Renewing Materials
Renewals. A request to renew VCU Libraries materials extends the loan period on items you have checked out. Renewals are available to all registered borrowers. Library materials cannot be renewed if the items are overdue, on "hold" or "recall," or if needed for course reserve. NOTE: Interlibrary loan materials may be renewed only by contacting Interlibrary Loan.
- VCU students, faculty and staff may renew materials online using VCU Libraries My Account, e-Shelf, and Saved Searches
- All borrowers may renew materials using the Web Form at https://www.library.vcu.edu/forms/renewals.html
- All
borrowers may renew materials by telephone:
- (804) 828-1111
- During all hours Cabell Library is open
To renew, you must have a current (unexpired) record and no library blocks for fees, fines or services
- Renewable
Materials
- Items from the open and circulating collections of Cabell Library and Tompkins-McCaw Library
- Includes
circulating materials located in the general
book collections, Media and Reserve Services,
and the government document collections
- Renewal
Limits
- The
number of renewals for individual items depends
upon borrowing status, e.g., faculty, student, staff, other
- The
number of renewals for individual items depends
upon borrowing status, e.g., faculty, student, staff, other
- Conditions
for Non-Renewal of Materials
- Items are overdue
- Items acquired through Interlibrary Loan Services
- Items manually circulated to the patron
- Items originally checked out from the Secured Collection
- Bound journals or reference materials checked out because of special circumstances
- Items with holds and recalls pending
- Patron records indicating blocks for fees, fines, or services
- Patrons with expired records