Can I use the library if I'm not a student or staff member at USU?

Answer

On-campus Access to Databases and E-books

Members of the public have access to almost all of our electronic resources while on campus, including:
•   e-journals
•   e-books
•   article databases
You can access these from the public computers in the library.

Books and other Print Materials

To check out books, you can purchase a General Public Library Card for $25/year. This allows you to check out up to 10 books for 3 weeks at a time. To purchase a General Public Library Card, please go to the Help & Checkout Desk on the 1st floor.

Off-campus Access

Licensing requires us to restrict off-campus database access to current students, staff, and faculty members. Unfortunately, we don’t have any flexibility to offer off-campus access to alumni or spouses of employees for electronic resources.

Utah residents have full access to Utah's Online Library through your local public library. The collection includes 50+ article databases, including many of the same EBSCOhost databases available at the USU Library. These databases cover medical, legal, history, business, history, and literature topics among many other areas, including online newspapers and K-12 resources.

Frequently Asked Library Questions