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Borrow, Renew and Request - Libraries

Your NOVACard is also your library card and is required to check out materials.

Residents of the community may obtain a Community Patron card for limited borrowing privileges. Please contact your local campus library for details.

Loan Periods: The standard loan period is three weeks for books and one week for DVDs. Some items have restricted loan periods. Please see your campus library for more information.

Intercampus Loan: Many library materials can be sent from one campus to another. Click on the Request tab for instructions on how to request an item from another campus.

Interlibrary Loan: Student requests for Interlibrary Loan are at campus discretion. Please contact your campus’s Interlibrary Loan Specialist for more information.

You can renew items before they are overdue as long as they have not been requested by someone else. You can renew items at your local campus library or online by following the instructions below.

1. Open the Library Catalog

2. Click on Sign In and sign in using your MyNOVA (Blackboard) username and password.

 Sign-in Screen

3. Click on My Account.
My Account

4. In the Change Library row, select Northern Virginia.

.Change Library

5. In the ‘Activities’ box, look for NVC50. The number of books you have checked out should be listed below in the Loans row.

Activities box - NVC50

6. Click on the number.

7. Check the box next to your item and click ‘Renew Selected’.

Renew Selected

NOVA Libraries offers Intercampus Loan. Items can be requested by following the instructions below. It usually takes two to four business days for item(s) to arrive at the requested campus.

1. Find the item you want in the Library Catalog.

2. Click on "Request this item"

Request this Item

  • If you do not see this option, click on the name of the campus that owns the item you want.
  • If item is already checked out, please be aware of the date before placing a request for it.
  • Items marked "Reference" or “Reserves” stay in the library and therefore cannot be sent to other campuses.

3. Log in to your account (if you have not already done so):

  • Students, Faculty and Staff: Enter your MyNOVA ID and Password
  • Community Patrons: Ask library staff for your barcode password. Enter library barcode as ID. Enter password.

4. Be sure to select the campus to which you'd like to have the book sent (see below). You can also include a phone number or email address in the Optional Notification Information field, so the library can contact you when the item arrives.

5. Click go.

It typically takes two to four business days for items to be transferred.

Pickup Location

As a NOVA student you have borrowing privileges at GMU’s libraries. To check items out you must have a valid NOVACard and a copy of your registration for the current semester. Check the “NVCC” section of GMU’s Circulation Services page (under ‘Borrowing Privileges’ for more details).

Visit the GMU Library website to search for titles. 

Alexandria 703.845.6231 
Annandale  703.323.3410 
ELI   703.764.5083 
Loudoun  703.450.2567 
Manassas  703.257.6640 
MEC  703.822.6684 
Reston  703.948.7736 
Woodbridge  703.878.5733 

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Alexandria

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Contact
Information Desk: 703.845.6456
Circulation Desk: 703.845.6231

Address
Bisdorf Building (AA), Room 232
3001 N. Beauregard St
Alexandria, VA 22311
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Annandale

Hours

Contact
Information Desk: 703.323.3410
Circulation Desk: 703.323.3128 

Address
Godwin Building (CG), 3rd Floor
8333 Little River Turnpike
Annandale, VA 22003
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Library Faculty and Staff

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ELI

Hours

Contact
Phone: 703.764.5083

Address
8000 Forbes Place
Springfield, Virginia 22151-2294
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Library Faculty and Staff

Loudoun

Hours

Contact
Information Desk: 703.450.2661
Circulation Desk: 703.450.2567

Address
Learning Commons (LC), Room 202
1000 Harry Flood Byrd Highway
Sterling, VA 20164
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Library Faculty and Staff

Manassas

Hours

Contact
Phone:  703.257.6640

Address
Colgan Hall (MC), Room 129
6901 Sudley Rd
Manassas, VA 20109
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Library Faculty and Staff

Medical

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Contact
Phone: 703.822.6684

Address
6699 Springfield Center Dr, Room 341
Springfield, VA 22150
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Reston

Hours

Contact
Phone: 703.948.7736

Address
1831 Wiehle Ave
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Library Faculty and Staff

Woodbridge

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Contact
Phone: 703.878.5733

Address
15200 Neabsco Mills Road, Room 427 
Woodbridge, VA 22191
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