The VCU Library will deliver almost any book we own to your home for free and
pay for return shipping by including a return shipping label with the book(s).
Use our ILLIAD system to request delivery.

But first, find out what books the VCU Library has by using the
VCU Library Catalog
The default form of search is called "words anywhere" and will search
the words you enter in the book titles, authors' names subjects,
and descriptions. See the search tips given below the window where
you type in your words.
Other kinds of searches can be selected in the dropdown window include..
Title Begins With..
Author (last name first)
etc.

Another Option:
To see what books may be available beyond VCU Libraries, try
Google Book Search
which lets you search for topics within books and then, by clicking on
"Find in a Library" tells you where copies are available
or
Worldcat
which allows you to specify your zip code and searches libraries
near you for any book. You can request any book you find there
via ILLIAD  and we will try to provide it to you for free.

If  VCU does not have the book you need on its shelves in Richmond,
we will gladly get it for you from another library, but that usually takes
two weeks or more.
To do that, use our ILLIAD request system.

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Education Research Page for
VCU Off-Campus Students

Page composed by Dan Ream
Last updated  October 2, 2008.