Distance Services  

The Library's Distance services are for students who:

• are registered with Vancouver Island University as Distance Education (DE) students AND
• who are not located close enough to any VIU campus to visit a campus library in person.

Distance students can request books from the VIU collection, with a few exceptions.  To request a book:

• Use LibrarySearch to search by topic, title, or author.
• Click on the title of the book you want.
• On the Item Details page, click the Place Hold button. 
• Enter your student number and Libary PIN. 
• Select WebLibrary as your Pickup location. 

Your requested items will be delivered by mail or courier. A prepaid mailing label will be included for the return.  If multiple items are mailed together, please return them together.  You will be responsible for mailing costs of any item(s) returned separately.

The loan period for Distance Students is four weeks.

You need a Library PIN to:

• access e-books available through the VIU Library
• access online articles available through the VIU Library
• request books from the VIU Library
• request materials from other libraries via Interlibrary Loan

Note that you will not receive your PIN instantly.  You will receive a confirmation within 48 hours.