Kean Ocean: Get Forms

Use this form to submit your reference question to a librarian. We can provide brief answers to factual questions by email. We will attempt to e-mail the answer to your question within 48 hours excluding weekends and holidays. Sometimes a question takes longer to answer, and we may call you for more information or ask that you visit the library for in-depth assistance.

A digitized, printable collection of Kean University Course Catalogs is now available online. Click the link above to search for a course description. Please note: not all years are represented.

When the library does not own a book, periodical, or other item that you need, you may request that the item be sent from another lending library. You will be notified when books and other items (such as DVDs, CDs, or microfilm/fiche) are available for pick up at the Circulation Desk. Copies of articles and book chapters will be emailed to you. For questions regarding Interlibrary Loan, please contact 908-737-4600 or keanill@kean.edu.

Kean Ocean patrons may use the Ocean County College interlibrary loan service to request books not owned by either the Kean or Ocean library

Kean-Ocean patrons may request that materials held at the main campus in Union be delivered to the Ocean County College Library. To request a book owned by the Kean University's Nancy Thompson Learning Commons, please use this form.

Borrow books in person from other New Jersey academic libraries. Visit VALE Reciprocal Borrowing Program to find out more about this program.

Use this form to submit your reference question to a librarian. We can provide brief answers to factual questions by email. We will attempt to e-mail the answer to your question within 48 hours excluding weekends and holidays. Sometimes a question takes longer to answer, and we may call you for more information or ask that you visit the library for in-depth assistance.

A digitized, printable collection of Kean University Course Catalogs is now available online. Click the link above to search for a course description. Please note: not all years are represented.

When the library does not own a book, periodical, or other item that you need, you may request that the item be sent from another lending library. You will be notified when books and other items (such as DVDs, CDs, or microfilm/fiche) are available for pick up at the Circulation Desk. Copies of articles and book chapters will be emailed to you. For questions regarding Interlibrary Loan, please contact 908-737-4600 or keanill@kean.edu.

Kean Ocean patrons may use the Ocean County College interlibrary loan service to request books not owned by either the Kean or Ocean library.

Kean-Ocean patrons may request that materials held at the main campus in Union be delivered to the Ocean County College Library. To request a book owned by the Kean University's Nancy Thompson Learning Commons, please use this form.

Faculty members may recommend the purchase of specific library books by filling out a “Library Book Request Form.” Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Learning Commons has placed a priority on ordering electronic books that support remote learning and face-to-face instruction. The purchase of physical materials has been temporarily suspended.

Faculty who teach at Kean Ocean may recommend the purchase of specific library books for the library in Toms River. Please contact the University Librarian's office at 908-737-4600 for more information.

The Nancy Thompson Learning Commons has adopted a new model for "information literacy" / library instruction, with this new model featuring a variety of delivery modes: LEARN Blackboard module, Webinars, College Hour Workshops, and recorded webinars. For questions about library instruction, please contact Linda Cifelli at 908-737-4603 or lcifelli@kean.edu.

Borrow books in person from other New Jersey academic libraries. Visit VALE Reciprocal Borrowing Program to find out more about this program.