Services and Fees for VCU Faculty, Staff, Students, and Health System Employees
Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Services are extended to all currently employed and enrolled employees and students of Virginia Commonwealth University. This includes full-time, part-time, administrative, collateral, and retired faculty members. Also included are full-time and part-time undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Below is a list of services provided.
Interlibrary Loan Service
- Use Interlibrary Loan Service to request materials (books, articles, dissertations, patents, etc.) that are not available in the VCU Libraries' collections.
- Allow from 1 to 4 weeks for delivery of returnables such as books, videos, and dissertations. Allow from 1 - 7 business days for delivery of copies such as articles and book chapters. Delivery, turnaround time, and due dates are determined by the lending institutions.
- Use ILLiad to request interlibrary loan service.
- There is no charge for borrowing materials from another library. However, if you request the delivery of books, dissertations, media, and other returnable items to your residence or office in Metro-Richmond, there is a $5.00 delivery charge. There is no delivery fee if your registered ILLiad address is outside Metro Richmond.
Document Delivery Service (Copy Delivery)
- Library staff will retrieve, copy, and deliver copies of articles from journals, chapters from books, or patents owned by VCU Libraries. Library users may request print or electronic delivery of materials. Allow 48 business hours from the time of receipt by staff for processing your request.
- Complete the appropriate ILLiad request form.
- Fees:
- $5.00* per filled request if your registered ILLiad address is in Metro-Richmond. There is no charge if your registered ILLiad address is outside Metro Richmond.
* (VCU Libraries reserves the right to double the charge for copies of patents over 30 pages)