Library Support for Faculty

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.

Faculty members may recommend the purchase of a database or periodical (journal, magazine, or newspaper) by filling out the “Database and Periodical Request Form.”

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.

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.

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 regarding library instruction, please contact Linda Cifelli at 908-737-4603 or lcifelli@kean.edu.

Faculty members may recommend the purchase of specific library books by filling out the “Library Book Request Form.”

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.

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