Gelman Library Privileges for GW Alumni
Access to the Library. Alumni with a GWorld Alumni ID card are entitled to access the Gelman Library's open collection of books, journals, microfilms, government documents, special collections, and other non-circulating items at no charge. Swipe your GWorld Alumni ID card through the card reader at the entrance and enter the turnstiles.
Books. Once you pay an annual fee of $50, you may check out general GW circulating collections material and materials at WRLC off-site storage facility that are owned by GW. You may not check out materials at any other WRLC university or materials from outside the WRLC. You do not have Interlibrary Loan privileges. You may renew books via phone, e-mail, or online using your MyALADIN account. And you may request 'Rush Processing' for books that appear in the ALADIN Catalog.
Online databases. You may access Gelman Library's online databases from inside the library. Two premium electronic resources, Proquest Research Library (Alumni Edition), and ABI/Inform Complete (Alumni Edition), have been made available by special arrangement for George Washington University alumni through the generous support of the George Washington Alumni Association and the Gelman Library System.
Alumni may access these resources here by using their Alumni Online Community username and password, which is required for login. If you do not have an Alumni Online Community username and password, please go to the Alumni Online Community registration page.
How to Get a GWorld Alumni ID Card
In order to enter the library, GW alumni must have a GWorld Alumni ID card. To obtain a GWorld Alumni ID, you must first obtain a GW Alumni Association membership card (which is free), then pay a $10 fee for the GWorld ID. See the Alumni ID cards page for details on exactly how to do this.
More Information
- The Friends of the GW Library Program
- GW Alumni benefits in general
- Finding books
- GW Campus Map
- If you need assistance, call the Reference Desk at 202-994-6048.