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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.

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

  • 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