Resources for Local NSU Students

Getting Started

• How to get an NSU Card (PDF)
• Your borrowing privileges as a local student
• Map, Hours, and Directions of the library

Library Services

• Renew your books via NovaCat or by request to the Circulation desk.
• Reference
• Interlibrary Loan
• Electronic Course Reserves (ECR)
• Print reserves
• Printing and Photocopying

Doing Research

• Library Catalogs - items owned by libraries
  • NovaCat, NSU's online catalog
  • Broward County Libraries catalog
  • Florida Group Catalog, search over 100 public and academic libraries in Florida
  • Other Library Catalogs
• NSU databases - journal articles, dissertations, and more
• Journal Finder - If you already have an article citation, use this tool to find which database will give you full-text access to the journal.
• Internet Resources
  • Quick e-Reference Sources
  • Subject-specific

Research Tools
(EndNote, Procite, Reference Manager)

These products locate bibliographic data and create bibliographies for curricula vitae, manuscripts, grant proposals, term papers and other publications.

• Thomson ResearchSoft [Download page for EndNote, Procite, and Reference Manager]
• EndNote Tutorial

Campus Services

• NSU Bookstore - purchase textbooks
• Request an NSU email account
• Check your NSU email
• NSU Card Office
• NSU Calendar
• Additional Information for Current Students

Getting Help

• 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.