Services for University of Sydney Alumni

The University of Sydney Library is pleased to support University of Sydney Alumni with your continuing information needs.

We can offer:

• Borrowing rights from any University of Sydney Library
• Access from your home or workplace to a limited number of electronic journals and the Macquarie Dictionary Online
  NOTE: Unfortunately we are unable to extend off campus access to all our electronic resources due to publisher licence provisions that restrict access to current staff and students.
• Access, within our libraries, to all our electronic databases and ejournals
• Links to high quality and trusted websites and free online resources selected by our subject experts
• Ask A Librarian subject-specialist support

To take advantage of these services library membership is required. Students completing their studies are entitled to 12 months of alumni Library membership at no cost. To take advantage of this free membership you need to have applied for your membership within the first year after you have completed your studies. Second year and older alumni enjoy Library membership at the reduced rate of $80(incl. GST) per year. Information on how to obtain membership is here.

Access our services

Access is possible via the links on this page ONLY. You will need the library borrower number found on your library card.

• Historical databases from Adam Matthews:
  Search all our Adam Matthew databases
  
  China: Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980 (China: Culture and Society not yet released)
  Confidential Print: Middle East, 1839-1969 & Foreign Office Files for India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, 1947-1980 (Sections I and II) (Foreign Office Files for India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Section III, 1947-1980 not yet released)
  Eighteenth Century Journals Portal I-IV Consists of newspapers and periodicals published between 1860 - 1820, drawn from major Library collections.
  Everyday Life and Women in America, c.1800-1920
  Literary Manuscripts (Berg)
  Manuscripts and personal documents by and about major Victorian authors, from the Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection.
  London Low Life A full-text searchable resource, containing colour digital images of rare books, ephemera, maps and other materials relating to 18th, 19th and early 20th century London.
  Mass Observation Online Mass Observation was a pioneering social research organisation whose papers provide insights into the cultural and social history of Britain from 1937 to 1965. Mass Observation Online, offers an unparalled insight into everyday life in the 1930s and 1940s
  Defining Gender
  Empire Online
  Foreign Office Files for China 1949-1980: Sections I & II
  The Grand Tour
  Travel Writing, Spectacle and World History
  Medieval Travel Writing
  Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice, 1490-2007
  Victorian Popular Culture: Sensation, Spiritualism and Magic & Circuses, Sideshows and Freaks (Music Hall, Theatre, and Popular Entertainment coming soon!)
  
• Search the Macquarie Dictionary Online
  
• ProQuest Central e-journal collection
  A large multi-disciplinary database including full-text journals, with indexing and abstracts for more, in the subject areas of humanities, social sciences, education, health and medical, science and technology and business and management.
  Which e-journals are available in Proquest Central?
  Check if the specific titles you want are available in Proquest Central by searching the catalogue for the title, then ensure that there is a link to the journal which says "Full text available from Proquest Central". Check the access dates in the link text to ensure that there is no embargo on the current content, eg "1996 to 3 months ago" means the most recent three months are not available on Proquest Central.
  Note that with an Alumni login, you will need to login via the link to Proquest Central above, not via the links in the catalogue.
• Scopus
  Scopus is a large multidisciplinary database that provides citation analysis of authors and subject areas.
  Please note that the "View at Publisher" and "Check Library" links will not allow Alumni Library members to access the full text.
  Full text access is restricted to current students and staff, however Alumni Library Members may view References and Abstracts.
  
  
• Online subject-based resources
  Find a selection of quality online resources available to support a range of subject areas.  Many of these are available to everyone while some are restricted to Sydney enrolled students and current staff.
• Ask a Librarian - subject-specialist support
  
  
• Library catalogue

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