If you are recently hired faculty and are not yet on payroll, you may use the Rutgers University Libraries to prepare for classes, arrange for course Reserves, borrow books, and connect to licensed electronic library resources from off-campus. First obtain a Visiting Scholar photo ID card from the RUconnection Office, and then present the card and register with the Libraries at any circulation desk.

To apply for the Visiting Scholar card, complete an ID Card Request Form [PDF] with the signature of the head of your department and present it at any RUconnection Card Office. Complete instructions are available at the Rutgers RUconnection Card website.

Place materials on reserve for a course by filling out a Reserve Request Form (instructors only).

See also:

• Reserve Services, A Guide for Faculty
• Electronic Documents on Reserve: A User's Guide

Book media for preview and classroom use with a Media Materials - Booking Form.

Request cable cast of moving image materials by filling out a Mediavision Cable Cast Request Form (instructors only)(New Brunswick only).

See also:

• Mediavision Cable Cast Request Service (New Brunswick only)

To schedule library instruction sessions for your class, please contact your campus instruction coordinator or a subject specialist librarian.

See also:

• Information for Faculty and Staff

To recommend materials for purchase, please refer to the list of Collection Development / Subject Specialist Librarians for telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.

To borrow from other academic institutions in the Tri-state area, please refer to policies on Cooperative Access Arrangements.

Delivery and Interlibrary Loan services offer a variety of options for obtaining items that are not at your local campus library or part of the Rutgers libraries collections.

Resources on intellectual property, acceptable use, and Rutgers policies may be found on the Copyright Information Guide. You may also wish to consult the acceptable uses of Licensed Digital Resources [PDF].

RefWorks is a Web-based bibliographic citation manager which works with most library databases.