{"id":107,"date":"2017-11-17T02:20:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T02:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/library\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2025-04-24T10:04:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T17:04:30","slug":"services-for-community-users","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/library-cline\/services-for-community-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Services for Alumni &#038; Community Users"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Services for alumni &amp; community users<\/h1>\n<p>We are open to the public daily until 9pm throughout the year. After 9pm, the doors are card access only to NAU and CCC students, faculty, and staff. <a href=\"https:\/\/nau.libcal.com\/\">Hours<\/a> may vary depending on academic or summer schedules.<\/p>\n<h2>How do I get an alumni or guest user account?<\/h2>\n<p>In order to check material out from the library, you must be a resident of Arizona and, if you are under 18, you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. To create an account, please visit the Ask us! desk and provide the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an Arizona-issued, unexpired driver\u2019s license or state ID, or<\/li>\n<li>an out-of-state ID AND a current (within 30 days) utility bill or lease with the user\u2019s name and an Arizona address.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information see our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/library-cline\/loan-services-and-policies\/\">loan services and policies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What kind of resources can I access?<\/h2>\n<p>You have in-library access to print materials throughout the library. You may also access:<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Resources in the Library_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Resources in the Library <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/library-cline\/ptrc\/\">Patent and Trademark Resource Center<\/a>: Get help with understanding the USPTO&rsquo;s patent and trademark services.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/libraryguides.nau.edu\/az.php\">Online database&nbsp;subscriptions<\/a>: Accessible while using library computers or connected to the NAU guest Wi-Fi network.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/library.nau.edu\/general_information\/government.html\">Government documents<\/a>: Collection including microforms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/index.html\">Special Collections and Archives<\/a>: Discover our unique research materials that document the diverse human and natural history of the Colorado Plateau and Northern Arizona.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/library-cline\/makerlab\/\">The MakerLab<\/a>: Experience the MakerLab, where you can discover, design, and create products that foster your imagination and creativity and solve real-world problems.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Free Open Access Resources_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Free Open Access Resources <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<div id=\"s-lg-box-collapse-18764563\">\n<div class=\"s-lib-box-content pad-left-none pad-right-none\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\"s-lg-content-16939773\" class=\"\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libraryguides.nau.edu\/EricGov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ERIC.gov:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>Provides comprehensive access to education-related literature, including citations to articles and research reports. Includes some fulltext. Free public version.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\"s-lg-content-41419866\" class=\"\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubMed Central<\/a>: PubMed Central&reg; (PMC) is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health&rsquo;s National Library of Medicine (NIH\/NLM).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"s-lg-content-41419877\" class=\"\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openknowledge.nau.edu\/\">OpenKnowledge@NAU<\/a>: Search for works authored by the NAU community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WorldCat<\/a>: Find items in a library near you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"s-lg-box-collapse-18764652\">\n<div class=\"s-lib-box-content pad-left-none pad-right-none\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\"s-lg-content-41420100\" class=\"\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opendoar.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OpenDOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories)<\/a>: OpenDOAR is a directory of open access repositories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"s-lg-content-41420147\" class=\"\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doaj.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)<\/a>: DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. DOAJ is independent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"s-lg-content-41420159\" class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doabooks.org\/doab\">DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books)<\/a>:&nbsp;<span class=\"st\">Academic peer-reviewed books and chapters from 282 publishers<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\"s-lg-content-41420235\" class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azlibrary.gov\/library-directory\">Arizona Library Directory<\/a>: A comprehensive list of all Arizona libraries<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"s-lg-content-41420211\" class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azlibrary.gov\/dazl\/online-reference-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DAZL Online Reference Resources<\/a>:&nbsp; Arizona residents &ndash; you can access DAZL through your local public library. You&rsquo;ll need an up-to-date public library card.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>If you need assistance with finding library materials, come to the Ask Us! desk or reach us virtually through our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.libanswers.com\/askuschat\">Ask Us!<\/a> chat\/text service.<\/p>\n<h2>Can I use a library computer?<\/h2>\n<p>We provide five computers for guest use for up to one hour per day until 9pm. To register for a guest computing account, bring a valid photo ID (it does not need to be from Arizona) to the Ask Us! Desk.<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re under 18, you may request a guest user account with valid identification and a parent or guardian present. You can print up to 20 black and white pages per week for free.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The library does not track the online activity of public access computer users.<\/li>\n<li>The library employs software that resets each public access computer to an \u201cinitial state\u201d after each session. 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