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New Library Catalog: Discover Library Resources

Our new library catalog and discovery tool in one intergrated interface. Replaces Library One Search and the separate catalog.

Search results screen. Upper right hand has an arrow pointing to a button that says Sign in for the full experience, with a box that explains sign in with Rider Key to Save Searches. To the right of the search results, "Access resources" point to a book in the children's collection and the second results, which is an article, with a button that says "View full text." To the left of the results are categories to limit by, such as Format, with an arrow up and down that says "Filter."

Sign in (with your Rider Key)

  • Save searches
  • View your library account, including checkouts and ILL requests

Filter

  • Held By Library: 
    • Owned or subscribed to by University Library
    • Libraries Worldwide: see what other libraries have and place a request
  • Format
    • Article
    • Book
    • Music recording
    • Musical score
    • Video
    • Audiobook (includes radio, podcasts, spoken word, etc.)
  • Content Type
    • Full text
    • Open Access
    • Fiction, Biography, Non Fiction [poetry is not an option at this time, but may be included under Fiction or Non Fiction]
    • Peer Reviewed
  • Publication Year
  • Author/Creator
  • Subject
    • by Library of Congress classification
    • not available for articles
  • Databases
  • Language

Access resources

  • Physical items: Status displays as "Available"; library location and call number display
  • E-resources: Link under the icon (purple button that says "View full text," "View ebook," etc.)
    • Also under Access Options on full record view.

Search results screen shown with the first 2 results shown. A green box is around the format of the item. The first result has a green box around Print book. The second result has a green box around Article. A simiar green box is drawn around the matching Format limiter on the left side of the screen. Green words annotate the image that say, "Identify Format."

Identify format.

  • Corresponds with the Format filter in the left-hand menu.
    • Book, article, chapter, eVideo, etc.
  • Appears under the title and author information of the resource.

Search results screen for a search on antiracism education. Filters have been applied from the left menu. Red words "Current filters" and an arrow point to the top left of the screen above the search results, where "Libraries Worldwide" and "Chapter" are breadcrumbs that can be closed with an "x." "Retain filters" and "Clear filters" appear underneath. The next item in the filter menu is Sort. A caption in red letters "Sort options" points to the current selection, which has been changed to Date: Newest first. Another red arrow shows these options expanded: Best Match, Recency, Library, Author (A to Z), Date (Newest First), Date (Oldest First), Most Widely Held, and Title A-Z. The filter below this is "Held By Library." "Libraries Worldwide" is selected. A caption in red lettering points to this option and says, "See what is available beyond our library." Below this filter is the Format filter, where under Article, the option for Chapter is checked off. A caption in red lettering states, "Limit to specific format types." There are two results in the middle of the screen, both of which are chapters in books published in 2025.

Current filters

  • Applied filters appear as breadcrumbs above the results and below the red menu bar.
  • Check the box to Retain Filters between searches
  • Option to Clear Filters

Sort options

  • Change the default search.
  • Definitions here.

Expand this Search with:

  • You can opt in to see book reviews and news articles.

Held by Library

  • Default is set to University Library @ Rider University.
  • Change to Libraries Worldwide to see what we don't have.
    • Hint: Great for finding the newest books Change the Sort option to Date (Newest First)

Format

  • Limit to specific formats and subformats
  • Here: only chapters under articles is selected, so the results returned are only chapters in books.