Apply for a UW Libraries Borrowers Card.
Access the EBSCO Academic Search Alumni Edition online journals.
Admission to library buildings on the Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell campuses.
The University of Washington Libraries is the largest library collection in the Pacific Northwest, with more than 9 million books and more. UW Alumni Association members enjoy borrowing and entry privileges across the UW Libraries system, including at the UW Bothell and UW Tacoma campuses!
UWAA members can apply for a library account online, by phone at 206-543-1174, or in person at the Library Account Services Office. (Please note that it may take two or more business days to process your application for a borrower’s card.)
Many of the UW Libraries buildings are open to the public. Current UW Alumni Association members may also enter the Odegaard Undergraduate Library, which is not open to the public, as long as they have a library account, their current UWAA card (either the physical version OR the electronic version), and a photo ID with them.
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Online access to UW Libraries journals:
As a UWAA member, you have access to EBSCO Academic Search Alumni Edition online journals through your membership . The Libraries’ contracts for online journals are separate from the UWAA’s.
The Libraries licenses and agreements with publishers for access to online journals limit access to current students, faculty and staff of the University. The Libraries cannot expand remote access to the online journals without being in violation of those agreements.
* For questions or concerns regarding access and privileges of a UW Library Borrowers Card, visit the Libraries’ website or contact them at libaccts@uw.edu or call 206-543-1174.