Alumni Library Portal now provides access to select databases
We now provide a selection of databases (sources of journal articles and ebooks) for Virginia Tech alumni. While most databases are licensed solely for current students and faculty, these select databases, combined with our list of free, scholarly databases and licensed databases from your public library, provide a wealth of academic, consumer, and business publications and data.
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Alumni Library Portal now provides access to select databases
We now provide a selection of databases (sources of journal articles and ebooks) for Virginia Tech alumni. While most databases are licensed solely for current students and faculty, these select databases, combined with our list of free, scholarly databases and licensed databases from your public library, provide a wealth of academic, consumer, and business publications and data.
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The ebook revolution
Ebooks have dramatically changed the publishing business and access to scholarship at Virginia Tech. In October of 2012, the library adopted an ebook acquisition policy that states ebooks are our preferred format for monographs (books), much as we've been adding online journals to our collections for a decade.
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More than books: Checking out electronics from Newman Library
Newman Library has long had more than books to check out: videos and DVDs, music CDs, 35mm slides, play scripts, and music scores. Last summer we started circulating electronic equipment: laptops, iPads, digital cameras, mini video projectors, calculators, and digital voice recorders.
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Alumni can search Summon to find citations of books, journal articles, conference proceedings, and much more. Use these citations to request copies from your local library (and their interlibrary loan service).
Search Addison, the library catalog
Advanced search | Addison help | Other book searches
Local alumni can get library cards to check out material found in the catalog. Alumni who don't live nearby can use the information found in the catalog to request material through their public library's interlibrary loan service.
These databases are licensed for use by Virginia Tech alumni through the Alumni Library Portal Sign In proxy.
Search the Journal Title Database
This tab is going away May 31, 2013. We recommend using Summon for most journal searches.
Alumni can use the Journal Title Database to determine if we have access to a particular journal through Project MUSE or SAGE, which are licensed for access by alums. Articles from other publishers can be obtained through your local library's interlibrary loan service.
Access online databases at your local library
May require registration with your local library
Recommended databases by subject
Freely accessible databases
Listed here are databases that have no access restrictions (you don't need to be a current student to search them). Some databases provided free access to only a part of their content; check the database description for details.
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