Library Services for RWU Alumni

Friends of the Library -- Become more involved with our libraries and with the services they provide.  Join the Friends to receive invitations to Friends of the Library Programs, Special Events, Exhibits and Receptions.

Library Book Club -- Watch for details about the Library's Book Club for Alums -- Our first book will be RWU Professor of Creative Writing, Adam Braver's new book Crows Over the Wheatfield.

Library Newsletter -- Read back issues of Connections, The Roger Williams University Libraries newsletter online.

Alumni may check out books and use many of the the in-house services we provide.You may apply for a library card at the Circulation Desk.

Books	4 weeks (renewable)
Videos/DVDs	non-circulating
Compact Discs	non-circulating
Periodicals	non-circulating
Newspapers	non-circulating
Reference	non-circulating
Archives/Special Collections	non-circulating

Reference Services -- Request information from RWU Librarians using our Ask Us Services

Special Collections & Archives -- Alumni with questions relating to the use of the Library's archives and special collections should contact the reference desk by email or calling 401-254-3375.

Resources include books, magazines, journals, newspapers, videos, reference materials, government documents.

Access to electronic resources and Microsoft Office is provided on designated computer stations in the library.

You may search the Library's collections via the HELIN Library Catalog.

Full-Text Journal Articles on the Web

BioMed Central	'BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research.'
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)	Covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals
E-Print Network	An integrated network of electronic scientific and technical information created by scientists and research engineers intended for use by other scientists, engineers, and students.
Free Medical Journals	Free web access to selected medical journals.
High Wire Press	Free full text science archives from Stanford University.
PLOS Biology	PLoS Biology is a peer-reviewed open-access journal published monthly by the Public Library of Science
PubMed Central	'PubMed Central is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal litzzzssderature.'
Scirus	Comprehensive science-specific search engine.  Links to university sites, reports, web resources, and articles. It was launched by Elsevier Science. Free on web.

Databases of Interest on the Web

Annenberg Media	Professional development for K-12 teachers.  Free through Video On Demand.
CancerNet	Gateway to peer-reviewied information by cancer type.
Environmental Fate Database	Databases that identify or provide information necessary for assessing human or environmental exposure to chemicals from occupational and consumer use, environmental contamination and food consumption.  Database files include DATALOG, BIOLOG, CHEMFATE, and BIODEG. Sponsored by the EPA, Proctor & Gamble, and DuPont.
ERIC	Educator's Reference Desk -- public access site to search the ERIC database.
GPO Access	Web links to government publications.
Ingenta	Index to academic and professional content available online. Full-text content is by subscription only.  Abstracts and citations available for free.
NEBIB (New England Bibliography)	Electronic version of volume 9 of the Bibliographies of New England series.  Contains citations to books, dissertations, pamphlets and magazine and journal articles on the history of New England.
MedlinePlus	Authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.
PubMed (MEDLINE)	Free access to Medline from the National Library of Medicine.