JSU Library Distance Education Services

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JSU Library Distance Education Services

• Jodi Poe
• Distance Education Librarian
• Houston Cole Library
• Jacksonville State University

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About the Library

• The JSU Library (Houston Cole Library) is a
  thirteen-story building divided into eight
  micro-libraries.
• The Library is staffed with fourteen professional
  and nineteen paraprofessional employees.
• The Library's collection consists of over 600,000
  titles.

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Basic Information About Our Services

• The JSU Library offers the same services to
  distance education students and faculty members
  that are offered to those students and faculty
  members on campus.

FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION
Please see the JSU Librarys Distance Education
Services Policy at http//www.jsu.edu/depart/libra
ry/graphic/DEPolicy.pdf.
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What We Offer Students

• Document Delivery
• Universal Borrowing
• Remote Access
• Reference Assistance
• Instruction

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Document Delivery

• Materials are supplied to distance education
  students who live outside of Calhoun County.
• Requests are made via online form at
  http//www.jsu.edu/depart/library/graphic/deform.h
  tm
• Requested materials include
• Journal Articles
• Book Chapters
• Entire Books

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Universal Borrowing

• In addition to Document Delivery, the JSU Library
  is a member of the ALLIES (ALabama LIbraries
  Exchange Service) partnership between several
  Alabama academic libraries.
• With this partnership, ALLIES patrons can place
  on-line requests and/or check out items from any
  of the ALLIES libraries provided they have an
  approved photo ID and meet the requirements of an
  ALLIES patron.
• Currently, the ALLIES libraries include Auburn
  University, Auburn University at Montgomery,
  Jacksonville State University, University of
  Alabama, and University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Remote Access

• Databases
• Electronic Journals
• Electronic Books
• Course Reserves

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Reference Assistance

• Email
• Telephone
• In Person

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Instruction

• CD-ROM
• Blackboard Course (in process)
• Email
• Telephone
• In Person

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What We Offer Faculty

• Interlibrary Loan
• Universal Borrowing
• Course Reserves
• Instruction

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Interlibrary Loan

• Materials not available in the collection may be
  borrowed from other libraries. This procedure is
  performed by the Interlibrary Loan Department.
• See the Interlibrary Loan Policy at
  http//www.jsu.edu/depart/library/graphic/ILLPolic
  y.pdf for more information.
• Interlibrary Loan requests can be made by using
  the Interlibrary Loan Request Form at
  http//www.jsu.edu/depart/library/graphic/illform.
  htm.
• Contact Ms. Debra E. Deering-Barrett for more
  information
• deering_at_jsu.edu
• TEL [phone]
• FAX [phone]

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Universal Borrowing

• In addition to Interlibrary Loan, the JSU Library
  is a member of the ALLIES (ALabama LIbraries
  Exchange Service) partnership between several
  Alabama academic libraries.
• With this partnership, ALLIES patrons can place
  on-line requests and/or check out items from any
  of the ALLIES libraries provided they have an
  approved photo ID and meet the requirements of an
  ALLIES patron.
• Currently, the ALLIES libraries include Auburn
  University, Auburn University at Montgomery,
  Jacksonville State University, University of
  Alabama, and University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Course Reserves

• Electronic Course Reserve System
• Library Catalog
• Direct links in online courses

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Instruction

• Librarian participation in virtual chats and
  discussion boards as embedded librarians
• CD-ROM
• Blackboard Course (in process)
• Email
• Telephone
• In Person

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Contact Information

• Jodi Poe, Distance Education Librarian
• Email jpoe_at_jsu.edu
• Telephone
• 1-800-231-5291
• 256-782-8103
• FAX [phone]