Alumni and Friends Information

What services are offered to alumni and friends through this website?

This website offers easy access to the services and resources available to alumni and friends through the University of Delaware Library:

• Guides to web resources for finding images, information on subjects, research tools, and more. These free websites are recommended by University of Delaware librarians who are experts in the subjects covered.
• Online exhibitions from the University of Delaware's Special Collections
• Access to the Library's growing collection of digitized resources
• Information on new books received by the Library

Can I check out books from the Library?

• To borrow books from the Library, sign-up for a "public borrower's" library card. To obtain the card, go to the Circulation Desk.

Why are there so few databases listed on this site?

• The databases listed are freely available Internet resources. Due to site-licensing agreements, remote access to subscription services (databases and electronic journals) is available only to current University of Delaware faculty, students and staff.

Are there other options for access to databases?

• Yes. The Delaware public libraries offer a broad array of databases to public library members, most of which can be accessed from home. See Magazine and Newspaper Indexes on the Wilmington Library page and Databases on the New Castle County Libraries page.
• Public Libraries By Name | By Place   

Electronic Resources

• Access to library electronic resources is available on-site to anyone visiting the library. Due to site-licensing agreements, remote access to subscription services (databases and electronic journals) is available only to current University of Delaware faculty, students and staff.