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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.
You may request materials from the Storage facility or a branch library to be delivered to the pick-up location of your choice.
If a book is located in Storage, you will either see a "Request item" link next to it or a Request icon in the navigation icon list at the top of the Result page. Click on the Request icon, and Addison will ask you to enter your patron information (name and ID number). You can then choose the item(s) that you wish to request, and submit your request.
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. For additional information, please see the Library Courier Service webpage.
The Virginia Tech Libraries seriously considers all purchase suggestions. We ask that you check Addison to ensure we do not already own the book in question before submitting your request. Submit your request online.
If you reside outside of the New River Valley (outside the New River Valley counties of Montgomery, Giles, and Pulaski), then you are eligible to use ILLiad to have library materials (books, articles, and more) directly mailed to your home address. When you submit your request through ILLiad, interlibrary loan will fill the request from the University Libraries' collection or from the collections of other libraries (like common interlibrary loan requests are filled). Virginia Tech materials will be checked out to your library account; checkout periods will vary with your status.
If you login to My Library Record before you begin searching Addison, when you locate a book (that can be checked out), you'll see a link to request the book through ILLiad in the External Links box on the right side of the screen. Use this link to login to ILLiad and then be presented with a fill-out form to request the book. If the status of the book is Available, it should be picked up and mailed to you quickly. If the book is currently checked out, ILL will initiate a recall and mail the book once it has been returned.
If you find a book (or other material) that you need for your research that is not owned by the Virginia Tech Libraries, you can submit a request to interlibrary loan, who will search other libraries for the book. If the request can be filled, the book will be mailed to the interlibrary loan department who will check it out to you. Borrowing periods and renewal options depend on the lending library.
Sun, Nov 15: 12:00noon - 12:00mid
Mon-Thur, Nov 16-19: 7:30am - 12:00mid
Fri, Nov 20: 7:30am - 7:00pm
Sat, Nov 21: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Sun, Nov 22: Closed
Mon-Thu, Nov 16-19: 8:00am - 11:00pm
Fri, Nov 20: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Sat-Sun, Nov 21-22: CLOSED
Mon-Tue, Nov 23-24: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Wed, Nov 25: 8:00am - 12:00 noon
Fri Nov 20: 12noon - 7pm
Sat Nov 21: 9am - 5pm
Sun Nov 22: 1pm-5pm
Mon-Tue Nov 23-24: 12noon - 7pm
Wed-Sun Nov 25-29: CLOSED
Mon - Tue, Nov 23-24: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Wed, Nov 25: 8:00am - 12:00noon
Thu-Fri, Nov 26-27: CLOSED
and by appointment.
Mon-Thurs, Nov 16-19: 7:30am - 11:00pm
Fri, Nov 20: 7:30am - 5:00pm
Sat-Sun, Nov 21-22: CLOSED
Mon-Tue, Nov 23-24: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Wed, Nov 25: 8:00am - 12:00noon
© 2009 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University