Services and Fees for VCU Preceptors
Preceptors include experts in various fields who provide teaching, training, supervision and mentoring to VCU students in an on-the-job apprenticeship type environment for a specified length of time. The apprenticeships are in the surroundiing communities and are not at VCU.
These experts are commonly called Preceptors on the MCV Campus. Others schools and departments at VCU may refer to these experts by names other than Preceptors, such as clinical faculty, clinical affiliate, field instructor or coordinating teacher. The VCU Banner system refers to some Preceptors as External Affiliate faculty (EXAF), Affiliate (AFPR), Affiliate-PDAF.
Document Delivery
- Library staff will retrieve, photocopy and deliver copies (articles, chapters, etc.) of items owned by VCU Libraries. Copies will be delivered electronically whenever possible. Copies that can not be delivered electronically will be delivered using your preferred method of delivery (held for pick-up at one of the VCU libraries or mailed to your address). 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 charges to Preceptors for this service.
FEE BASED BOOK AND MEDIA DELIVERY
- Library staff will retrieve and deliver circulating copies of materials held in the VCU Libraries collections to the address you provided in your ILLiad record. 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.
- To request this service, complete the appropriate ILLiad request form. You must have an active Aleph record before the request can be fully processed. Contact Circulation Services at 804-828-1111 (Cabell Library) or 804-828-0636 (Tompkins-McCaw Library) for assistance in obtaining an active Aleph record.
- There is a $5 fee per filled request. Preceptors are responsible for all costs associated with returning items to VCU Libraries as well as overdue and lost fines.
Interlibrary Loan Service
- Library staff will borrow copies (journal articles, book chapters, etc.) of materials not available in the VCU Libraries collections from other libraries. Copies will be delivered electronically whenever possible. Copies that can not be delivered electronically will be delivered using your preferred method of delivery (held for pick-up at one of the VCU libraries or mailed to your address).
- To request this service, complete the appropriate ILLiad request form.
- There is no charge to Preceptors for this service.
Additional information about library services provided to Preceptors