Students who are not in Richmond and need print books/media should contact their liaison librarian who will check on e-book options or make suggestions for alternative online material. If there are no viable options, a book/DVD can be mailed to a student.

Yes! Here’s how to make a request:

1. Go to https://library.richmond.edu and scroll down to the OneSearch box.
2. Enter your search terms and click the magnifying glass icon.
3. Find the item that you want (there are lots of filters on the left that help you narrow your results) and click on its title.
4. Scroll down to “Get it” and click the “Sign in” icon.
5. Follow the prompt to log in with your UR ID and password.
6. Click on “Request: Place a Hold or Pick-up Request” (under “Get it”). 
   1. Faculty and staff have the added option of requesting “Office Delivery” for books requested from Boatwright only.
7. If you need to add any info to your request, you can, but it’s not required.  You can just click “Send Request”. 
8. Items to be picked up at Boatwright are placed on carts at the entrance to the library and can be picked up anytime Boatwright is open. Items will be marked with your first initial and last name.  Parsons Music Library staff will contact the borrower about arranging pickup of materials from that location.

For questions or additional assistance, faculty, staff and students who need books or other physical items from Boatwright may also contact boatwrightcirc@richmond.edu. For Parsons Music Library Materials, contact parsons@richmond.edu.

Contact a liaison librarian for any library assistance you need or for materials you would like to request.

Scanning of course materials continues. The library has staff members working daily to scan and upload course materials. To have your course materials scanned for Blackboard, please complete the form at: https://library.richmond.edu/services/course-reserves/course-reserves-form.html or contact Alissa Potter, User Support Specialist, at apotter@richmond.edu.

Liaison Librarians continue to support research and instruction for the campus. Contact your liaison for research and instruction support, resource needs, or any library questions. Refer students to liaisons for Zoom or email research help.

Interlibrary loan is now operating under normal circumstances. We are able to request both physical and electronic copies of items. However, please note that many institutions are not lending physical items at this time so it may take longer than normal to receive physical items. Once your item arrives you will be notified and it will be available for pickup in the library.

Boatwright Library and Parsons Music Library will extend due dates for materials already in circulation to Sept. 15, 2020. Normal due dates are now in use for Fall 2020.

Printers are availbale within the library for use. Ricoh has also provided machines on the 3^rd Floor of the Commons and in the Special Programs Building. Students who are on campus can scan/copy at either of those two copiers for free, or print for free if they save their file to a thumb drive.

The library will have limited occupancy with access only for UR faculty, staff, and students until the university resumes normal operations in the green phase of the Physical Distancing Framework.

All university staff, students, and faculty are required to show their ID card for access to the library during red, orange, and yellow phases of the University’s Physical Distancing Framework.