Research Guides: LibGuide Demo: Getting Started

I Want Something Rutgers Doesn't Have

Click on the tabs below to view how to handle each of the scenarios.

I want a book BUT the Rutgers copy is checked out:

Rutgers University Libraries recommends that you choose the "15 Week Template" when creating your reading list.

Edit a section:

Search for the book using QuickSearch
Click on the title to look at the book record.
On the book record page, scroll down and click Sign in, using your NetID and password (same as your Rutgers email account.)
Once you are signed in, under the "Find in Library" section, you will see an EZBorrow request button for the book.
Click the button and use the "Request" button on the EZBorrow page. Select Rutgers from the drop-down menu as your institution and click Submit, then scroll down below the book title and click the "Request" button again.
Specify your preferred pickup library, or select "personal: home delivery" to have the book mailed to you.
If you select to send to a library, you will receive the item in 3-5 business days and may check it out for twelve weeks. If you select home delivery, you will be asked to confirm your address by email and should receive the item(s) within two weeks. You don't have to fill out any other fields on the Confirm request form.
Click Confirm request.

I want a book BUT Rutgers doesn't have it:

Visit the Interlibrary Loan page at page at https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/find-access-and-request-library-materials/borrow-other-libraries-interlibrary-loan
Scroll down toward the bottom of the page and select "Search EZBorrow" (https://ezborrow.reshare.indexdata.com).
- Log in with your NetID and password (same as your Rutgers email account).
- In the box on the upper left, search for your book on the EZBorrow page. (If the book is not available via EZBorrow, use the instructions for 'I want a book BUT Rutgers doesn't have it AND it's not available via EZBorrow' below).
- Click the "Request" button on the EZBorrow page and select Rutgers as your institution, then click the "Request" button again.
- Specify your preferred pickup library, or select "personal: home delivery to have the book mailed to you.
- If you select to send to a library, you will receive the item in 3-5 business days and may check it out for twelve weeks. If you select home delivery, you will be asked to confirm your address by email and should receive the item(s) within two weeks. Click "Submit request".

I want a book BUT Rutgers doesn't have it AND it's not available via EZBorrow:

Some resources may be seen by instructors, but invisible to students. These resources can be anything that is cataloged in our local system or uploaded by the instructor (via the Create tab). Some things from the Search tab and everything from the Create tab will need to be Set complete manually.

To set complete in a reading list:

Go to the citation that is not complete.
Click the ellipsis (3 horizontal dots) to the right of the citation.
From the dropdown menu, select Set complete.

The link is now visible to students.

I want an article BUT Rutgers doesn't have it:

Reading lists are not visible to students until their publication status is changed from Draft to Published.

To publish a reading list:

Click on the ellipsis on the top-right.
Select Publish from the dropdown menu,
A box appears with Publish list options; check the box of your choice.
Click Confirm.

I want a digital article or book chapter BUT Rutgers has the physical item:

Search for the book or journal title in QuickSearch and click the title of the book or journal to access the record page.
Select View list as a student.
To exit Student View, click on the x on the bottom right of the page.