University Libraries Policies and Guidelines

These policies and guidelines support our goals of providing our users with fair and equitable access to our resources and spaces, in a way that protects our faculty, staff, and students; the Libraries' collections; and our employees. 

Access to Library Resources and Services

Who is eligible for access to our resources and services, both in-person and online 

Bulletin Board Policy

Guidelines for posting materials in library spaces

Cooperative Access Arrangements

Our borrowing partners and their policies

Drop-Off Book Donation Policy

What we accept and how to donate

Exhibitions Policy

Policy related to exhibitions that support and enrich the instructional, research, and public service missions of the University

Guidelines for Fielding Requests to Film or Photograph in Library Facilities

Policies and procedures related to requests to film and photograph in a library building or at a library event

Media Digitization Policy

Policy regarding the Libraries ability to digitize media and to make available for online access

Meeting Rooms

Use policies for our reservable spaces

Open Discovery Initiative (ODI)

Our commitment to ensuring transparency in discovery and conformance with industry best practices

Rutgers University Libraries Collection Development Philosophy

An overarching statement on our efforts to maximize access to and ensure preservation of the cultural, historical, academic, and scientific record.

Rutgers University Libraries Collection Development Policy

Outlines the vision and strategy that drive how we build our collections. Includes a statement on historical/insensitive materials in the collections.

Tabling Guidelines

Rutgers University student organizations, departments, centers, institutes, and programs may reserve a table in designated areas of libraries offering tabling

User Conduct and Security

Policies that support our goals of providing physical spaces that are amenable to safe, comfortable study and research