Borrowing & Access
How to borrow materials and access library accounts.
Who Can Borrow?
Current UA students, faculty, staff (UAS, UAA, UAF) and Alaska Library Consortium (ALC) account holders can borrow materials from Egan Library. Additional collections throughout Alaska are available from Alaska Library Catalog partner libraries. Worldwide collections are accessible using WorldCat and interlibrary loan. Library cards issued at any ALC Library are accepted at the Egan Library.
Borrowing Details
- Place holds, renew items and pay fines.
- Login using UA email address (eg. username@alaska.edu) and UA password
- Alternately you can login using your UA ID # (can be found on back of UAS Whale Card, UAA Wolf Card, UAF Polar Express) and PIN.
- PIN: First time users use the "Reset Password/Pin" option on the My Account login page and when prompted enter your UA email address. A pin/password reset link will be sent to you via email.
- Contact the Circulation Desk with any questions.
- Login with UA username and UA password
- First time users will need to complete a short registration form
- See Interlibrary Loan (ILL) for more info.
Use your Whale Card or ALC Library Card at the Circulation desk or Self-Check Kiosk to borrow materials.
- All UA student, staff and faculty library accounts are activated at the beginning of the fall semester.
- You can renew materials, pay fines and place holds online using My Library Account (login info below).
- Login using UA email address (eg. username@alaska.edu) and UA password
- Alternately you can login using your UA ID # (can be found on back of UAS Whale Card, UAA Wolf Card, UAF Polar Express) and PIN.
- PIN: First time users use the "Reset Password/Pin" option and when prompted enter your UA email address. A pin/password reset link will be sent to you via email.
- Login using UA email address (eg. username@alaska.edu) and UA password
- Identification is required to borrow materials (valid government issued picture ID)
- Alaska Library Consortium (ALC) cardholders can borrow most items owned by Egan Library
- Questions? Call Circulation: 907-796-6400
Egan Library Circulation Policies
Undergraduate Students
28 day loan period (most items), 50 items, 2 renewals.
Graduate Students and Faculty
120 day loan period (most UA items), 50 items, 2 renewals.
Staff
28 day loan period (most items), 50 items, 2 renewals.
Community Users
28 day loan period (most items), 50 items, 2 renewals.
Email Circulation: uas.circulation@alaska.edu
Call Circulation: 907-796-6400
Most materials* checked out from the Egan Library or other ALC libraries can be returned to:
- the Egan Library Circulation desk, outside book-return or via USPS
- any ALC Library (i.e. Juneau & Sitka Public Libraries)
- UAS Sitka Student Success Center
*UAS Course Reserves and Egan Library Laptops must be returned to the Egan Library Circulation desk (not in the outside book-return).
Digital Borrowing
Currently enrolled UAS students and UAS employees have access to thousands of scholarly journals, ebooks, and premium subscribed digital content. Not sure where to begin? Start with OneSearch or browse our A-Z Database List for subject specific recommmendations.
- Off-campus use of digital resources requires login with UA username and password.
- Need help accessing your UA username and password? Access ELMO here.
- Alaska Digital Library (ebooks & audiobooks) requires login with your UA ID# and library pin.