Resources for NSU Alumni

Getting Started

• How to get an NSU Library Card
• Your borrowing privileges as an alumnus of NSU

Register to Use Library Databases

• See what we have to offer
• How to register to use library databases

Doing Research

• Databases (for registered alumni only)
• Library Catalogs - items owned by libraries
  • NovaCat, NSU's online catalog
  • Other Library Catalogs
• Internet Resources
  • Reference
  • Subject-specific

Library Services Available to You

• Copy of MARP, Applied Dissertation or Practicum:
  The MARPS, Practicums & Applied Dissertation database, along with its contents, is only available to current NSU students, faculty and staff. As an alum, if you wish to obtain a copy of your MARP, Applied Dissertation or Practicum, please download this Request Form (PDF) and carefully follow the instructions therein. The form must be fully completed, notarized, and mailed to the address specified.
• Reference assistance
• Individual library training/research consultation

NOTE: While the Alvin Sherman Library does not provide document delivery or interlibrary loan services to alumni, our librarians can assist you in locating other local sources for library materials. Alumni should contact their local public library or company library for interlibrary loan or document delivery services. [Ask a Librarian.]

Campus Services

• NSU Alumni Relations

Getting Help

• Subject guides, help sheets, tutorials, handbooks and more
• Get one-on-one training from our staff on how to use our resources
• Take a tutorial, use our help sheets, or rely on subject guides to aid you in your research
• Technical difficulties with our online systems or databases? Here's some guidance
• Still stuck? Get in touch with a Reference Librarian in person, by phone, chat, or email.