Q. Can I access online resources with a library courtesy borrowing card?

Electronic databases, journals, ebooks, and other subscription resources are only accessible by current students, faculty, and staff of the university. A courtesy borrowing card does not allow for remote access of the online resources/databases.

Due to the terms of database vendor licenses, online resources are only accessible within the library building at terminals designated for public use.

Open Access Materials in FlashFind
However, there are some open access journals and ebooks available through the FlashFind search tool. After running a search for your specific topic, use the filters on the left side of the search results page. Select the filter for Availability >> Open Access.

Open Access Materials on the Public Web
JerseyClicks: These high-quality databases offered by the New Jersey State Library cover subjects such as Health, History, Business, Education, Science, Current Events, Literature, and Popular Fiction, and also contain information in Spanish.

Directory of Open Access Journals: This resource contains over 10,000 open access journals covering areas of science, technology, medicine, social science, and the humanities.

Directory of Open Access Books: This resource is a directory of academic, peer-reviewed, open access books.

Hathi Trust: This is a partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.

Project Gutenberg: This is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks.