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Requesting Books from Goddard Library

Requesting books from Goddard Library

It is in the best interests of all students located at least 30 miles from any branch of a GCTS library to establish a relationship with their local public library's Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services.* If the closest and most available resources can be found at Goddard, the main branch of GCTS libraries (Hamilton, MA), all eligible GCTS students are welcome to request that a limited number of books be sent to them by mail.

Those eligible:

• Charlotte Masters and Doctor of Ministry students
• CUME students (in Boston, MA) 
• Semlink students (enrolled in online correspondence courses)
• Hamilton Doctor of Ministry students

Those ineligible:

• GCTS Alumni
• Students within 30 miles of CUME or Hamilton branches, or commuting to those campuses at least once a week.

To request up to six books from Goddard, find their availability in our Online Catalog and copy & paste the Title, Author, Location and Availability into an email (please no attachments) to glibrary@gcts.edu.  A book eligible to be sent will display as “Location: Hamilton Circulating Coll…Available”.  Cassette and Video tapes, CDs and DVDs will not be sent by mail.

Depending on your location, you will be notified by email or phone when books have been sent directly to you or are available for pickup at your nearest GCTS library branch. Regardless of your location, books must be returned by mail directly to Goddard library and postmarked before or on their due date. 

Attention Charlotte students: If you live or work within a 30 mile radius of the Charlotte campus or commute there weekly, please note this in your email request.    

All students using Goddard library services are subject to Goddard library policies, including fines.

* Reasons are as follows:

• Time: Mail from longer distances takes more time and your local ILL service will get the books you request from the nearest locations.
• Availability: Goddard, like any academic library, is limited by the situation of many patrons (usually classmates) requesting the same materials at the same time. Interlibrary Loan through a public library will spread the demand out among libraries that do not have to support as high a demand for the book(s) you desire, which means your request is more likely to be filled.