visit the library in person, but if you cannot make it to campus you may want to consider these alternatives for database access.

1. Get a card from your local public library. For example if you stay in the Seattle area you can access databases remotely from:
   • Seattle Public Library Databases (online library card application)
   • King County Library System Databases (online library card application)
   • Sno-Isle Library Databases (online library card application)
2. Additionally there are databases available online for no charge. Here are a few examples:
   • Google Scholar
   • Directory of Open Access Journals
   • HighWire Press
   • AgeLine (Policy and Research on Aging)
   • BioMed Central
   • Chemistry Central
   • PhysMath Central
   • CiteseerX (Scientific Articles)
   • ArXiv.org (Scientific Articles)
   • Databases Sponsored by the U.S. Government:
     • Agricola (Agriculture)
     • ERIC (Education)
     • PubMed (Health Sciences)
     • U.S. Geological Survey

rev. 05/29/2009