Information for Alumni
Borrowing library materials
See Information for Visitors for how to obtain an alumni borrowing card.
Online library resources for alumni
Wesleyan alumni have access to a subset of online library resources. For access, log into WesPortal and click the Library icon. If you do not have a WesID for accessing WesPortal please contact ITS for assistance.
Resource name
What it contains
How to access
JSTOR
More than 12 million academic journal articles, ebooks, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
Start from WesPortal or JSTOR.
Project Muse
Books and journals in the humanities and social sciences from over 200 distinguished university presses and scholarly societies.
Start from WesPortal or Project Muse.
Sage Journals
More than 1,000 journals from a wide range of disciplines including the humanities, social sciences, science, technology, and medicine. Over 400 are published on behalf of learned societies and institutions.
Start from WesPortal or Sage Journals.
HathiTrust
Digitized books and journals from major library collections and other partners.
Start from WesPortal or HathiTrust.
Ethno-musicology: Global Field Recordings
Archival meta-collection of original fieldwork materials in ethnomusicology, including audio, video, photos, field notes, correspondence, ephemera, interviews, and demonstrations. Drawn from the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive and the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives.
Start from WesPortal or the Adam Matthew database.
The Company of Biologists
Access to Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models & Mechanisms, and Biology Open.
Start from WesPortal or the The Company of Biologists.
SensusAccess
Convert documents from text or image-based files into accessible formats, such as searchable PDFs, audio, Braille, ebook, and more. The converted document will be delivered via email.
Start from WesPortal or SensusAccess, then use your Wesleyan email address when using the SensusAccess service.
Mango Languages
Learn another language. Online instruction in over 70 languages. (Provided by the Fisk Center for Global Studies.)
Start from WesPortal or Mango Languages, then create an account on the Mango Languages site.