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 |
|---|---|
| BioSciences Library Collections | Anne Christie |
| History | Briget Burke |
| TVC | Diane Ruess |
| Art | Diane Ruess |
| Psychology | Diane Ruess |
| Social Work | Diane Ruess |
| Sociology | Diane Ruess |
| Cooperative Extension | Diane Ruess |
| Computer Science/Engineering | Ilana Kingsley |
| Mathematics | Ilana Kingsley |
| Anthropology | James Huesmann |
| Archaeology | James Huesmann |
| Communication | Jen Stutesman |
| Journalism | Jen Stutesman |
| Geology | John Kawula |
| Political Science | John Kawula |
| General and Physical Sciences | John Kawula |
| Geography | John Kawula |
| Environmental Science | John Kawula |
| Maps | John Kawula |
| Government Documents | John Kawula |
| Fitness | Karen Jensen |
| Music & Recorded Music | Karen Jensen |
| Engineering and Mines | Karen Jensen |
| Humanities | Lisa Lehman |
| Economics | Lisa Lehman |
| Philosophy | Lisa Lehman |
| Business/Management | Lisa Lehman |
| Theatre | Marie Johnson |
| Film | Marie Johnson |
| Videos/DVDs | Marie Johnson |
| English | Natalie Forshaw |
| Best Sellers | Natalie Forshaw |
| Juvenile Collection | Rheba Dupras |
| Education | Rheba Dupras |
| Reference Collection | Rheba Dupras |
| Rural Education | Suzan Hahn |
| Continuing Distance Education (CDE) | Suzan Hahn |
| Alaska & Polar Regions Books/Periodicals | Tamara Lincoln |
| Language & Lingustics | Tamara Lincoln |
| Northern Studies | Tamara Lincoln |
| Russian Studies | Tamara Lincoln |
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.

