The Robert W. Van Houten Library, located in the Central Avenue Building provides a modern facility for individual and group study, research, computing, and browsing. Wireless access to the Internet is available throughout the building.

About the library

The mission of the New Jersey Institute of Technology Robert W. Van Houten library is to satisfy the published information and document needs of the New Jersey Institute of Technology community in pursuit of their educational and research programs in a cost effective, timely manner, and provide a high quality academic learning environment.

Access the library

The resources of the Van Houten Library at the New Jersey Institute of Technology primarily support the instructional and research needs of the NJIT community. The library is open to the public for research relating to the NJIT library's unique science and technology collection. Individuals not affiliated with NJIT may be required to show an acceptable identification card. All library users must comply with NJIT library policies.

• Contact us: address and phone numbers
• Hours
• Faculty library committee
• About Robert W. Van Houten Library

About the staff

• Staff directory
• Department library liaisons
• Administration
• Employment opportunies at the Robert W. Van Houten Library

About the collections and services

• Policies
• New books
• Distance Learning services
• Z39.50 information for the online catalog
• Miscellaneous information about Robert W. Van Houten Library
• Who was Robert W. Van Houten

Getting started

• Student and Faculty Library User Manual (PDF file)
• Overview of Robert W. Van Houten Library
• Also see a PPT presented by the librarian at the new students' orientation session (updated for fall 2002)
• Getting started
  • for students
  • for faculty and staff
  • for Distance Learning students
• Virtual tour of the Robert W. Van Houten Library and Littman Architecture Library