Library services for alumni

You’ll have full access to the library’s online and physical collections while you’re a student or staff member. Once you graduate, you can still stay connected.

As an alum, you can continue to enjoy many of the library benefits you valued as a student, including borrowing physical items from your local campus and using selected online databases. Alumni membership is free and supports your ongoing learning and professional development.

What’s included

Alumni members can access selected services during staffed hours. The table below outlines what’s available to alumni borrowers so you can make the most of your visit.

Provided Not provided
  • Access to the Library during staffed hours
  • Free Wi-Fi (bring your own device)
  • Access the alumni databases from home
  • Borrow in person from your local campus library
  • Borrow unlimited items for up to 4 weeks
  • Unlimited renewals. Please contact the library to renew items.
  • 24/7 building access
  • Restricted, reserve, and special collections
  • Requesting items from other Charles Sturt campuses (intercampus loans)
  • Access to the full suite of library databases from home
  • Interlibrary loans
  • Home delivery (postal) services
  • Printing, copying, and scanning facilities

*Charles Sturt students may request items that are currently on loan. When this happens, the due date will change and the current borrower will need to return the item by the new date. Learn more about your borrowing responsibilities, including what happens if items are lost or damaged.

Access online after graduation

Continue to learn and stay up to date.

Alumni databases

Alumni membership does not include access to the full suite of electronic resources available to current Charles Sturt students and staff. Instead, alumni have access to the following databases:

How to access the alumni databases

  1. Register with the Charles Sturt Alumni Office to receive your login details. These login details will change every year.
  2. Use these login details to sign in to the databases listed on this page.
  3. Search as usual. The same techniques you’re familiar with still apply. You can also limit results to full-text articles by selecting that option in the search filters.

Other ways to access academic resources

Even without full database access, there are still many options for continuing to learn and stay informed. These resources are available independently of alumni membership.

Stay on top of your loans

Students may request items currently on loan. Learn more about your borrowing responsibilities, including return dates and what happens if items are lost or damaged.