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Borrowing Privileges

VCU Faculty, Preceptors, Board of Visitors, SCHEV, Postdocs, and OCLC Reciprocal Borrowers

COLLECTION

BORROWING CATEGORIES
Definitions available through the glossary of borrowing statuses.
Borrowing materials from VCU Libraries

FINES/FEES

  VCU Faculty
Preceptor
Board of Visitors
SCHEV
Postdoc
OCLC RFBP
Graduate
Medical Graduate
Honors
Staff
Health Sys Employee
Undergraduate
Medical Undergraduate

Friends of the Library
BioTech Park
Institutional Consortia
RALC
High School
Conference Participant
Faculty Spouse/Partner

Scholar
Computer Use

Items lost from VCU Libraries
collection will be assessed
a minimum replacement fee
plus a $10 non-refundable
processing fee

Collection Faculty Grad Undergrad Community In-house Fines/Fees
Cabell Books and Scores 6 Months
5 Renewals
100 Item Max
120 Days
2 Renewals
100 Item Max
28 Days
2 Renewals
50 Item Max

28 Days
1 Renewal
10 Item Max

(HS: 5 items per borrowing pass)

On Site
.25/Day Overdue
$10 Max Overdue
$80 Min Replacement fee
Tompkins-McCaw Books 6 Months
5 Renewals
100 Item Max
120 Days
2 Renewals
100 Item Max
28 Days
2 Renewals
50 Item Max

28 Days
1 Renewal
10 Item Max

(HS: 5 items per borrowing pass)

On Site
.25/Day Overdue
$10 Max Overdue
$150 Min Replacement fee
Laptops

4 Hours

(faculty and postdocs only)

4 Hours

4 Hours

not available not available

$10/Hr or Portion

$250 Max Overdue

$1400 Min Replacement

Interlibrary Loan Materials Varies.
Preceptors: copies only; OCLC RFBP: not available.
Varies Varies not available not available

$110 Min Replacement fee

$25 Non-refundable Processing fee

E-readers (Nooks, Kindles) 7 Days 7 Days 7 Days not available not available

$25/Day Overdue
$100 Max Overdue
$350 Min Replacement fee

iPads 3 Days 3 Days 3 Days not available not available $25/Day Overdue
$100 Max Overdue
$800 Min Replacement fee
Secured Collection 21 Days
2 Renewals
3 Item Max
On Site On Site On Site On Site .25/Day Overdue
$10 Max Overdue
$80 Min Replacement fee
Journals On Site On Site On Site On Site On Site N/A
Course Reserves Varies
No Renewals
5 Items Max
Varies
No Renewals
5 Items Max
Varies
No Renewals
5 Items Max
Varies
No Renewals
5 Items Max
On Site
2 Hours
VCU-Owned Items Only
$1/Hr or Portion
$10 Max Overdue
$80 Min Replacement fee
Cabell DVDs and Videos

7 Days or
Booking Service
Renewals Approved by MRS
20 Items Max

3 Days
Renewals Approved by MRS
5 Items Max
3 Days
Renewals Approved by MRS
5 Items Max
On Site
4 Hours
Renewals Approved by MRS
5 Items Max
On Site
4 Hours
Renewals Approved by MRS
5 Items Max
$1/Day or $1/Hr
$10 Max Overdue
$80 Min Replacement fee
Music CDs and
Phonograph Records
7 Days
2 Renewals
20 Items Max
7 Days
2 Renewals
5 Items Max
7 Days
2 Renewals
5 Items Max
On Site
4 Hours
1 Renewal
5 Items Max
On Site
4 Hours
1 Renewal
5 Items Max
$1/Day or $1/Hr
$10 Max Overdue
$80 Min Replacement fee
Computer Software 21 Days
2 Renewals
5 Item Max
21 Days
2 Renewals
5 Item Max
21 Days
2 Renewals
5 Item Max
On Site
4 Hours
1 Renewal
5 Item Max
On Site
4 Hours
1 Renewal
5 Item Max
.25/Day Overdue
$10 Max Overdue
$80 Min Replacement fee

Other Media
(i.e. Slides, Kits,
Spoken Word, TML DVD's and TML videos)

21 Days
2 Renewals
50 Item Max
21 Days
2 Renewals
50 Item Max
21 Days
2 Renewals
50 Item Max
21 Days
1 Renewal
10 Item Max
On Site
5 items Max
.25/Day Overdue
$10 Max Overdue
$80 Min Replacement fee
Cabell Limited AV Loan (core film collection and 16mm films) 7 Days or
Booking Service
Renewals Approved by MRS
20 Item Max
3 Days
Renewals Approved by MRS
5 Item Max
On Site
4 Hours
Renewals Approved by MRS
5 Item Max
On Site
4 Hours
Renewals Approved by MRS
5 Item Max
On Site
Renewals Approved by MRS
5 Item Max
$1/Day or $1/Hr
$10 Max Overdue
$80 Min Replacement fee
Reference and
Gov Doc CD-Roms
1/2 Hr - 1 Hr Loan
No Renewals
1 Item Max
1/2 Hr - 1 Hr Loan
No Renewals
1 Item Max
1/2 Hr - 1 Hr Loan
No Renewals
1 Item Max
1/2 Hr - 1 Hr Loan
No Renewals
1 Item Max
On Site
1/2 Hr - 1 Hr Loan
No Renewals
1 Item Max
$1/Hr Overdue
$10 Max Overdue
$80 Min Replacement fee