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Africana Studies

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QuickSearch is the libraries google like search engine, which searches both the Libraries physical and electronic collections and most (but not all) of the databases. You can use QuickSearch to look for ebooks, print books, journal articles, newspapers, media, book reviews, dissertations and even archival and government documents. 

Ways to Search: 

  • Search for Specific Materials: if you already have a specific item in mind, search by specific title, the first 5-6 words or the entire title in quotes, and/ or author

  • Basic Search: The basic search option from the Libraries homepage searches authors, titles, subjects, and abstracts and fulltext, if available, across most of the Libraries resources: books, scholarly articles, news sources, videos, etc.

  • Advanced Search: more precise searches once you have a hold on your topic 


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Finding Books in Databases

Accessing Books Not at Rutgers

 If you cannot find what you're looking for in Rutgers' catalog, or you find a book but it is marked "unavailable," you can borrow from another library via the following borrowing systems: 

  •  E-Z Borrow. This is the fastest way to get a copy of a book that is not owned or available at RU. E-Z Borrow is a regional borrowing system and books are normally received within 3-5 weekdays.
  •  Interlibrary Loan requestIf a book is not owned by the Rutgers Libraries and is not available via E-Z Borrow, you can place an ILL request, which is an international borrowing system that can take longer. 
  •  WorldCat to search for other libraries that hold materials you need and then request them through Interlibrary Loan.

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