Alumni Resources

John Jay alumni are welcome to visit the John Jay Library with a John Jay Alumni card, available from the Alumni Association.

Alumni access policies

Alumni must present their John Jay Alumni card to access the Library.
The John Jay Alumni card grants access only to the John Jay Library. It does not include other CUNY libraries.
Use of electronic resources (including databases) is limited to on-campus use only.

Research resources that alumni can use

Alumni are welcome to use electronic resources, including databases, in the Library (but may not access them from home). Inside the Library, alumni can browse our collections and use computer workstations. Guest printing accounts and guest wifi access are also available.

Some databases are freely available for anyone to access from anywhere.

See also our list of Open Access discovery tools for finding quality, peer-reviewed, academic journal articles that are free to read.

Other libraries & databases

People who live, work, go to school or own property in New York State can use, and get a library card from, New York Public Library (NYPL), the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), and/or Queens Public Library (QPL).

These public library systems subscribe to research databases, many of which you can access from home with a library card: