OSCAR to be Discontinued in Fall 2021. With the start of the Fall 2021 semester, WorldCat Discovery will replace OSCAR as the library's online catalog. This change is part of a larger behind-the-scenes transition from our SirsiDynix Integrated Library System to OCLC's Worldshare Management Services.
Please use WorldCat Discovery as you formerly used OSCAR - to search for relevant library materials on your topic using any combination of keywords, subjects, authors, or titles. The key difference between the two systems is that OSCAR only searched our library's physical collections, but a WorldCat Discovery search includes results from both print and electronic library holdings.
WorldCat Discovery filters can limit search results to include only print books, e-books, fulltext content, or peer-reviewed journal articles depending on your research needs. Shelf locations, call numbers, and availability statements display within the item record for circulating books, reference books, and DVDs. E-books and e-journal articles can be downloaded or accessed directly from within the item record.
WorldCat Discovery can also help identify information available in other libraries worldwide. Many of these books and journal articles can be requested using our Inter-Library Loan service.
We hope that our new library system will improve access to our print and electronic collections and enhance the research experiences of NJCU students, faculty, and staff.If you need any assistance, please reach out to us via Ask A Librarian
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Chat With Us is a new online service using Libanswers platform. In addition to the live chat and other online reference services, it also has a knowledge based FAQ to help find answers to frequently asked questions. [4/21/2021]
Free Resources from Publishers During COVID-19 Additional publishers' sites that provide free access to their materials
Cambridge University Press offers free access to reference materials on the following Cambridge Reference and Textbooks Collections till May 31,2020. NJCU Library has established the access to the resources. [3/31/2020]
National Emergency Library: Created by the Internet Archive, the National Emergency Library loans digitized books to the world during the global COVID-19 pandemic through June 30, 2020. Users can sign up to check out up to 10 books at a time. It has a 2.5 million books that are in public domain. Browse the collection for more information. [3/30/2020]
The Library of Congress classification system organizes the main divisions of knowledge by letters. Subdivisions in the Library of Congress classification system are made by the addition of a second letter and whole numbers. For a book’s specific Library of Congress designation, please consult the library catalog, OSCAR. Click here for the Library Collection Location Guide.
Step 2: Search for and select "New Jersey City University"
You will be redirected to the NYT registration page.
Step 3: Click "Create Account" and complete fields; you must use your NJCU email
Step 4: Verify your account (you will receive a confirmation email)*
* The confirmation email may be routed to your spam folder. You must click the link in this email to complete the registration.
Existing New York Times ID
If you have previously registered your NJCU email address on The New York Times site, you will click the "Already have an account?" Log in here" link for Step 3.
You need to complete a short registration here (https://nytimesineducation.com/register/) to gain entry to the New York Times Education site. You must use your NJCU email address for registration. In addition, the same password you created for the New York Times site access can be used.