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 2012 the Carolina Consortium included 147 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 forty million dollars less than if the member institutions had each paid independently. Most of the consortium's 90+ 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. Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, HickoryNC
  14. Campbell University, Buies Creek NC
  15. Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington NC
  16. Carteret Community College, Morehead City NC
  17. Catawba College, Salisbury NC
  18. Catawba Valley Community College, Hickory NC
  19. Central Carolina Community College, Sanford NC
  20. Central Carolina Technical College, Sumter SC
  21. Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte NC
  22. Charleston Southern University, Charleston SC
  23. Chowan University, Murfreesboro NC
  24. The Citadel, Charleston SC
  25. Claflin College, Orangeburg SC
  26. Clemson, Clemson SC
  27. Cleveland Community College, Shelby NC
  28. Clinton Junior College, Rock Hill SC
  29. Coastal Carolina University, Conway SC
  30. Coker College, Hartsville SC
  31. College of Charleston, Charleston SC
  32. College of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City NC
  33. Columbia College, Columbia SC
  34. Columbia International University, Columbia SC
  35. Converse College, Spartanburg SC
  36. Craven Community College, New Bern NC
  37. Davidson College, Davidson NC
  38. Davidson County Community College, Lexington NC
  39. Denmark Technical College, Denmark SC
  40. Duke University, Durham NC
  41. Durham Technical Community College, Durham NC
  42. East Carolina University, Greenville NC
  43. Edgecombe Community College, Tarboro NC
  44. Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City NC
  45. Elon University, Elon NC
  46. Erskine College, Due West SC
  47. Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville NC
  48. Fayetteville Technical Community College, FayettevilleNC
  49. Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence SC
  50. Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-Salem NC
  51. Francis Marion University, Florence SC
  52. Furman University, Greenville SC
  53. Gaston College, Dallas NC
  54. Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs NC
  55. Greensboro College, Greensboro NC
  56. Greenville Techncial College, Greenville SC
  57. Guilford College, Greensboro NC
  58. Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown NC
  59. High Point University, High Point NC
  60. Horry-Georgetown Technical College, Conway SC
  61. Isothermal Community College, Spindale NC
  62. James Sprunt Community College, Kenansville NC
  63. Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte NC
  64. Johnston Community College, Smithfield NC
  65. Lander University, Greenwood SC
  66. Lees-McCrae College, Banner Elk NC
  67. Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory NC
  68. Limestone College, Gaffney SC
  69. Livingstone College, Salisbury NC
  70. Mars Hill College, Mars Hill NC
  71. Mayland Community College, Spruce Pine NC
  72. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston SC
  73. Meredith College, Raleigh NC
  74. Methodist College, Fayetteville NC
  75. Midlands Technical College, Columbia SC
  76. Montreat College, Montreat NC
  77. Morris College, Sumter SC
  78. Mount Olive College, Mount Olive NC
  79. Nash Community College, Rocky Mount NC
  80. Newberry College, Newberry SC
  81. North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro NC
  82. North Carolina Central University, Durham NC
  83. North Carolina School Science and Math, Durham NC
  84. North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem NC
  85. North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC
  86. North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount NC
  87. North Greenville University, Tigersville SC
  88. Northeastern Technical College, Cheraw SC
  89. Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, Orangeburg SC
  90. Peace College, Raleigh NC
  91. Pfeiffer University, Charlotte NC
  92. Piedmont Community College, Roxboro NC
  93. Piedmont Technical College, Greenwood SC
  94. Pitt Community College, Greenville NC
  95. Presbyterian College, Clinton SC
  96. Queens University, Charlotte NC
  97. Randolph Community College, Asheboro NC
  98. Richmond Community College, Hamlet NC
  99. Robeson Community College, Lumberton NC
  100. Rockingham Community College, Wentworth NC
  101. Salem College, Winston-Salem NC
  102. Sampson Community College, Clinton NC
  103. Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst NC
  104. Shaw University, Raleigh NC
  105. South Carolina State University, Orangeburg SC
  106. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest NC
  107. South Piedmont Community College, Monroe NC
  108. Southwestern Community College, Sylva NC
  109. Southern Wesleyan University, Central SC
  110. Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg SC
  111. Spartanburg Technical College, Spartanburg SC
  112. St. Andrews University, Laurinburg NC
  113. Stanley Community College, Albemarle NC
  114. Surry Community College, Dobson NC
  115. Technical College of the Low Country, Beaufort SC
  116. Tri-County Community College, Murphy NC
  117. Tri-County Technical College, Pendleton SC
  118. Trident Technical College, Charleston SC
  119. UNC Asheville, Asheville NC
  120. UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC
  121. UNC Charlotte, Charlotte NC
  122. UNC Greensboro, Greensboro NC
  123. UNC Pembroke, Pembroke NC
  124. UNC Wilmington, Wilmington NC
  125. USC Columbia, Columbia SC
  126. USC Aiken, Aiken SC
  127. USC Beaufort, Beaufort SC
  128. USC Lancaster, Lancaster SC
  129. USC Salkehatchie, Salkehatchie SC
  130. USC Sumter, Sumter SC
  131. USC Union, Union SC
  132. USC Upstate, Spartanburg SC
  133. Vance Granville Community College, Henderson NC
  134. Voorhees College, Denmark SC
  135. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem NC
  136. Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh NC
  137. Warren Wilson College, Asheville NC
  138. Western Carolina University, Cullowhee NC
  139. Western Piedmont Community College, Morganton NC
  140. Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro NC
  141. Williamsburg Technical College, Kingstree SC
  142. Wilson Community College, Wilson NC
  143. Wingate University, Wingate NC
  144. Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem NC
  145. Winthrop University, Rock Hill SC
  146. Wofford College, Spartanburg SC
  147. York Technical College, Rock Hill SC
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Currently Available Carolina Consortium deals

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