Service
Alumni Privileges
All current dues paying UA alumni may use the university libraries on all campuses. Alumni who live in Fairbanks can acquire a Noel Wien Public Library Card and use that to check out materials at Rasmuson and BioScience Libraries. You will need to visit us to change your record from your Polar Express card number to the Public Library card number.
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Rasmuson RSS Feeds
RSS is a great way to have news headlines delivered to your desktop. For more information about RSS, see What are RSS Feeds. If you need help subscribing to one of our feeds, contact us-- we're here to help.
Here's a listing of Rasmuson Library feeds:
Library Liaisons
| Subject/UAF Program Area | Faculty Liaison |
|---|---|
| Alaska & Polar Regions Books/Periodicals | Tamara Lincoln |
| Anthropology | James Huesmann |
| Archaeology | James Huesmann |
| Art | Diane Ruess |
| Best Sellers | Natalie Forshaw |
| BioSciences Library Collections | Anne Christie |
| Business/Management | Lisa Lehman |
| Communication | Jen Stutesman |
| Computer Science/Engineering | Ilana Kingsley |
| Continuing Distance Education (CDE) | Suzan Hahn |
| Cooperative Extension | Diane Ruess |
| Economics | Lisa Lehman |
| Education | Rheba Dupras |
| Engineering and Mines | Karen Jensen |
| English | Natalie Forshaw |
| Environmental Science | John Kawula |
| Film | Marie Johnson |
| Fitness | Karen Jensen |
| General and Physical Sciences | John Kawula |
| Geography | John Kawula |
| Geology | John Kawula |
| Government Documents | John Kawula |
| History | Briget Burke |
| Humanities | Lisa Lehman |
| Journalism | Jen Stutesman |
| Juvenile Collection | Rheba Dupras |
| Language & Lingustics | Tamara Lincoln |
| Maps | John Kawula |
| Mathematics | Ilana Kingsley |
| Music & Recorded Music | Karen Jensen |
| Northern Studies | Tamara Lincoln |
| Philosophy | Lisa Lehman |
| Political Science | John Kawula |
| Psychology | Diane Ruess |
| Reference Collection | Rheba Dupras |
| Rural Education | Suzan Hahn |
| Russian Studies | Tamara Lincoln |
| Social Work | Diane Ruess |
| Sociology | Diane Ruess |
| Theatre | Marie Johnson |
| TVC | Diane Ruess |
| Videos/DVDs | Marie Johnson |
Community and School Group Visits
The Rasmuson Library frequently receives inquiries from off-campus groups interested in arranging a tour or orientation to the library, and we welcome community use of Rasmuson resources and Reference services.
Digital Pipeline (formerly known as Databases for Alaskans)
Digital Pipeline is a statewide service that provides Alaskans access to subscription journal databases. For more information about this service, go directly to the Digital Pipeline web site.
Interlibrary Loan Lending Policies
Interlibrary Loan
Welcome to Interlibrary Loan (ILL). If you are a University of Alaska Fairbanks student, staff, or faculty member and need books, photocopies, or audiovisual materials that are not available on campus, Interlibrary Loan would like to help!
To submit an Interlibrary Loan Request go to ILLiad Online Request & Document Delivery.
Interlibrary Loan office hours are from 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday.
InterLibrary Loan Borrowing Policies
Database Searches via Dialog
Rasmuson Library offers searches of databases offered through the Dialog online information retrieval service. With over 450 databases from a broad range of disciplines, Dialog provides international access to information in a broad scope of subject areas, including the Social SciSearch database (the online Social Sciences Citation Index). A list of databases searchable through Dialog can be found on the Dialog Site.

