In 2022, Rutgers University Libraries embarked on a comprehensive review of their organizational structure with the goal of improving operational efficiency, clarity, and communication. Part of this process involved the identification of service areas that could benefit from greater system-wide… Continue Reading
Rutgers University Libraries’ SOAR staff received a published acknowledgment in the January 2023* issue of Cancer Research Communications. Kudos to Geoff Wood, metadata librarian for Scholarly Communication and Collections, for helping author David Axelrod archive the supplementary data for his article… Continue Reading
The new SOAR research portal, powered by Esploro, is now live and can be accessed at soar.libraries.rutgers.edu. Esploro helps advance SOAR’s mission to promote Rutgers scholarship by improving and extending our ability to collect and manage institutional research outputs. Benefits of… Continue Reading
Rutgers students, faculty, and staff can now access over a million digitized texts available through HathiTrust’s Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS). In response to the current public health crisis, HathiTrust is providing member libraries with temporary access to digital versions… Continue Reading
As you know, the Ex Libris Implementation Team has been working with the Law Libraries since May on a project to migrate their data to Alma and merge their library catalog with ours. During the week of January 6, we… Continue Reading
As we embark on a new academic year, we thought it would be a good time to let you know about some improvements coming to QuickSearch. Below is a summary of some of the major enhancements that Ex Libris plans… Continue Reading
As we reach the midpoint of the semester, the focus of the Ex Libris project has begun to shift from planning and implementation to maintenance and support. Since its formation, the team has received close to 700 questions, comments, and… Continue Reading
On August 18 the Libraries upgraded to Full Text Finder, EBSCO’s newest holdings and link management tool designed to replace its A-to-Z and LinkSource services, which are being phased out. A-to-Z is the product that powers the Libraries’ electronic journals… Continue Reading
1) ProQuest is merging RefWorks and Flow into a single platform known as the new RefWorks. Flow users have automatically been moved to the new platform. RefWorks users can choose to upgrade by logging into their account and clicking “Move… Continue Reading