Alumni library membership

Accessing campus libraries

Alumni library membership is open to all members of the alumni community for £30 annually. With an alumni library membership you can:

• Borrow up to five books at any one time.
• Access campus WiFi for free.
• Receive a card that provides physical access to all three sites.

Due to the university’s licensing obligations, alumni are unable to use university computers or any electronic information products, other than online catalogues and specific alumni-only resources as outlined below.

If you live or work in the Medway Council area, you may be able to access Drill Hall Library for free as a member of the public. See the following link for more information.

Register your alumni library membership account

To register an account with the Library Services Team:

• Complete the alumni library membership form. Please note: this form does not give you access to online journals - see below.
• Once your account has been approved, you will be sent a payment request.
• Your membership may take up to four weeks to be approved.

For questions about your library membership, please email librarymembership@gre.ac.uk.

Free access to online journals

In addition to the alumni library membership, we are pleased to offer free access to JSTOR and Sage. Due to the university’s licensing obligations, these are the only online resources available to alumni. Please note that you do not require a paid-for library membership to access these online journals.

However, you will need to:

• Request access to online journals by completing this form.
• Once submitted, the Library Services Team will set up a profile for you, and you will receive notification once this has been activated.
• Your request may take up to four weeks to be approved.

If you have further questions about accessing these journals, please contact the Library Services Team at library@gre.ac.uk.

Open access resources for alumni

The Library Service Team have put together an extensive collection of open access resources to support alumni who are interested in further study, research and lifelong learning.

Explore all the resources they have collated for alumni.

Questions?

If you have any questions about your library membership or access to online journals, please visit the Library webpage.