Library: Borrow: Borrowing, Requesting and Renewing Library Items

Borrow, Request & Renew

VDOT employees have almost unlimited access to the library's print collections (including access via virtual checkout!), on a first-come-first-served basis, including:

Borrowing "hard copy" books and other items (aka "loans" or "check outs") from our extensive collections.
Requesting items not available in the library catalog. Includes placing a "hold" so you'll be next in line to use a book when it is returned, "recalling" books checked out by others, or requesting copies of items not listed. Need a book we don't have? Use this Document Delivery Request Form to get the full text!
Renewing items you have already checked out – in person, by phone or online with your library card.

BORROWING PRIVILEGES BY PATRON TYPE:

LOANS	TERM	RENEWALS
Regular Collection	6 months	6 months (limit 1)
Reference and Exam Materials	6 months	6 months (limit 1)
Non-circulating Reference	2 months	1 month (limit 1)

LOANS	TERM	RENEWALS
Regular Collection	6 months	6 months (limit 1)
Reference & Exam Collection	6 months	6 months (limit 1)
Non-circulating Reference	N/A	N/A

LOANS	TERM	RENEWALS
Regular Collection	2 months	1 month
Reference & Exam Collection	N/A	N/A
Non-Circulating Reference	N/A	N/A

The VDOT Research Library does not loan items directly to the public. However, anyone can schedule an appointment to use items in house. To schedule a visit, contact us at Library@VDOT.Virginia.gov.

We routinely loan items from our circulating collections via Interlibrary Loan Requests (ILL). We prefer to receive ILL requests via OCLC. Our OCLC lending symbol is: TDG.

Please check our Library Catalog first to be sure the item you need is not checked out or otherwise unavailable.

VDOT: All employees and contractors that work for VDOT and have a VDOT email address.

VTRC: VDOT employees and UVA students with VDOT email addresses who work in the Shelburne Building on the UVA grounds.

UVA: Students and staff at UVA who are not associated with VDOT or VTRC in another capacity.

Public: Virginia private citizens, commercial businesses, and any entities within VA that are not associated with VDOT.

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Loan: When a patron borrows a "hard copy" item from the library. Length of loan is determined by patron and material class.
Renewal: When a patron asks to extend an existing loan. Renewal length is determined by patron and material class.
Hold: When a patron is placed next in line to check out an item that is current on loan to someone else.
NOTE: Library staffers are able to modify lending privileges on a case-by-case basis. Please tell us what you need!

Access to Collections At Other Libraries

If you've checked the Library Catalog and are pretty sure we don't have the book or report you need, you can quickly search for it in libraries worldwide. Or you can just give us the citation and we'll find it for you! The WorldCat Discovery database is a global resource that reveals over 2.6 Billion items held by libraries worldwide. (Learn more...)

Believe it or not, a lot of research and information needed by transportation professionals is NOT held by transportation libraries. That's why we participate in OCLC WorldShare ILL, a global consortium of libraries that defrays overall operating costs and helps us quickly locate and borrow resources from libraries around the globe. The result is that your library is a gateway to other libraries. Every 5 seconds OCLC libraries use WorldShare to fill a loan request! Want the next request filled to be yours? Send details on the item you need us to borrow for you from this ILL Request Form and we'll do the rest. Learn more from our ILL & Document Delivery page.

Borrowing FAQ

Borrowing Assistance

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Contact:

VDOT Research Library
530 Edgemont Rd.
Charlottesville, VA
22903

434-293-1959

Borrow: Borrowing, Requesting and Renewing Library Items

Borrow, Request & Renew

VDOT: All employees and contractors that work for VDOT and have a VDOT email address.

VTRC: VDOT employees and UVA students with VDOT email addresses who work in the Shelburne Building on the UVA grounds.

UVA: Students and staff at UVA who are not associated with VDOT or VTRC in another capacity.

Public: Virginia private citizens, commercial businesses, and any entities within VA that are not associated with VDOT.

Access to Collections At Other Libraries

Borrowing FAQ

Borrowing Assistance

Contact the Library:

Social Media:

Visit the Library:

Borrow: Borrowing, Requesting and Renewing Library Items

Borrow, Request & Renew

VDOT: All employees and contractors that work for VDOT and have a VDOT email address. VTRC: VDOT employees and UVA students with VDOT email addresses who work in the Shelburne Building on the UVA grounds.

UVA: Students and staff at UVA who are not associated with VDOT or VTRC in another capacity.

Public: Virginia private citizens, commercial businesses, and any entities within VA that are not associated with VDOT.

Access to Collections At Other Libraries

Borrowing FAQ

Borrowing Assistance

Contact the Library:

Social Media:

Visit the Library:

VDOT: All employees and contractors that work for VDOT and have a VDOT email address.

VTRC: VDOT employees and UVA students with VDOT email addresses who work in the Shelburne Building on the UVA grounds.