Distance Learning Document Delivery Service:

Distance Learning students may qualify for the library's Document Delivery service. To qualify for this service, the student must meet all these criteria:

1. Be a currently registered Georgia Southern student,
2. Not live in the Statesboro area (live more than 30 miles away), and
3. Have all this semester's classes at off-campus sites or be registered for only their thesis or dissertation.

Students meeting ALL of the above criteria may request Henderson Library materials – circulating books and dissertations to be mailed directly to them and copies of articles to be delivered electronically. To request this service, create an ILLiad account, available here. Your ILLiad account will also be used for requesting materials via the ILL service – when we get items you need from other libraries. You don’t need to know if we own an item you want – just fill out the appropriate ILLiad request template and we will fill your request from our collection or get the item from another library. Books and dissertations are mailed to your home with a postage-paid return label. Henderson Library books check out to you for the whole semester, but may be recalled by another patron after 3 weeks. Books we get from other libraries via ILL are also mailed to you. Because they usually have only a 3-week loan period per the owning libraries, you will often have the item only 10 days or so before you need to get it back in the mail to us.

(If you live or work close to another University System of Georgia library, you will probably want to take advantage of the GIL Express service for requesting books when they are available from a USG library – this is because the processing time is shorter and the checkout time is longer – one month use plus you can renew twice! The only catch is, you need to go to the USG library of your choice to pick up the books – they aren’t mailed to you. (Click here for more info, map and GIL Express catalog.)

If you need an article from a journal, first check to see if we own it electronically by searching in Electronic Journals A to Z from library’s homepage. If there is no electronic access, request the article on the appropriate ILLiad template and we will fill the request from our print journals or request it from another library. In most cases, the article will be scanned and you will access it from your ILLiad account.

For questions about ILLiad and Document Delivery service, e-mail ill@georgiasouthern.edu or call 912-478-5405 during regular business hours.

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Visiting Henderson Library

As a student registered in a Georgia Southern University class, you are of course welcomed to use the Henderson Library. We have the most extensive service hours and the University System of Georgia. At the beginning of your visit to our library, you may find it helpful to stop by the Reference and Information Services Desk (opposite the main entrance) for a quick orientation. Librarians there can help you in locating databases and other reference resources appropriate to your research. To see our service hours and schedules, please see the library's schedule and calendar for more information.

In addition, we offer a library virtual tour for library visitors. Also available are library directory and library floor map.

To get an e-mail account , visit Information Technology Services in the Administration Building , or complete the off-campus application for student accounts form. Computer Services may be contacted at (912) 478-5429.

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Reserves/E-Reserves

Georgia Southern faculty may place books and articles on reserve, either in traditional paper form at the Henderson Library or other area libraries in our region, or on electronic reserve. When placing an item on e-reserve, the Library staff will scan the material, then link it to the Library's catalog. Electronic Reserves are particularly beneficial to Distance Learning students, since they can be accessed from anywhere.

For more information on reserves/e-reserves, go to http://library.georgiasouthern.edu/library/reserves/ or contact Fred Smith at (912) 478-5647 or fsmith@georgiasouthern.edu or Circ/Reserve Desk (912) 478-5647.

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Reference and Consultation Services

Research consultation sessions are available to faulty. Appointments may be arranged by contacting a subject liaison librarian, or contact LiLi Li at (912) 478-7960 or lilili@georgiasouthern.edu .

Subject-specialist librarians are available to work with faculty to develop Class Specific Guides, which can be web-mounted for remote access. Such guides are intended as a starting point for a student's research and might include reference resources, article indexes, databases, suggested book titles, and related web sites.

A list of subject specialists and contact information is available at the Guide to Librarians in Information Services page, http://library.georgiasouthern.edu/libref/ISLibrarians.pdf . Faculty teaching off-campus courses are encouraged to appraise the Library of specific resources which support their off-campus classes, for consideration for purchase.

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Bibliographic Instruction

The Information Services Librarians will design course-related instruction tailored for specific classes. When appropriate lab, library or classroom facilities are available, instruction can be delivered at these sites.

On occasion, distance learning students inquire about coming to Henderson Library for an instructional session. Small group sessions or sessions for an entire class can be arranged. To request an instructional session for an off-campus class, contact LiLi Li at (912) 478-7960 or email lilili@georgiasouthern.edu .

To see Henderson Library Resources for Faculty not specific to off campus concerns, go to http://library.georgiasouthern.edu/libref/newfac.html for more detailed information.

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GIL Express Checkout

Any University System of Georgia student, faculty member, or staff member in good standing may check out materials from any of the other 35 University System libraries using GIL Express. Patrons are not required to have a Georgia Southern ID to use this service, but they will be asked for a picture ID. The checkout period is 28 days and renewals are allowed, either in person or online. There are no fines for overdue materials, although some participating institutions do have a fine for failing to return an item which has been recalled. However, if patrons allow any items to become overdue, they will lose all circulation and reserve privileges at all University System libraries, including their home libraries. Materials checked out by GIL Express may be returned to any other University System library.