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Connecting from Off-Campus
Instructions for connecting to library resources from off-campus.

Library Cards
Your RUConnection card serves as your library card to checkout books.

How Do I...?
FAQ's about navigating Rutgers University Libraries and finding resources

Library Operating Status

• Rutgers Libraries are open and operating but access to library buildings is restricted to library staff providing essential services. Public services such as reference and instruction are available online. 

Access to Library Resources

• Circulating collections are available for low-contact pickup and delivery via Click and Collect. Library patrons can continue to access electronic materials through QuickSearch or using the Libraries' Indexes & Databases.

Returning Library Materials

• Patrons may return borrowed materials at select libraries. Return proceedures vary by location.

Interlibrary Loan

• Interlibrary loan is available. Materials can requested via ILLiad and scheduled for library pickup or home delivery. E-Borrow and UBorrow services are currently unavilable.

Research Assistance

• Research assistance is available via live chat 10am-10pm and via email.

Located in Foran Hall (with card access only) on the Cook/Douglass Campus in New Brunswick, NJ, the Stephen and Lucy Chang Science Library, one of the two science libraries at the Rutgers University Libraries is currently

CLOSED.

Instead of access to the physical space during usual hours, patrons of the Chang Science Library still have access to resources, services, and tools off campus, such as

• Access millions of books and journals through QuickSearch
• Research assistance for undergraduate and graduate students
• Thousands of research guides to help you locate curated, subject-specific online resources.
• Books and other materials on course reserves
• New ebooks are added to the collection via QuickSearch
• Article requests for digital articles via ILL

Stephen and Lucy Chang Science Library 59 Dudley Road New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520 Phone: 848-932-0305   Read about Stephen and Lucy Chang.

The best way to contact us is via email: Nita Mukherjee, Megan Lotts, and Judit Ward.

Chat: There are librarians online 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. every day of the week.

BEST for instant answers, brief interactions, short troubleshooting.
EXAMPLES: asking for quick help, locating or downloading full text of a known article, reporting or verifying an error, clarifying  a minor detail, help to decide what database to use, short literature search, etc.

Email: Send questions to a team of librarians and library staff via email. Most questions get a response within 24 hours!

BEST for complex questions, troubleshooting that require access to borrowing records
EXAMPLES: questions on research, collections, and library sessions; troubleshooting requests such as on reserves and library accounts

Direct help from a librarian: schedule a meeting with a subject specialist (currently available online)

BEST for complex questions, troubleshooting that require more time
EXAMPLES: discussing library instruction for your course, finding resources for your class

Research Guides: Our subject research guides will help you find a wealth of information on your topic

BEST for general overview, orientation, finding basic resources
EXAMPLES: identify databases for a topic, find resources for a paper, check citation styles

How do I...? The stuff everyone wants to know how to do!

BEST for quick help on popular topic - or what has changed since your last visit!
EXAMPLES: QuickSearch as the new discovery service and its challenges

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