Librarian
In October 2019 the University of Virginia Libraries and the library at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill signed an MOU to become the first Shared Regional collection across state lines in the FDLP program. The new shared regional arrangement with UNC Chapel Hill will allow both libraries to have more flexibility as their collections grow and space constraints become an issue.
A selection of documents will be available in the Government Documents Reading Room in Shannon Library, but the majority of the collection will be held in off-site storage. UVA patrons can access and request Government Information materials through our online catalog, Virgo, and other libraries are welcome to request these documents through Interlibrary Loan. While we are excited about the flexibility and collaboration opportunities this Shared Regional agreement provide, Regional Library relationships and responsibilities in each state remain the same as they have in years past, with each Regional supporting the selective depositories in their own state.
Documentation
- Memorandum of UnderstandingThis agreement lays out the parameters of the collaboration between both libraries. It has been signed by the library's administration as well as a senator from each state.
- Plan for Shared Regional Library Services between North Carolina and VirginiaThis document goes into the details of how government information collections at both UVA and UNC Chapel Hill will be handled.
- A Shared Regional Depository in Action: Notes from the Virginia-North Carolina RegionalJune 24, 2020 webinar about the process of becoming a Shared Regional and how it has affected affected government information collections at both libraries.