Welcome to the Stephen and Lucy Chang Science Library
The Stephen and Lucy Chang Science Library, one of the two science libraries at the Rutgers University Libraries is located in Foran Hall on the Cook/Douglass Campus in New Brunswick, NJ.
The Chang Science Library is open on weekdays during the academic year with all the resources and services as any other library at Rutgers offers, such as
- Borrowing books and requesting articles from any academic library in the United States
- Study spaces, including a group study room, RUID printing, and free scanning
- Research assistance for undergraduate and graduate students by specialty
- Books and other materials on course reserve
The Chang Science Library has plenty of natural light and is conveniently located if you have classes in Foran, IFNH, Food Science, Lipman, or the Cook Douglas Lecture Hall.
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Stephen and Lucy Chang Science Library 59 Dudley Road
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The best way to contact us is via email: Nita Mukherjee, Megan Lotts, and Judit Ward.
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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
Find Library Materials The stuff everyone wants to know how to do!
BEST for finding, accessing, and requesting materials
EXAMPLES: articles, books, data & stats, course materials, and video
Science Librarian on Cook/Douglass
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