Off-campus & Distance Learning Policies

The University System of Georgia Coastal Library Consortium consists of Coastal Georgia Community College, East Georgia College, Georgia Southern University, Savannah State University, and Armstrong Atlantic State University. Participating Consortium libraries agree to the following procedures for resource sharing and for supporting programs at the Brunswick Center and the Liberty Center.

Interlibrary Loan Requests

Library materials not available locally may be ordered directly from another consortium library by currently enrolled students, faculty, and librarians.

• » Requested photocopies (i.e. articles) will be mailed directly to the requesting student.
• » Requested returnable materials (i.e. books) will be shipped via UPS to the designated libraries.
• » Books requested by patrons in Brunswick or Liberty Center classes will be shipped to the CCC library or the Fort Stewart library, and these libraries will maintain a log of materials received and picked-up by the eligible patron requesting these materials. Books will be checked-out to the patron prior to shipment.
• » Books may be returned to any Consortium library, including the Fort Stewart library, which serves Consortium programs at the Liberty Center. Such materials will be shipped back via UPS to the library initiating the loan, or students may also return books directly to the lending library.
• » Materials loaned to Consortium students outside the lending institution will be the responsibility of the students' home institution.

Members of the Consortium are responsible for sharing with all participating libraries enrollment information regarding students in classes at the Brunswick Center and the Liberty Center.

Acquisition Requests

Current teaching faculty may initiate acquisition requests to purchase essential library materials for use by their students in their required coursework. These curriculum support materials will be made available at the participating campus library or home library, depending on the faculty member's preference. Faculty should submit these acquisition requests to either the library director responsible for the program/curriculum support or the library directors of the participating institutions.

Participating Consortium libraries approved this agreement on June 25, 2001. This policy will be reviewed at least annually and updated as needed.