Distance Learner's Toolkit

Get Home Deliveries from VCU Libraries

(VCU Libraries provides book and article delivery to those enrolled in, or teaching, off-campus program classes for VCU)

• ILLIAD Resource Delivery System
• How to Register in ILLIAD
• Services and Fees for VCU Distance Education Faculty, Staff and Students
• Borrowing Privileges
• Renewing Materials Online
• Overdue Fines

Identify Materials You Need

• Find Articles on your topic
• Document Delivery Services
• Turnaround Time
• Databases by Subject Area

Check "Research Databases" in the following guides:

• Education Research Guide
• Education Law Research Guide
• Social Work Research Guide
• Public Administration Research Guide
• Art Education Research Guide
• Other Research Guides

Find Books and Videos on Your Topic

• VCU Library Catalog
• Worldcat.org
• Basic Search of VCU e-Resources
• Searching video resources at VCU Libraries
• Other Libraries' Catalogs
• Richmond Academic Library Consortium Catalog
• Washington Research Library Consortium
• Google Book Search

Locating Journals By Their Titles

• VCU Journal Title Lookup
• Finding full-text articles from citations (podcast tutorial)

E-Reserves

• Course Reserves Catalog