The Carolina Consortium enables academic libraries in North Carolina and South Carolina to use their bulk purchasing power to obtain favorable pricing on a variety of electronic resources that are of significant interest to the scholarly community. In 2008 the Carolina Consortium included 130 community colleges, public universities, and private institutions of higher learning. The total amount the members paid to participate in the consortium deals was two hundred and thirty million dollars less than if the member institutions had each paid independently. Most of the consortium's 70+ deals are still open to new participants, and new deals are considered by the group each April.

The Carolina Consortium welcomes all academic libraries in the Carolinas. Any library that chooses to join the group can participate in as many or as few deals as they like. Membership is free. For more information on the Carolina Consortium or to be added to Carolina Consortium listserv, please contact Tim Bucknall, the founder and convener of the group.

Our current member institutions include:

  1. Aiken Technical College, Aiken SC
  2. Alamance Community College, Graham NC
  3. Allen University, Columbia SC
  4. Anderson University, Anderson SC
  5. Appalachian State University, Boone NC
  6. Barton College, Wilson NC
  7. Belmont Abbey College, Belmont NC
  8. Benedict College, Columbia SC
  9. Bennett College, Greensboro NC
  10. Bob Jones University, Greenville SC
  11. Brevard College, Brevard NC
  12. Brunswick Community College, Supply NC
  13. Campbell University, Buies Creek NC
  14. Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington NC
  15. Carteret Community College, Morehead City NC
  16. Catawba College, Salisbury NC
  17. Central Carolina Techncial College, Sumter SC
  18. Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte NC
  19. Charleston Southern University, Charleston SC
  20. Chowan University, Murfreesboro NC
  21. The Citadel, Charleston SC
  22. Claflin College, Orangeburg SC
  23. Clemson, Clemson SC
  24. Cleveland Community College, Shelby NC
  25. Clinton Junior College, Rock Hill SC
  26. Coastal Carolina University, Conway SC
  27. Coker College, Hartsville SC
  28. College of Charleston, Charleston SC
  29. Columbia College, Columbia SC
  30. Columbia International University, Columbia SC
  31. Converse College, Spartanburg SC
  32. Craven Community College, New Bern NC
  33. Davidson College, Davidson NC
  34. Davidson County Community College, Lexington NC
  35. Denmark Technical College, Denmark SC
  36. Duke University, Durham NC
  37. Durham Technical Community College, Durham NC
  38. East Carolina University, Greenville NC
  39. Edgecombe Community College, Tarboro NC
  40. Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City NC
  41. Elon University, Elon NC
  42. Erskine College, Due West SC
  43. Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville NC
  44. Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence SC
  45. Francis Marion University, Florence SC
  46. Furman University, Greenville SC
  47. Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs NC
  48. Greensboro College, Greensboro NC
  49. Greenville Techncial College, Greenville SC
  50. Guilford College, Greensboro NC
  51. Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown NC
  52. High Point University, High Point NC
  53. Horry-Georgetown Technical College, Conway SC
  54. Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte NC
  55. Johnston Community College, Smithfield NC
  56. Lander University, Greenwood SC
  57. Lees-McCrae College, Banner Elk NC
  58. Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory NC
  59. Limestone College, Gaffney SC
  60. Livingstone College, Salisbury NC
  61. Mars Hill College, Mars Hill NC
  62. Mayland Community College, Spruce Pine NC
  63. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston SC
  64. Meredith College, Raleigh NC
  65. Methodist College, Fayetteville NC
  66. Midlands Technical College, Columbia SC
  67. Montreat College, Montreat NC
  68. Morris College, Sumter SC
  69. Nash Community College, Rocky Mount NC
  70. Newberry College, Newberry SC
  71. North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro NC
  72. North Carolina Central University, Durham NC
  73. North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem NC
  74. North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC
  75. North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount NC
  76. North Greenville University, Tigersville SC
  77. Northeastern Technical College, Cheraw SC
  78. Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, Orangeburg SC
  79. Peace College, Raleigh NC
  80. Pfeiffer University, Charlotte NC
  81. Piedmont Community College, Roxboro NC
  82. Piedmont Technical College, Greenwood SC
  83. Pitt Community College, Greenville NC
  84. Presbyterian College, Clinton SC
  85. Queens University, Charlotte NC
  86. Randolph Community College, Asheboro NC
  87. Richmond Community College, Hamlet NC
  88. Rockingham Community College, Wentworth NC
  89. Salem College, Winston-Salem NC
  90. Sampson Community College, Clinton NC
  91. Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst NC
  92. Shaw University, Raleigh NC
  93. South Carolina State University, Orangeburg SC
  94. South Piedmont Community College, Monroe NC
  95. Southern Wesleyan University, Central SC
  96. Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg SC
  97. Spartanburg Technical College, Spartanburg SC
  98. St. Andrews Presbyterian, Laurinburg NC
  99. Stanley Community College, Albemarle NC
  100. Surry Community College, Davidson NC
  101. Technical College of the Low Country, Beaufort SC
  102. Tri-County Technical College, Pendleton SC
  103. Trident Technical College, Charleston SC
  104. UNC Asheville, Asheville NC
  105. UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC
  106. UNC Charlotte, Charlotte NC
  107. UNC Greensboro, Greensboro NC
  108. UNC Pembroke, Pembroke NC
  109. UNC Wilmington, Wilmington NC
  110. USC Columbia, Columbia SC
  111. USC Aiken, Aiken SC
  112. USC Beaufort, Beaufort SC
  113. USC Lancaster, Lancaster SC
  114. USC Salkehatchie, Salkehatchie SC
  115. USC Sumter, Sumter SC
  116. USC Union, Union SC
  117. USC Upstate, Spartanburg SC
  118. Voorhees College, Denmark SC
  119. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem NC
  120. Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh NC
  121. Warren Wilson College, Asheville NC
  122. Western Carolina University, Cullowhee NC
  123. Western Piedmont Community College, Morganton NC
  124. Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro NC
  125. Williamsburg Technical College, Kingstree SC
  126. Wingate University, Wingate NC
  127. Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem NC
  128. Winthrop University, Rock Hill SC
  129. Wofford College, Spartanburg SC
  130. York Technical College, Rock Hill SC
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Currently Available Carolina Consortium deals

Status and timetables for all deals, including those currently under negotiation

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