Q. As an alumnus, do I have access to the libraries' databases?

If you visit BC

After graduation, Alumni may access many of BC’s Databases and Journals on guest computers in the libraries, with some exceptions (listed below).

If you live in Massachusetts

• a BPL e-Card will give you access to many databases through the Boston Public Library.
• the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners makes databases available for free to Massachusetts residents.

If you live outside Massachusetts

• There may be a freely available Open Access alternative for searching material of interest to you.
• Explore nearby public and college or university library options.

Below are some of the databases that are restricted by licensing agreements to current BC students, faculty, and staff, and are not available for alumni or walk-in use in the libraries:

• Atlantic (theatlantic.com)
• Bloomberg
• Capital IQ
• FactSet
• Financial Times online (FT.com)
• Gartner Research
• LSEG
• New York Times (nytimes.com)
• O'Reilly Online
• Orbis 
• OverDrive/Libby
• SciFinder
• Tick-by-Tick Intraday data
• Wall Street Journal (wsj.com)
• WashingtonPost.com
• WRDS databases