VCU Libraries response to COVID-19

What to expect when you visit VCU Libraries in person

In the interest of your personal safety and community health, please be aware of these precautions, changes and guidelines for using library spaces.

• ACCESS TO LIBRARY BUILDINGS: VCU Libraries has lifted restrictions on who may enter library spaces. We welcome VCU students, faculty, and staff, as well as Friends of VCU Libraries, registered VCU alumni users, individuals affiliated with other academic institutions, and members of the general public engaged in academic pursuit or who are attending a VCU Libraries event.
• FACE COVERINGS: Masking is voluntary indoors and outdoors on campus, with the exception of clinical settings and health system facilities. VCU’s Public Health Response Team continues to encourage masking for individuals at risk for severe COVID-19 infection. 
• STAY HOME IF SICK: If you have a fever, symptoms of COVID-19, or have been exposed to COVID-19 in the past 14 days, you should stay home. VCU Libraries offers robust online resources to assist you if you are working from your home or residence hall. 
• ASK A STAFF MEMBER: If you have questions while in library buildings or while working remotely, reach out for help. We’re all in this together. 

Accessing books and library resources online

• Search VCU Libraries: find most ebooks, databases, and articles – filter for “Online Access”
• Databases: access online journals, articles, ebooks, videos, and other scholarly material
• Ebooks and ejournals: explore VCU Libraries' extensive ebook and ejournal databases
• Streaming video and audio: films, instructional videos, documentaries, music and more
• Digital collections: digitized materials about VCU, Richmond and Virginia from Special Collections and Archives and partner community organizations
• We can help!
• You can always Ask Us.
• For in-depth research questions, request an online 1-on-1 consultation.
• Library Mood: Missing the sounds and spaces of VCU Libraries as you study, write, and research? Re-create the feeling of the library where you are—at home, from your dorm, a park bench, wherever you have chosen —with the resources on this guide.

Events

VCU Libraries events continue in various modes: online, in person, or hybrid.

More resources

We will keep this page up to date. You can also follow @VCULibraries on Twitter and Facebook for updates.

Up to date information about COVID-19 and VCU's response is available at VCU's coronavirus (COVID-19) webpage.

VCU COVID-19 cases can be tracked at the VCU COVID-19 dashboard.

For detailed information about the COVID-19 disease, visit VCU Libraries Research Guide on COVID-19.

Need a vaccine? Learn how to get your shot at Vaccinate.Virginia.gov or call 1-877-VAX-IN-VA. Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Language translation available, TTY users dial 7-1-1.

Last updated July 7, 2022