Alumni Library Resources

What Can I Do for the Libraries?

Access Online Databases

There are numerous databases freely available over the Internet that can help you in locating materials, including magazines, newspapers, and journal articles, as well as finding books, music, photographs, and videos.

American Memory - images from the Library of Congress
America's Historical Documents - documents that record important events in American history
ERIC - search for education-related materials
Google Scholar - search for scholarly materials
NC LIVE - access to thousands of magazines, newspapers, and journals (password required - available from your local North Carolina public library)
PubMed - medical and health topics
WorldCat - search for items in libraries near you

Borrow Materials with a Library Card

Appalachian State University alumni, regardless of place of residence, may acquire a library card. Presentation of a valid driver's license (or valid state issued picture ID) and verification of alumni status in the Alumni Directory is required. The cost of the card is $10.00 annually.

The card provides borrowing privileges for:

Browsing
Main Stacks
Movies Collection
Instructional Materials Center
Appalachian Collection Stacks
Music Library Stacks
Government Documents

It does not, however, include the following services:

ABC Express
Book a group study room or viewing room
Interlibrary Loan
Music Library sound recordings
State adopted textbooks from the IMC
Remote access to databases
Reserves

The standard loan period is:

3 weeks, with a 4-day grace period.
2 weeks for materials from Special Collections.
2 renewals are granted if there are no holds on the item.
Telephone (828) 262-2818 and online renewals are permitted.
Maximum number of items on loan cannot exceed 20. (Only 1 video or DVD and only 10 may be from the IMC.)
The loan period for videos/DVDs is 3 days, with one possible renewal and no grace period.