Books
If you remain in the area, free non-student library cards may be issued to Carson-Newman College alumni. (This does not allow for continued use of the subscription databases off-campus, but you can always access databases from on-campus computers.)
Databases
As a resident of Tennessee, you can still access many databases through the Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) after you graduate.
Many other states have similar programs for database access for their residents - some like TEL are authenticated based on them recognizing your IP address, while others will require you to login using your public library card.
Other Resources
Here are some databases the United States Federal Government makes available. You can find other smaller and specialty databases and resources at our Demographics and Statistics Web Resources LibGuide.
JSTOR and ARTSTOR free content
Click
here to browse (by subject) the journals available on the web from the
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). (This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.)
You can also use one of the many academic search engines available on the internet. Many of the articles found may not be in full text online however, though many are:
