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Since January 2001, the Association of Southeastern Research has provided
"Kudzu,"
a system of linked online catalogs at participating research libraries across
the Southeast. Kudzu connects more than 300,000 students and
faculty to more than 30 million volumes. The system allows users to browse
the participating catalogs using a single search interface and to submit
interlibrary loan requests directly to the source library. Most documents can
be delivered to the user within a few days.
Participating Kudzu Libraries
ILL & Document Delivery
Key
to the success of the Kudzu system is the rapid delivery of ILL
materials to Kudzu participants. All Kudzu libraries agree to
provide expedited delivery to Kudzu partners. To facilitate this,
ASERL has contracted with Lanter Delivery Service to provide courier
services between 12 of the 17 Kudzu participants. (Lanter Delivery participants are marked with an
asterisk above). The other Kudzu libraries provide expedited deliveries using various other services.
Kudzu participants have also developed a set of principles that govern the
ILL practices for project participants. Click here to see Kudzu's ILL policies and procedures.
For additional information about this project, please contact John Burger.
ASERL
The
Association of Southeastern Research Libraries
1438 West
Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-2955
404.892.0943 -- voice
404.892.7879 -- fax
800.999.8558 -- toll-free
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