Services & Information for Faculty

Research

Citation management tools

Learn about EndNote, Zotero, and Refworks.

Copyright information

Resources on intellectual property, acceptable use, and Rutgers policies. You may also wish to consult the acceptable uses of licensed digital resources.

Information about copyright policy for electronic reserves is located within the guide to reserve services.

Open access and scholarly communication

Find out where to deposit your work and learn more about open access issues and scholarly communication initiatives.

Research data management services

The libraries can help you plan, organize, share, and preserve your research data.

Suggest a purchase

Contact a subject specialist librarian to recommend materials for purchase.

Teaching Support

Distance education support

The Libraries offer support for faculty and students on distance education.

Library classes

We can help you:
• develop library research components for your classes
• deliver library workshops for you, your students, or your department
Take a look at the Libraries information literacy goals and outcome expectations [PDF].
Would you like to schedule library instruction sessions for your courses?
Here are some handy materials for your courses or syllabus.

Media services and reserves

Arrangements for placing media materials on reserve on the New Brunswick, Piscataway and Camden campuses will be handled by the Media Center in the Douglass Library.

The main viewing location is the Media Center in the Douglass Library. There are smaller viewing facilities (20 students maximum) in Alexander Library and Carr Library. Robeson Library has a suite of playback stations in its Reference Section, on the first floor.

For media reserves in Newark, contact the Dana Library Circulation Desk.

Open and affordable textbooks program

Learn about Rutgers’ efforts to keep textbooks affordable.

Reserves

Learn about services and policies for putting print and electronic materials on reserve, or requesting short sections of audiovisual materials for reserve.
Or go directly to the reserve request form for your library.
Requests related to media materials are handled separately.

Use the Library

Delivery and Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Options for obtaining materials from other campuses or libraries.
You can also learn more about borrowing from other academic institutions in the area.

Getting access to library services

Learn how to register for access to library restricted resources and services.

Research assistants

To designate a Research Assistant (RA) to check out and renew books, request delivery of books and articles, and book media for classroom use on your behalf, request a Faculty Research Assistant (RA) Card.

Services for emeriti

A range of library services are available to faculty emeriti.

Visiting scholars

Visiting scholars are eligible for borrowing, delivery, interlibrary loan, and off campus access to library resources. To use library services, you will need to:

• Obtain a Rutgers RUConnection ID card by submitting a signed RUconnection ID Card Request Form to the RU Connection Card Office on your campus. Please see the Identity and Access Management page about Guest ID Cards for more information.
• Bring your RUconnection ID card and signed RUconnection ID Request form to any Rutgers library circulation desk where staff will issue a library barcode and PIN.
• Use your barcode and PIN to log in to the Libraries' website from off campus, request delivery and interlibrary loan, and check out materials.