Rutgers University Libraries: New Employee Handbook

Library Services 

• Our RUL collection of books, periodicals and media – RU has four campuses and 20+ libraries
• Beyond RUL – borrowing agreements with ILL and our EZ Borrow partners
• Databases – thousands of full text scholarly journals in a wide variety of discipline
• NEW: McNaughton collection of popular titles available at Carr. Hundreds of titles available
• Streaming video – search the catalog 
             Clip service for teaching and learning – through our Media Center

Professional Development

Library Human Resources, as well as the Training and Learning Committee (a committee under the auspices of Library HR), will send out announcements about upcoming training opportunities and workshops run by RUL, RU, and regionally.  The RUL Training and Development resources can be viewed at http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/staff/training/training.shtml.

Additional resources include:

• Center for Continued Professional Development at RU: http://ccpd.rutgers.edu/
• Services which emphasize “Work/Life Balance”: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/worklife-balance.

Other Benefits and Discounts

For general information, please see http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/non-state-benefits-rutgers-positions/employee-discounts.

Benefits include:

• Employee discounts with Verizon Wireless
• Participation in the Rutgers Federal Credit Union
• Discounted tickets to local museums, events. and concerts (through the Impact Booth at Camden)
• Identity Theft Assistance (http://uhr.rutgers.edu/worklife-balance/victims-assistance/identity-theft-assistance)
• Discounted insurance through New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance (http://www.njm.com); use discount code: 91531.

Travel

Information and forms regarding travel can be viewed at http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/staff/budget_office/budget_office.shtml.

Information for Class 3 and 4 Employees

Class 3 and Class 4 temporary employees are an important component of the university's workforce.  University Human Resources provides information, policies, guidelines, and tools for these employees at http://uhr.rutgers.edu/uhr-units-offices/consulting-staffing-compensation/temporary-staff-employees/class-3-and-class-4.

For information on relocating to either the New Brunswick/Piscataway, Camden/Philadelphia, or Newark areas, please visit the relocating information in the "Our Communities" tab.