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Charge up while you read, study, or browse in the library. Simply ask at the Circulation Desk on the first floor! [4/9/2025]

The Jazz in the Stacks concert was a resounding success, drawing a standing-room-only crowd from the NJCU community! Please enjoy a slideshow. A huge round of applause for the incredibly talented NJCU Jazz Combo musicians from the MDT Department for their outstanding performance! Many thanks to the Offices of the Provost and the Dean for the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences for their strong support in making the Music Among the Books event a success! We can't wait to see you all at the next one at the Guarini Library! [4/2/2025]

The Library's Jazz Book Display will begin in conjunction with the Jazz in the Stacks live concert on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, from 12:30-1:30 PM on the 4th floor of the Library. Come swing by and dive into the world of jazz with our curated collection! The display will be on the first floor of the Library and online. Here is a preview of the online display. [3/26/2025]
Jazz It Up! Join us for an exciting performance by the NJCU Jazz Combo on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, from 12:30-1:30 PM on the 4th Floor of the Library! Enjoy a lively set of jazz standards and classics, showcasing the talent of our student musicians. Don't miss this amazing performance, sponsored by the Music, Dance, and Theatre Department and Congressman Frank J. Guarini Library! [3/20/2025]
Celebrating Women’s History Month at the NJCU Library! Visit our book displays in March to explore inspiring stories and achievements of women throughout history. Come discover, learn, and be inspired! Displays will be on the first floor of the Library and also online! Students, faculty, and staff can use their Gothic ID cards to borrow display books and access eBooks for free on any device. [3/1/2025]
Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black History Month Book Displays on the first floor of the Library and online. [1/21/2025]
Celebrating NJCU Authors! - Displays on the first floor of the Library and online featuring books by current NJCU authors in the Library collection. Displays run from Dec. 2024 to the end of Jan. 2025. [12/2/2024]
Native American Heritage Month (Nov. 1-Nov. 30) Book Displays on the first floor of the Library and online. [11/4/2024]
Library blog has new entries on the Hispanic Heritage Month [9/23/2024]
National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15) Book Displays in the Library [9/18/2024]
Celebrating the National Hispanic Heritage Month at the Congressman Frank J. Guarini Library with books of classic Hispanic literature, notable biographies, and graphic novels! Come to visit in-person on the first floor of the Library or view the display online. Students, faculty, and staff can use their Gothic ID cards to check out print books from the Library, and access the eBooks for free from their computers, phones, or tablets.

Newly Expanded Databases [8/20/2024]

Newly expanded Gale databases include resources such as:

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Click to see the entire list of Gale databases in the Library:

New Database [7/16/2024]

Gale Research Complete (Gale Research Complete provides subscription access to the largest package of primary and secondary sources available to libraries today, covering journals, newspapers, eBooks, literature resources and archives. Empowering users at all academic levels, from the undergraduate student to the experienced researcher, and covering nearly every research area and discipline, Gale Research Complete offers high quality, authoritative and unique content.)

New Database [3/14/2024]

ScienceDirect College Edition (Elsevier's ScienceDirect College Edition contains almost two thousand peer-reviewed full-text journals in the health & life sciences, physical sciences, and social & behavioral sciences. Coverage for most journals begins in 1996 and runs through the present with no embargo.)

New Databases [3/3/2023]

Through collaboration with JerseyClicks, a statewide electronic resources program offered by the New Jersey State Library, we have added and/or re-instated the following databases:

Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep (The database provides tools and guidance on jobs, careers, and practice for college entrance exams and civil service job exams.)
Health Source: Academic/Nursing Edition (This full-text database covers nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more.)
Health Source: Consumer Edition (This database provides information on. It provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines on topics such as medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health)
Legal Information Reference Center (This database contains full-text publications and legal forms, with a majority of the resources through Nolo, a well-established provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.)
Military & Government Collection (This database offers a collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government.)
Newspaper Source Plus (This database includes millions of full-text newspapers articles, and more 857,000 television and radio news transcripts.)

We also added the following EBSCO databases:

Newswires (This database provides near real-time access to top world-wide news such as Associated Press, United Press International, CNN Wire, and Business Wire on a continuous basis. The index to the full text content is held for a rolling 30-day archive.)
OpenDissertations (This is an open-access database providing researchers with citations to graduate research across a span of time, from the early 20th century to the present, this database will continue to grow through regular updates and new partnerships with graduate degree-granting institutions.)