Access to most electronic resources are available via the VCU Guest Wireless. For full details, review the details on this pdf.
Please note, building access may be limited to VCU users only, including students, staff, and faculty. For our guests including Alumni and Friends of VCU Libraries, we invite you to please check this FAQ for access information.
Note that Alumni and Friends of VCU Libraries are now able to utilize Interlibrary Loan to request items in our collections and use the front door pickup service
VCU Libraries supports lifelong learning and professional research for VCU alumni by partnering with the VCU Alumni Association to provide alumni with free borrowing privileges for books in the collection and invitations to special events and lectures. In addition, they can now obtain an electronic ID that will also allow access to in-building library computers. To be eligible, VCU alumni must have completed a degree program at VCU or at one of its predecessor institutions, Richmond Professional Institute or the Medical College of Virginia.
Please allow 2 weeks to receive a borrowing card and for activation of your borrowing privileges. Processing of the eID may take several weeks.
If you are a current VCU employee or student, you already have library benefits and do not need to request an alumni borrower’s card. Not sure if you currently have library borrowing privileges? Contact library@vcu.edu before filling out the form linked above. If you are about to graduate, please wait until your current library privileges expire before requesting alumni borrowing privileges.
There's a lot of great -- and often scholarly -- information available for free online. A sampling of sources is listed on the Electronic Resources page. Also on that page is information about Loansome Doc, a fee-based service for obtaining articles found in PubMed from VCU Libraries.
Virginia's public libraries and community colleges offer borrowing privileges to Virginia residents with a photo ID (usually a driver's license). Take a look at the Borrowing page for more information.
Purchase a printing card at the Information Desk for $5 and add money to the card as needed. OnePrint Stations which print, scan, and copy are available on all floors.
Printing, Copying, and Scanning Prices
If you have an outdated print card you may request the funds transferred at the Information Desk.
