Bone by Fae Myenne Ng

How to Get a Book That Is Not at Dana

1.  Search your book title in QuickSearch (or use QuickSearch box above).  (You can also use ADVANCED SEARCH and limit to Resource Type BOOKS--or use BROWSE search by TITLE to get fast results.)  Sign in with your Net ID and password for full access (2 clicks). Use the Request link under FIND IN LIBRARY in the record to borrow a book from another Rutgers library.

2.  Book not at Rutgers?  Go to E-ZBorrow (PALCI) and sign in with your Net ID.

3.  Book not in E-ZBorrow (PALCI)?  Go to UBorrow and sign in with your Net ID.

4.  Book not in UBorrow?  Go to ILLIAD and sign in with your Net ID.  Use the ILL book request.  

Rutgers QuickSearch gives students and faculty ready access to over 4 million print and ebook volumes in 26 Rutgers collections, plus multimedia and many full-text electronic journals. 

BROWSE by title or use ADVANCED SEARCH and limit to Resource Type BOOKS to find books on a topic.

Sign in with your Net ID and password for full access (2 clicks).

To limit to books in a specific Rutgers library, use FILTER MY RESULTS on the left-hand side of the screen and filter by LIBRARY (for example, DANA LIBRARY or SMITH LIBRARY).

Use the REQUEST link under FIND IN LIBRARY in the full record to borrow a book from another Rutgers library.

Here are some sample searches:

Chinese Americans -- SUBJECT keyword (This search will retrieve books by Library of Congress subject heading.)

 

 

Chinese Americans and California -- WORDS Anywhere (This search is a keyword search.)

 

Ng, Fae Myenne -- SUBJECT keyword (This search will retrieve books about Ng and her works by Library of Congress subject heading.)

American Literature -- PERIODICAL TITLE begins with

1.  Type in your book title and change the WORDS EVERYWHERE option to TITLE BEGINS WITH.  Drop any initial "a," "an," or "the."  Click SEARCH.  

2.  Books are shelved by call number (on the lower line of the record.) Available circulating DANA books are on the SECOND FLOOR of the library.  A Dana record for an available book will look like this:

3.  If your book is not at Dana, ask the librarian at the reference desk what to do or consult the Book Delivery box on this page .

4.  If something does not work, ask the librarian at the reference desk or contact the Ask a Librarian service. 

Dana Reference Desk           Basic Sources for Undergraduate Students

973-353-5901                     http://libguides.rutgers.edu/undergrads