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~ University of South Carolina ~ Updated 4 October 2006 Address: Thomas Cooper Library or South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 Directions: The Thomas Cooper Library is located on Greene Street at Sumter Street and the South Caroliniana Library is located on the Horsehow, 910 Sumter Street at College Street. See the maps and driving directions to Thomas Cooper Library at http://www.sc.edu/library/infrollover.html. Visitors may park on the surrounding streets in metered spaces. The university also has a parking garage at the corner of Pendleton and Pickens Streets (about two blocks east of the library) that has metered visitor spaces. See Visitor Parking http://www.sc.edu/vmps/park.html#visitor. Take along a photo identification to use the South Caroliniana Library. Regular Hours:
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Fax: South Caroliniana Library: (803) 777-5747. E-Mail: South Caroliniana Library: sclref@gwm.sc.edu Collection Scope: South Carolina history and genealogy, including books, S.C. newspapers, maps and visual materials. Special Collections: Unpublished manuscript collections. Library Catalog: www.sc.edu/library/catalog/. Some materials in the South Caroliniana Library are not in the online catalog, but may be found in the original card catalogs. Reference Services: The library staff can do only very limited research in response to phone, fax or e-mail requests. For example, they can check an indexed book or collection for a specific name. The library can supply a list of local researchers available for more detailed research. Guides: See http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/books.html and http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/mnscrpts/index.html. Many more finding aids are available onsite which are not yet listed online. For example, see Allen H. Stokes, A Guide to the Manuscript Collection of the South Caroliniana (1982). A selected list of the many Finding Aids available in Manuscripts Division: http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/mnscrpts/findaids.html. Also see http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/books.html and http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/mnscrpts/index.html. A list of researchers for hire is available. Also, see http://www.sciway.net/ for links to sites for other libraries, archives, genealogical societies and maps. Copies: Self-service copies in the Thomas Cooper Library are 10 cents per page from a book. All copying in the South Caroliniana Library is done by staff. They will make photocopies from less fragile materials and microfilm for 35 to 50 cents per page. Mailing costs will vary with the size of the order. The library can supply order forms with prices for duplicate microfilms and photographs. Circulation: The South Caroliniana Library is closed stack; each title must be requested with a call slip for use within the library. Materials in the South Caroliniana Library do not circulate beyond the reading room. Interlibrary Loan: The South Caroliniana Library is no longer able to provide interlibrary loans. Thanks to Allen Stokes, Director, and Brian J. Cuthrell, Manuscripts Division, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, for help in preparing this library profile. © 2006 Rick Crume
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