Resources for Educational Leadership Program (Richmond) : Welcome!
This guide is designed to provide an overview of library resources available for VT School of Education students studying at the Richmond Center. If you have any questions about the library at any time, you're welcome to contact Lisa Becksford, the librarian for the School of Education, at the contact information below.
Off-Campus Access for Electronic Resources
When you are taking classes at an extended campus location, you'll need to access the library's electronic resources from off-campus. To do so, start at the library's homepage and navigate to the resource you need. At some point, you'll be asked to log in via VT's 2-factor authentication service. Once you've logged in, you should be able to access the resources just as if you were on campus. If you run into any trouble, contact the library's reference desk via one of the ways listed as part of the library's Ask a Librarian service.
Accessing Physical Materials
Although you're located outside of Blacksburg, you do have access to materials physically located in the University Libraries, as well as to items from other libraries available through Interlibrary Loan. Students located outside of the New River Valley (Montgomery, Giles, and Pulaski counties) may use Interlibrary Loan to request items held by Virginia Tech or by other libraries. The item will be mailed to you and will come with a prepaid US Postal Service mailing label so that you can send the item back when its borrowing term is up. Check out the videos below for more details on registering for and using ILL.
Education Librarian
Schedule an appointment with me!
The best way to get in touch is to send an email or sign up for an appointment during my regularly-scheduled office hours. To sign up, please click the button below. If none of those times work, please email me to find another time. For 2024-2025, consultations are available either in-person in Newman Library or virtually via Zoom. Please note that the default appointment length is 15 minutes, but longer appointments are available.