Library Access for Alumni Princeton University alumni are always welcome at the Library. If you are visiting for a day or a short time, you can get a free day pass from the Access Office. If you will be visiting more frequently you can apply for an access card that will allow you through the Firestone Library turnstile without having to stop at the Access Office each visit. Please bring a photo ID with you when you pick up your card. Alumni are also welcome to bring guests to the Library.Alumni BorrowingAlumni are also eligible for a 50% discount on borrowing privileges at Princeton University Library. Read more about alumni borrowing privileges and policies.ReCAP RequestsAlumni without borrowing privileges may request books from ReCAP and the Annex off-site storage facilities for free. Please email [email protected] so we may request the books on your behalf. Online Resources University alumni may access most of Princeton’s electronic resources from any campus library while visiting Princeton. Alumni have remote access to a selected suite of library-licensed electronic resources for personal, non-commercial use. Access is available from anywhere via login with TigerNet NetID and password. JSTOR This resource offers back issues of thousands of academic journals in a wide variety of disciplines. Issues are available both as images and as text, making searching possible both within each title and across the database. Back issues generally extend back to volume 1 and forward to within the last 3 to 5 years depending on the title.Connect US Newsstream Provides access to the full text of 48 major U.S. national and regional newspapers from 1980-present. Titles include The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Wall Street Journal is not included in the alumni subscription. Please consult the Proquest website for a complete title list and holdings.Connect Proquest Research Library This multidisciplinary database provides access to thousands of journals from Proquest's general reference database and covers 1971-present. Includes scholarly journals, trade publications and magazines in over 150 academic disciplines including arts, business, education, literature, political science, engineering and psychology. About 75% of the resources are available in full text.Connect Ebook Central Academic Complete Includes over 75,000 e-books in all disciplines from domestic and international scholarly publishers. Includes tools for annotating and creating personal bookshelves.Connect Give Back Friends of Princeton University LibraryMembers of the Friends of the Princeton University Library make a vital contribution to the strength of the University’s collections, to the educational experience of its students, and to scholars and collectors throughout the world. Donation of MaterialsPrinceton University Library welcomes gifts of books, manuscripts, and other materials. We are deeply grateful to all of our donors, who for more than two and a half centuries have generously given books and other library materials to Princeton University. Read donation guidelines.
