Off Campus Access and Services: Welcome

Who is eligible for off-campus services?

• Rowan University students enrolled in courses offered remotely at Rowan College Gloucester County or Rowan College Burlington County or
• Students enrolled in Rowan University courses via distance learning technologies.
• Students Studying Abroad
• Faculty on Sabbatical
• Medical students in internships
• Doctoral students completing a dissertation

How do off-campus borrowers submit requests? 
Requests are submitted online via ILLiad:  http://libra.rowan.edu/illiad/logon.html 

What resources can be requested?  
Journal articles, chapters from books, scanned documents owned by Campbell Library or other libraries. Print materials owned by Campbell Library.

What resources can be accessed online?  
Electronic articles and books in the Rowan University Libraries' collections. 

What does the off-campus support cost? 
All requests for resources are free. Books will be shipped to addresses in the continental US via USPS return postage enclosed.  Articles are delivered electronically.

Rowan University Libraries are members of regional consortia that provide students with access to academic libraries that might be near their home.  Students may visit our partner libraries and use their resources:

VALE-NJ

Under an agreement with VALE-NJ, faculty, staff, and graduate students in good standing with their home library qualify for on-site borrowing privileges from other participating institutions. Visit VALE for a list of participating libraries. Please call Access Services at 856-256-4802 to receive your VALE Reciprocal Borrowing Application Form.

Tri-State College Library Cooperative (TCLC)

Rowan University students, faculty, and staff may use the libraries of the Tri-State College Cooperative (TCLC). Please call Access Services at 856-256-4802 to receive a letter of introduction to gain access to our partner libraries..

Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc. (PALCI)

Faculty, staff, and students from participating New Jersey colleges and universities who are in good standing at their home library may use participating PALCI libraries by downloading and completing the PALCI Reciprocal On-Site Borrowing Authorization Form. For further information, consult the PALCI Reciprocal On-Site Borrowing Program page.

The Access Services Librarian will verify the applicant’s status and complete the required section of the form. Students/affiliates from PALCI Member Institutions may borrow books and music scores from Campbell Library. The reciprocal borrowing agreement does not extend to off-campus use of library databases.

View the list of participating libraries.

Identify books that you need using Library Search.

Use the form for ILLiad to request that the books be sent to your home.  Specify that you are a distance student.

Books owned by Rowan University Libraries will be shipped to you, if you are within the continental US, via USPS.  The Libraries will provide a return label in the package. 

Identify the article or book chapter you need through our databases, a bibliography, or Google Scholar.  Use the ILLiad form to request that we send it to you electronically.

You have access to all electronic resources subscribed to by Rowan University Libraries.  To use the resources, log in with your Rowan username and password.

Reference Desk:  856-256-4801

Interlibrary Loan:  856-256-4803

Ask a Librarian:  http://askus.lib.rowan.edu/campbell 

Email for technology support for resources:  librarysupport@rowan.edu

For technical support for Rowan Global online or hybrid courses, contact our phone-based support or submit an online support ticket at http://www.rowanonline.com/portal.

When in Doubt, Cite!

When deciding whether a citation is required for a particular piece of information, a good principle to follow is "When in doubt, cite!" It is never wrong to cite a source, but the failure to cite a source when it is required constitutes plagiarism. Below are four scenarios which typically require the inclusion of properly formatted in-text and end of work citations across most disciplines.

 What to cite:

1. Paraphrases: A paraphrase is the presentation of another's work or ideas using your own words and sentence structure, which requires a citation. Refer to the Paraphrasing/Summarizing page within this guide for assistance with the proper formulation of paraphrases.

2. Summaries: In a summary, you are often condensing a large work, or a portion of a large work, in order to present the main ideas in a concise manner, which means it is still the work of another person, necessitating a citation. Refer to the Paraphrasing/Summarizing page within this guide for assistance with the proper formulation of summaries.

3. Quotations: A quotation involves the exact transcription of another person's or author's words within the context of your own work, which requires that a quote be cited. Refer to the Quotations page within this guide for assistance with the proper formulation of quotations.

4. Facts, data, and statistics: Facts, data, and statistics are generally the result of the efforts of individual researchers or a group of researchers, which requires that they be cited. Often, you will want to include this type of information within a paraphrase or a summary, so please refer to the Paraphrasing/Summarizing page of this guide for assistance with using these techniques.

Please refer to the Citing Sources page of this guide to gain an understanding of how to formulate proper in-text and end of work citations that conform to the style used by your academic discipline.

 (Source: Princeton University - When to Cite Sources)