1. What is Odum Express?
2. Who can use Odum Express?
3. How much does Odum Express cost?
4. How do I submit a request for materials?
5. When and where will my requests be delivered?
6. Can I renew books?
7. How do I return materials?

What is Odum Express? 

Odum Express is document delivery service...

• VSU - Students, faculty, staff, adminnistrators all
  • Articles: Electronic document delivery of articles from periodicals not owned or licensed by Odum Library.  Journal articles as scanned by other libraries are delivered to your virtual desktop in PDF format - use ILLiad logon (Technologically updated Interlibrary loan

• VSU - Faculty, staff, and administrators only
  • Articles - Electronic document delivery from periodicals owned by Odum Library - use ILLiad logon
  • Books: On-campus document delivery service for VSU faculty, staff and administrators
    to a department's administrative office.   Books may be from:
    • Odum Library - GIL@VSU Catalog, use ILLiad logon
    • University System of Georgia Libraries -GIL Universal Catalog, place GIL Express Request
    • Other libraries, standard interlibrary loan, use ILLiad logon

• VSU - Distance Education students, faculty, staff, and administrators only
  • Articles - Electronic document delivery from periodicals owned by Odum Library - use ILLiad logon
  • Books: Off-campus mail document delivery service to Distance Education students and faculty.
    Cost to you is return postage. Books may be from:
    • Odum Library - GIL@VSU Catalog, use ILLiad logon
    • Other librries, standard interlibrary loan, use ILLiad logon
    • NOT MAILED NOTE: GIL Express books are picked up from the library indicated when completing the request, presumed to be a University System of Georgia Library closer to you than VSU.

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Who can use Odum Express? 

All currently employed VSU faculty, staff, administrators, and eligible distance education students can use this service.

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How much does Odum Express cost?

Electronic delivery of scanned periodical articles in PDF format is free.
On-campus delivery of books to faculty, staff, and administrators is free.
Distance education users are responsible for the return postage costs of any off-campus mail delivered books.
You will be notified and provided an opportunity to cancel, in the unusual circumstances of lending library charges for an interlibrary loan request.

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How do I submit a request for materials?

• ILLiad logon - for delivery of  Odum Library - GIL@VSU Catalog books as restricted to VSU faculty, staff, administrators, and distance education students
• ILLiad logon - for delivery from other libraries, standard interlibrary loan books as restricted to VSU faculty, staff, administrators, and distance education students
• ILLiad logon - for electronic delivery of scanned periodical articles from Odum Library - GIL@VSU Catalog as restricted to VSU faculty, staff, administrators, and distance education students
• ILLiad logon - for electronic delivery of scanned periodical articles not owned by Odum Library

• GIL Express request - for On-campus department delivery of GIL Express as placed in the University System of Georgia Libraries -GIL Universal Catalog.   restricted to VSU faculty, staff, and administrators  
  
  

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When and where will my requests be delivered?

Requests will be filled within one to two business days. On-campus delivery of books for VSU faculty, staff and administrators is to the respective department's administrative office, not individual office. Distance education off-campus mailed books can only be delivered to a street address, not a P.O. Box.

As for scanned periodical articles, you will be notified by a VSU e-mail account message containing a link to the ILLiad logon page, where you can view, save, or print the received periodical articles.  Select the "View/Dowload Electronically Received Articles" button.

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Can I renew books?

ILLiad logon - Use to renew interlibrary loan books obtained from other libraries, select "View/Renew Checked Out Items" button, then select item number you want to submit for renewal.  The request is forwarded to the lending library and if approved a new due date will be indicated on the item.  If the renewal request is refused, you will be notifed by an e-mail requesting the return of the book. If you still need the title, contact the Interlibrary Loan staff, (229) 333-5862 or e-mail.

My GIL Account - Use to renew Odum Library and GIL Express request books from other University of System Georgia libraries

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How do I return materials?

Scanned articles are yours to keep, but vanish within thirty days after sending the e-mail notification to you. So remember, to print or save the PDF format articles before deleted from the ILLiad system!  On-campus delivered books are returned to your department’s administrative office, which has a library supplied crate to hold Odum Express books until picked up by staff. If you need a pickup, contact Interlibrary loan staff at: 333-5867 or ill@valdosta.edu

Distance education users are responsible for the return postage costs of off-campus mail delivered books, or may elect to travel to Odum Library and return the books in person.

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