Bridge to Success

Use this page to find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Boatwright Library and our services!

• Ask a Librarian to see how you can contact UR Librarians via email, text, and phone
• You can also schedule an appointment to meet one-on-one with UR Librarians about any research question you have
• Use the widget below to use our Library Chat feature, and connect directly with UR Librarians and staff via instant message!

• Access our Streaming Databases
• You have access to a wide range of documentaries, popular films, e- and audiobooks, and streaming music through the UR library
• Physical DVDs are also available to check out on the 2nd Floor of Boatwright Library, and a huge number of CDs are available in the Parsons Music Library

• Large and small lockers are available to rent on a semester-basis and are located on the 2nd Floor and the B2 levels of the library
• You can also click here to fill out the request form
• Contact boatwrightcirc@richmond.edu or call (804)-289-8876 with any questions

• All study spaces can be reserved two weeks in advance and for a max of two hours a day: reserve spaces.
• Read about the differences in the Boatwright Library collaborative and silent study areas
• You can also reserve study spaces in the Parsons Music Library

• Printers are available on the 1st and 2nd Floors and in B2
• A color printer, photocopier, and book scanner are also located on the 1st Floor
• Full-time students get 400 print credits per semester that carry over from Fall to Spring semester (but not into the next academic year) 

• All physical books can be checked out at the Boatwright Library front desk using your OneCard
• See how long you can check out books and other items

• Located on the Boatwright Library's first floor, the Writing Center offers one-on-one writing consultations and help with "planning, revising, [and] documenting papers". Visit the UR Writing Center!
• You can meet with tutors either in-person or via Zoom
• ***NOTE***: All summer Writing Center help is on an on-call basis. Contact Janis Parker, the Student Writing Consultant, to schedule an appointment by email at janis.parker@richmond.edu

• All books on the B2 level of the library are arranged by the Library of Congress (LOC) shelving system.  Watch a video description of the system. Use the Library of Congress shelving system!
• When you find a physical item from the library catalog, take note of its call number (highlighted in red in the picture below)

• Check out the box below for a more in-depth description of the LOC shelving system! 

LCC Basics:

• The first line of the call number is always a letter and is filed alphabetically
• The second line is a whole number and is filed numerically
• The third (and sometimes 4th) line is begins with a decimal followed by a letter &a number 
• Each item in a Cutter number should be looked at separately and numbers are treated like decimals 
• Other lines may contain info like volume numbers, copy numbers or publication dates
• Letters come before numbers
• Nothing comes before something (i.e, PR1041 .C3 2012 comes before PR1041 . C3 2012 v.2)
• No date comes before something with a date