Below are a few of our posted policies for both libraries. If you have any questions about policies, please send us an email.
The Radford University Libraries follow the university’s schedule for delayed openings and early closings.
When the university has an all-day weather-related closing, McConnell Library on main campus will be open for selected hours; please call 540-831-5364 for the current schedule. The RUC Library in Roanoke will be closed.
Radford University Libraries encourages campus organizations and individuals to utilize our bulletin boards to advertise events and services, following these guidelines:
Flyers may be posted on any of our public bulletin boards. They are located:
No formal approval or stamping is required to post flyers on the bulletin boards. Flyers will be cleared from bulletin boards every week unless they are date-specific. Advertisements for commercial or non-charitable enterprises cannot be posted.
The Radford University Libraries support and complies with Virginia law, Code of VA § 2.2-3705(A)(3) and (10) and § 2.2-3806(A)(2) and (3), which addresses the confidentiality of library records and governs the public access rights to library records. All library records and other information relating to an individual’s use of the Libraries and its resources are considered confidential. These records include but are not limited to, circulation records of library materials, address and other registration information, reference or informational questions asked, interlibrary loan transactions, and computer database searches. This information may be consulted and used by library staff in the course of carrying out library operations. Access to this information will be restricted to authorized personnel within the Libraries and University for authorized reasons, as determined by the Dean of the Libraries. Radford University Libraries will release an individual’s library information only to that individual, to another individual with the prior written consent of the individual concerned, or under a duly authorized judicial process. The individual requesting the information must provide proof of identity. The only exception to this policy is that the Libraries will reveal the amount, but not the nature, of a person’s library debt to another person who is making a payment.
Service animals are welcome at the Radford University Libraries under the parameters set by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Certified therapy dogs are permitted as scheduled. For more information on the university's therapy dog program, view the Tartan Tails web page.
Other animals, including emotional support animals, are not allowed inside the libraries.
Find out more about what the Radford University Libraries has to offer with our Collection Development policies.
The McConnell Library Course Reserve Service supports the academic mission of Radford University and acts as an extension of the classroom by providing access to supplementary course materials for specific classes.
The service is provided upon instructor initiation, within the bounds of the Fair Use guidelines of the Copyright Act as described in Title 17, United States Code. This service is for the use of all faculty, students, and staff of Radford University.
The service is not designed to replace textbooks or course packs. Materials are placed on Course Reserve only during the time period they are required by a particular course. The Reserves Supervisor determines whether instructor requests fall within the Course Reserve policy. We are not able to process requests that fall outside the scope of the service.
Items that can be placed on Course Reserve include: books; media;* instructor-owned copies of materials;** sound recordings. There is a limit of 30 reserve items per course.
*Media: original editions of sound recordings, videotapes, DVDs, microforms, and any other library-owned or instructor-owned media may be placed on Course Reserve.
**Instructor-Owned Materials: a personal copy of an item will be accepted when a library-owned copy is unavailable. However, every attempt will be made to acquire a library copy. Instructors may be required to show proof of copyright compliance. Instructors may lend their personally-owned, legally obtained books, articles, or other materials to the Library for the use of library patrons. If an item is lent to the library, it will be affixed with identification and circulation labels and security strips. The library will not be liable for damage or loss of such materials.
Items that cannot be placed on Course Reserve include: archival materials; consumable workbooks, exercise sheets, standardized test booklets, etc. that are intended primarily for use in the classroom or by individual students; digitized works; materials belonging to other libraries; materials printed from the internet.
McConnell Library makes a good faith effort to adhere to the U.S. Copyright Law and Fair Use Guidelines. The following sources are among those reviewed in the creation of this policy.
The Library can place items such as the following on Course Reserve without needing to obtain permission from a rights holder:
If an instructor’s request falls outside of Fair Use, the Reserves Supervisor will attempt to acquire permission from the rights holder. Items in the public domain do not have a copyright holder and therefore do not require permission. However, there may be cases where the proscribed use is prohibited (streaming audio, for example). When it is determined that a Course Reserve request cannot be processed, the Reserves Supervisor will contact the person submitting the request.