Circulation services

Schedule media material for class use

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:15:21 -0400

Instructors who wish to use media materials (videos, 16MM films, DVDs, slides) in their classes may schedule them for a period of up to two weeks. Media can be picked up at the Circulation/Reserve Desk or delivered to participating departments via the Book Runner service. Requests can be made anytime prior to the date the media is needed, but requests should be made as far ahead of time as possible to ensure the item is here when you need it.

Items can be renewed providing that there are no pre-existing requests for the item. To renew, contact the Circulation Desk at 540-231-6340. Media cannot be renewed by using My Library Account. An online Media Booking Request Form is also available.

Book Runner service

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:09:30 -0500

Faculty can use the green request button found next to select available items, and we will go into the stacks for you, find the book you’re looking for and deliver it to your department on campus. You have to be part of a department that has opted-in to this service before we can deliver to your campus location. We are not currently accepting new departments, but we will be adding any departments that want to participate for the fall semester. Email us if you would like to use this service next semester.

How to check out material

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:20:16 -0400

Checking out a book or other material from Newman or a branch library is easy. First, you'll need to retrieve the item from the stacks; or we will pull items for you using our Request-It! service. Then bring that material along with your Hokie Passport (or borrower's card, if not affiliated with Virginia Tech) to the circulation desk.

Retrieve materials from Storage or a Branch Library

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:21:33 -0400

You may request materials from the Storage facility or a branch library to be delivered to the pick-up location of your choice.

Remote storage facility

If a book or bound journal is located in Storage, you will either see a Request button next to it in a search results list or a Request button in the row of buttons at the top of the Addison screen. Click on the Request button, and Addison will ask you to enter your patron information (name and ID number) and pickup location. You can have material delivered to Newman, the Blacksburg branch libraries, or participating department office via the Book Runner service. You can then choose the item(s) that you wish to request, and submit your request.

Branch library

Use the request button in Addison to start the process. Requests require a 48 hour processing time to be delivered to on-campus locations. Occasionally requests may take up to 5 business days to process due to high request volume or citation problems. Items requested from the Northern Virginia Resource Center will take 7-10 days to be delivered. Items that normally do not circulate from other branches are not available for courier service and must be used within that branch.

Circulation notices via text message

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:36:44 -0500

We now offer text messaging for library notices. The following text message notices are included in the program:

Courtesy notices for items that are coming due
Overdue items
Hold/Pick up items

Proxy borrowers

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:17:45 -0400

A proxy borrower is a Virginia Tech student or staff member who has been authorized by a Virginia Tech faculty or staff member to checkout library materials in their name for educational purposes. The authorizing party is responsible for all materials checked out and will be sent all overdue or recall notices and bills for charges concerning such materials.

Request a checked out book

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:07:47 -0400

To request materials (either when they have been checked out by another patron or when they are located in the Remote Storage Facility), search for the title in Addison. Select the request icon (a green checkmark) at the top of the screen. Complete the form and click submit. Check My Library Account for the status of your requests; books listed with a status of ON HOLDSHELF are probably waiting for you.

OCLC reciprocal faculty borrowing program

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:22:48 -0400

To promote and facilitate scholarly research and communication among members of their faculties, the university research libraries of OCLC have established a program to provide broader access to scholarly materials.

As an ARL member institution, Virginia Tech libraries can provide borrowing privileges and on-site access to the collections of some of the most important research libraries in North America to VT faculty members. View a list of participating libraries in the OCLC reciprocal program.

Renewing library materials

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:53:29 -0400

You can renew books checked out from any Virginia Tech library using My Library Account . Login, view your checked out items, select the ones you wish to renew and click the Renew Selected button. If any items cannot be renewed (because you have reached your renewal limit, or another patron has requested the item) you will be notified with the appropriate error message. (Books checked out from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan may be renewed through ILLiad, if renewals are allowed by the lending library.)

Why materials may not renew

You have reached your maximum number of renewals for that book. If you still need the book, you may bring it into the library, check it in, and provided there are no requests for the item, check it back out again.
Another patron has requested the book.
Your account is blocked due to fines or overdue materials. To resolve the block, you will need to pay fines or return overdue materials.
The item selected for renewal is a Storage Journal, Video, DVD, or Optical Disc, which are not renewable.

Request It! service

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:17:14 -0500

To request items from Newman or the Blacksburg branch libraries, look for the green request button next to the records while browsing Addison, the library catalog. After clicking on the request button, you will need to login to your library account if you haven’t already. Once you login, you will be presented with a choice of pickup location (including participating department offices via our Book Runner service). Keep in mind that if you choose a location other than Newman Library, you will have to wait up to one day longer to get your requested item.

Search for missing materials

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:25:52 -0400

There may be times when you can not find a book on the shelf where it is supposed to be. What to do?