Borrowing Privileges

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Books and music scores

  • Undergraduate: 28 days
  • Graduate and staff: 4 months
  • Faculty: 6 months
  • All others: according to standard VCU Libraries book policies.
  • .25¢ per day overdue fine.

Computer software

  • All VCU students, staff, and faculty: 21 days
  • All others: in MRS only
  • .25¢ per day overdue fine.

Compact discs and phonograph records

  • All VCU students, staff, and faculty: 7 days
  • All others: in MRS only
  • $1 per day overdue fine.

DVDs

  • VCU students and staff: 3 days
  • Faculty: 7 days
  • All others: in MRS only
  • $1 per day overdue fine.

Film/Video Library

Non-print materials (cassettes, slides, models, etc.)

  • All patrons, 21 days.
  • .25¢ per day overdue fine.

Course Reserves

  • VCU students, staff, and faculty: varies based on instructor choice (2 hr., 24 hr., or 72 hr.)
  • All others: in MRS only
  • $1 per hour overdue fine.

General public users (who are not registered VCU Libraries borrowers) are required to complete a Scholar's Registration Form and be approved as a scholar prior to using MRS media collections and equipment. See Public Access and Use of Media Materials for more information.

For further information about individual eligibility and circulation policies, consult the VCU Libraries' Borrowing Privileges page.