VCU Libraries Search: What am I searching?

The VCU Libraries Search allows users to search hundreds of millions of items simultaneously, including:

• VCU Libraries books and media
• Research databases like ERIC and MEDLINE
• E-journal collections like JSTOR and Science Direct
• The VCU Libraries Digital Collections
• Legal, governmental, and archival materials

VCU Libraries Search retrieves all of the items it can find that meet your search terms, whether from individual publishers or from open-access scholarly repositories. You can find even more results not owned by VCU using either the "Expand My Results" option from the search results page, or the "Recommendations" link that appears for many search results. VCU Libraries patrons can access items held by other institutions via Interlibrary Loan Services, or in-person visits to Richmond Academic Library Consortium members.

Not everything is included in the VCU Libraries Search, so you may wish to search individual research databases using Databases A-Z. Not sure which database to search? Start with one of our Research Guides. If you have questions, ask us.

Known Issues

• 1) Currently if you search for "script" or any word containing "script" (such as prescription) you will get no results or a truncated results list.  This issue will be fixed with the next service pack that will be applied on February 12th.
  2) RSS feeds are not working.  This is a "known issue" and will be addressed in a future update.
  3) The option to sort by newest date sorts in reverse.  We have a fix and will apply in the near future.