Distance Education Delivery
Book and Article Delivery for Distance Learners If you need access to a book or a journal article that is not full-text online, we will get it for you. Simply request your book and article via our Inter-Library Loan Service. We will scan and post articles online and mail books to your home via UPS with a pre-paid return label. Remember to plan ahead, and start your research early to allow for processing and delivery time.
If you need a book mailed to you from the Atkins Library collection, follow these steps:
If you need a book mailed to you from the Atkins Library collection, follow these steps:
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Go to the catalog: http://library.uncc.edu/catalog/
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Search the catalog, and Click the Request button towards the top of the screen when you find an item you want.
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After clicking the "Request" button, you will login to your library account
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After logging in, select the item you want to request, and click on the "REQUEST SELECTED ITEM" button
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The book will be mailed to your home via UPS and a pre-paid return label will be enclosed for return delivery.
Some guidelines for the book retrieval service are:- If an item is Available or Checked Out, we will either pull the book from the shelves or recall it from another user.
- Only registered distance learners are eligible for this service.
- Requests submitted on Friday, Saturday or Sunday will be processed the following Monday morning.
