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Services to Alumni

Welcome to the SFU Library. We encourage SFU Alumni to continue their use of Library resources and services in their pursuit of life-long learning opportunities.

 

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Library Cards

Hold on to your SFU card, as you do not get a different library card when you graduate. Your library privileges will expire two weeks into the next semester. Your alumni library privileges will come into effect when Senate awards your degree/diploma. If you need library privileges before you are awarded your alumnus status, come to the Loans/Circulation counter at any SFU Library branch to arrange interim privileges.

Alumni who no longer have their card can purchase a new card at the Registrar and Information Services counters at any campus. You need to advise the Registrar's Office of any address changes.


SFU Library Services to Alumni

SFU Alumni may:

NOTE: Alumni borrowers are not eligible for:

  • Interlibrary Loans (obtaining materials from libraries other than SFU). Your public library may offer this service to you.
  • Loans of Reserves material
  • Loans of 16 mm films, videos, DVDs or games

Electronic Resources Available to SFU Alumni Off-Campus

Through the links below, SFU Alumni have access to over 10,000 electronic journals from any computer with an internet connection.

SFU databases and e-journals - SFU Library has negotiated alumni access for these e-resources. To log in from home, when you are prompted for an SFU computing ID and password, click on the link for SFU Library Barcode (below the login boxes). Enter your last name and barcode.

Open access databases and e-journals - SFU Library maintains a list of descriptions and links to freely available open access e-resources

Other electronic resources - these resources may be available through your local public library

  • Academic Search Premier - multidisciplinary index to academic & popular journals. 4,542 full-text journals
  • AccessScience - access to the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, as well as thousands of definitions, biographies and illustrations
  • Ancient & Medieval History Online - variety of information (e.g. timelines, primary sources, images) on ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient and medieval Africa, medieval Europe, the Americas, and ancient and medieval Asia
  • Business Source Premier - 2,300 full-text business journals
  • BC Stats - data tables, maps and reports by BC Stats (the British Columbia Statistical Agency)
  • Canadian Newsstand - full-text of major Canadian newspapers and Canwest's small-market BC papers
  • Canadian Reference Centre - large collection of regional full-text content including Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books
  • Consumer Health Complete - full-text for more than 200 health reference books
  • CPI.Q - indexing, with selected full-text, of Canadian periodicals and reference sources
  • Financial Post databases - FPInfomart, Adviser, Surveys, Industry Reports, and more
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library - large collection of online reference sources in many subject areas
  • Global Books in Print - reviews, summaries, and information on millions of books, audiobooks, DVDs and videos.
  • GreenFile - freely accessible research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment
  • Learning Express Library - practice tests and tutorials, including LSAT, GMAT, GRE and MCAT tests. Many of the tests are timed and automatically scored.
  • Masterfile Premier - broad range of periodicals on social science topics
  • Mergent Online - business history, property, subsidiaries, officers, directors, long-term debt, and capital stock for thousands of US and international public companies (over 2000 are Canadian)
  • Professional Development Collection - over 500 full-text Education titles including 343 peer reviewed titles
  • QP LegalEze - current BC statutes and regulations

 

SFU Library Newsletter

Alumni are encouraged to stay current on new library ventures by subscribing to the SFU Library Update newsletter.


Giving to the SFU Library

Thank you for considering a gift to the SFU Library.

The current Library Campus Campaign 2010 is raising money to improve the Silent Study Room 5102 on the 5th floor of the Bennett Library. You can read more about this project and why it is important here.

SFU Alumni have always been generous supporters of the Library, including important projects such as the SFU Information Commons.

Your gift will continue to allow us to enhance the Simon Fraser University Library for the benefit of students, faculty and the community.

Owned by: Janis McKenzie
Revised by: Site Administrator
Last Modified: 2012-05-18