Alumni Resources & Services

We welcome back alumni to RWU and invite you to use the resources of the Libraries onsite. Other services and resources are detailed below.

Borrowing Privileges

Alumni have borrowing privileges at the University Library.  The loan period for alumni borrowers is 28 days.  Alumni borrower card applications are available at the Library Services Desk.

Database and E-Journal Access

Due to licensing and copyright restrictions, RWU Alumni do not have access to most licensed library databases.  However, you may access many databases through your state's online library.  Listed below are links to online libraries of nearby states. You will need your public library card for access.

Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey

Several important databases such as PubMed and ERIC are freely available on the web.  See our Scholarly Resources on the Web page for more resource links.

Reference Services

The University Library provides in-person and online reference services to alumni. Please feel free to contact us (internal page) for more information.

Refworks, the citation manager made available to current students by the Library, is also available to alumni.  If you have lost the group code, please ask us for it.

Use Encore Synergy to locate books and other materials in the Library.