eResources
Remote access
If you are an employee of the State of Alaska and would like to be able to access library resources from anywhere, you can self-register for our OpenAthens authentication service. A SOA work email address is required for OpenAthens. Start self-registration.
News
- Newsbank (National and Alaska)+For State employees, on the State network, and others in the library. Full text content for most large national and over 2 dozen Alaska news sources including the Anchorage Daily News, Juneau Empire, and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Note, however, that due to content ownership issues, some articles may be missing from this database.
- Anchorage Daily News through NewsbankArticles in text format only from 1985. From 2019, complete full text images of the paper is available. For State employees, on the State network, and others in the library.
- Fairbanks and Juneau Area Newspaper IndexesFairbanks area indexing coverage varies within 1901-1975 and Juneau Empire indexing covers 1/20/1990-1/30/1999.
- Newspaper Source Plus+Full text articles from US and international newspapers including the New York Times (from January 1985 to present), Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, and the Washington Post. Also includes radio and television transcripts from ABC News, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), CBS News, CNBC, CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, National Public Radio, PBS, and more.
- Google NewspapersIncludes Southeast Alaska's Island News.
- TopicSearch+Selected articles relating to school debate topics and current events.
Check out these resources if you are interested in historic Alaskan newspapers.
- Alaska Newspapers Via Chronicling AmericaFull text searching to newspapers digitized by the Alaska State Library, time coverage is from 1893-1963. Not every year is available for every community. Not every community is represented but this collection is growing!
- Alaska Digital Newspaper ProjectThis Blog highlights news about the Alaska State Library's grant-funded efforts to digitize historic Alaskan newspapers.
- Alaska Online Historical NewspapersA listing of newspapers in Alaska that are available online, with dates available, links, and whether or not there is a fee.
- Newspapers on MicrofilmThe Alaska State Library holds a vast collection of Alaska newspapers on microfilm. Use this link to learn more about that collection.
eBook resources
Looking for EBSCO ebooks? The Alaska State Library terminated it's subscription to the EBSCO Academic Ebook collection due to low use. But State employees can still use the Alaska Digital Library for their ebook needs. If you are a State employee outside of Juneau and your local library does not provide access to the Alaska Digital Library, please contact us, and we'll get you set up.
- Alaska Digital Library (ListenAlaska+)Downloadable audiobooks and electronic books for use with PC, Mac, Kindle, and other portable devices. Access for employees of the State of Alaska and members of participating Alaska libraries only via a library card.
- Book Collection: Nonfiction+Full text popular nonfiction books in basic science, history, social sciences, art, careers, health, adventure, technology, and other topics.
- Consumer Health Complete+Comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content.
- Small Business Reference Center+Full text periodicals, reference books, and videos on a variety of business topics including hiring and managing employees, marketing, interviews, customer service, and communication. Includes books published by Nolo, a well-respected publisher of legal resources for people who are not legal professionals.
- Ebooks (OCLC Catalog of ebooks)+Catalog of online books available through libraries worldwide.
Image resources
- Alaska's Digital ArchivesA repository of digitized historical manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, maps, books, and other publications, along with significant personal collections.