Alumni
Alumni membership
Southern Cross University Alumni may register as Library borrowers (on campus) by providing photo ID and proof of Alumni membership. Registration is for a 12-month period and expires on 15 March each year. Please contact the Library, stating which campus you wish to join, and to make an appointment library@scu.edu.au
See also borrowing information and Alumni databases.
Please note: Alumni members can request items from other libraries but will be charged an additional $20 per requested item in addition to the normal rates.
SCU Alumni are eligible for free remote access to the Library databases listed below. Access is via user name and password. User name is your student number (contact the Alumni team alumni@scu.edu.au if you can't remember your student number). Your password is your date of birth, in the format ddmmyyyy.
Database | Information |
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Annual Reviews | Annual Reviews is a nonprofit publisher dedicated to synthesizing and integrating knowledge for the progress of science and the benefit of society. |
Credo | This database includes dictionaries and encyclopedias, useful for background information. |
CSIRO | The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world. Contains information, research and publication links. |
DOAB | Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) is a growing database of academic, independently peer reviewed books with an Open Access license. |
DOAJ | The directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a comprehensive database of open access journals. |
ProQuest | A multidisciplinary set of databases providing online access to an extensive collection of journals and periodicals across a wide range of subject areas. Many articles are available in full text. |
SAGE Premier | SAGE Premier includes international, peer-reviewed journals, including high-impact research titles published on behalf of scholarly and professional societies. |
Wiley Online Library | Wiley Online Library hosts the world's broadest and deepest multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. |
Borrower Category | No. of items |
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Undergraduates and postgraduates | Unlimited |
Staff and Adjuncts | Unlimited |
Alumni, Associate (community), reciprocal members, High School Access Program and TAFE students | 20 items |
Borrowing periods
Item | Borrower category | Loan period |
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Books | All members | 4 weeks |
DVDs | All members | 4 weeks |
Prescribed learning resources | On-campus students and staff only | In-library use only |
Audiovisual equipment | On-campus students and staff only | Contact us - Loan period varies according to equipment |
Journals and reference collection | All members | In-library use only |