Other services

Access your own library account / Place an ILL request /

Renew an item / Place a hold on a borrowed item / Request a recall

You can view your own library account information at any time. First, you need to login to our online catalog. Once you have identified yourself, you can view your own account history and personal information.

Look at the headings at the top of the catalog screen. Click on the one that says My Library Record.

You will see the words Morton Library ADM (administration) - Library Card and your own name. This page displays your own loan history, any holds or booking requests you have placed, your current loans, fines and so on. Further down the page, it shows your address, phone number, email, etc. You may use this page to make sure the Library has correct information about you.

Find the little number next to the word Loans. Click on that number.

You receive a list of all of the items that are currently checked out to you, showing the date when they are due.

For more detail on any of these items, click on its little underlined number on the left side of the screen.

Renew an item you have borrowed

Once you are logged in to your own library account, you may also place a renewal on an item that is checked out to you. Follow the instructions above for getting access to your own Loans page, then choose an item you wish to renew (by clicking on its little number on the left).

You should be able to renew this item for another loan period just by clicking on the word Renew. Unless there is some impediment (your patron profile does not allow renewals, a hold has been placed on the item by another patron, etc) the item will be renewed and assigned a later due date.

You can also quickly renew all of the items you have borrowed. Look near the top of the Loans page, and choose Renew All.

You also have the option of selecting specific items by clicking on the little box to the left of each item. A small green check will appear in each box. Then, choose Renew Selected.

Interlibrary Loan

It is now possible to place an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request from within our catalog.

This convenient new service is authorized for students, faculty and staff of the three RTC institutions who reside in the Richmond area. Before requesting an item, please be sure to search our catalog to determine whether the material you need is in our collection.

To reach the ILL form, click on the word ILL in the upper right corner of the catalog search screen.

Complete the form, following the on-screen instructions. There is also a link on the form to our ILL FAQ page, providing detailed information about interlibrary loan policies and procedures. If you have any questions about this, please contact Pam Wells, our Serials and ILL Librarian.

Links to full-text materials

As you work in our catalog, you may notice a small rectangular symbol with the letters S-F-X on it, appearing on certain records. Some materials in our catalog will have live links to full-text resources, especially electronic journals. This function is not yet operational in our catalog. When it is implemented, we will announce this service and provide instructional materials from which you can learn how to make use of it.