UAS Egan Library
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Egan Library supports scholarship, research, and creative activities at the University of Alaska Southeast by providing relevant, diverse, and well-maintained collections, by helping individuals evaluate and efficiently use those resources, and by creating a welcoming environment for all.
Library Services
Collections
Content in support of learning for UAS students and enrichment of our broader community. From ebooks and databases to streaming video and special collections centering Indigenous Knowledge, explore our collections.
Open Educational Resources
Students can't learn from textbooks they can't afford. Open Educational Resources (OER) are free alternatives to expensive textbooks. Runaway textbook costs on college campuses have become a major impediment to student success. See what UAS faculty and students are doing to address textbook affordability.
Borrowing & Access
Details on borrowing materials from Egan Library, partner libraries and accessing library accounts.
Learning Center
The Learning Center provides math and statistics support for student success and is located on the ground floor of the Egan Library.
Writing Center
Make an appointment with a Writing Specialist for help at every stage of the writing process.
Testing Center
Testing services including placement and professional tests offered for UAS and other UA university students, faculty, and residents enrolled with an educational institution who need testing support.
Featured Exhibits & Collections
Walk to the UAS Library
UAS Egan Library and Juneau Public Libraries are partnering with CBJ Parks & Recreation's Walk Southeast and Juneau AARP to offer a Walk to the Library (one a month May-August) All ages welcome for a walk to a Juneau library for snacks and an assortment of walking/hiking titles before returning to cars. Start and end location to be determined.
Wednesday, June 17 Walk to UAS Library 10a-12noon, Start/end at the Goat Hill road (Backloop) end of the Auke Lake Trail.
Wednesday, July 29 Walk to Valley Library 10am-12noon
Friday, August 21 Walk to Douglas Library 10am-12noon
Canoe Exhibit
In early 2026, Egan Library welcomed two canoes on loan from Sealaska. Due to a building renovation, Sealaska needed a temporary home for the canoes, and the library was happy to host. The canoes were carved by Fred Bemis (Tlingit), a Yakutat master and Clarence Peele, Jr., and Warren Peele (Haida), brothers from Hydaburg. The Bemis canoe is installed on the main level near the Cyril George Indigenous Knowledge Collection, and the Peele canoe (pictured) on the lower level.
JSTOR Path to Open
A collaborative model for advancing open access ebooks. Path to Open is a groundbreaking Books at JSTOR initiative that supports the transition of high-quality scholarly monographs to open access at scale. Powered by libraries and publishers. The University of Alaska Press is a participating press and the UAS Egan Library is a supporting library partner for 2026.
Indigenous Knowledge Collection
This special collection is named after Ḵaalḵáawu Cyril George, a Tlingit leader from the Deisheetaan Clan of Angoon, and partially funded by a Rasmuson Foundation grant. The Cyril George Collection honors Indigenous voices and Alaska Native Knowledge in a collection of over 3,000 volumes on the main floor of Egan Library.
Northwest Coast Native Art Collection
The collection features wood carvings, basketry, and Ravenstail weaving by renowned Alaskan artists including Edna Jackson, Steve Brown, Wayne Price, Nathan Jackson, Jennifer Brady Morales, Jan Criswell, Cheryl Samuel, Mary Lou King, Ray Watkins, Harry Calkins and Delores Churchill. The collection was acquired through the Alaska Percent for Art in Public Places program. Collection Guides are available at the entrance of the library for reference in self-guided tours.
