Enhanced Services and Fees for VCU Faculty, Staff, and Students
Enhanced services are provided to VCU employees and students residing outside Metro Richmond. Services provided to VCU Libraries' users residing inside Metro Richmond may be viewed here.
Interlibrary Loan Service
- For users in the United States, use Interlibrary Loan Services to request materials (articles, books, dissertations, patents, etc.) not available in VCU Libraries' collections. Allow 1 to 4 weeks for delivery of books and other returnables. Allow 1 - 7 business days for delivery of copies such as articles and book chapters.
- For users outside the United States, use Interlibrary Loan Services to request copies of materials (articles, book chapters, etc.) not available in VCU Libraries' collections. Allow 1 - 7 business days for delivery of copies.
- To request Interlibrary Loan Services, use ILLiad.
- There are no fees nor delivery charges for users residing outside Metro Richmond.
Copy Service
- Library staff will retrieve, copy, and deliver copies of articles from journals or chapters from books owned by VCU Libraries, or from patents. Allow 48 business hours from the time of receipt by staff for processing your request.
- To request this service, complete the appropriate ILLiad request form.
- There are no fees nor delivery charges for users residing outside Metro Richmond.
Book and Media Delivery
- Library staff will retrieve and deliver circulating copies of materials held in VCU Libraries. Allow 2 business days from the time of receipt by staff for processing your request. More time may be required to fill your request depending upon the availability of the item. For example, the item may be in use by another patron or may not be on the shelf.
- For users in the United States, materials are mailed via UPS Ground Services. UPS Ground return labels are supplied. Users residing outside the United States will be responsible for the cost to return materials to the VCU Libraries.
- To request this service, complete the appropriate ILLiad request form.
- There are no fees nor delivery charges for this services to users residing outside Metro Richmond.
Metro Richmond
The VCU Libraries consider the following ZIP codes Metro Richmond. Users residing in these ZIP codes are ineligible for enhanced services. The list is subject to change.
Metro Richmond ZIP Codes |
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23005 |
23218 |
23234 |
23274 |
23295 |
23058 |
23219 |
23235 |
23276 |
23298 |
23059 |
23220 |
23236 |
23278 |
23801 |
23060 |
23221 |
23237 |
23279 |
23803 |
23075 |
23222 |
23238 |
23282 |
23804 |
23103 |
23223 |
23240 |
23284 |
23805 |
23111 |
23224 |
23241 |
23285 |
23806 |
23112 |
23225 |
23242 |
23286 |
23831 |
23113 |
23226 |
23249 |
23288 |
23832 |
23114 |
23227 |
23250 |
23289 |
23834 |
23116 |
23228 |
23255 |
23290 |
23836 |
23120 |
23229 |
23260 |
23291 |
23860 |
23146 |
23230 |
23261 |
23292 |
23875 |
23150 |
23231 |
23269 |
23293 |
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23173 |
23233 |
23273 |
23294 |
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