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Courier ProgramPurpose: To exchange library materials between Dropsites; it is not meant to transfer collections between institutions.
The Courier Program originated in service that began in October of 2000 which followed service that had started in 1998 and ended June 9, 2000. To follow all the history, please see History and Reports. Service. Standard service is five days a week, Monday-Friday. Alliance also offers options for service 2 or 3 days a week. Alliance provides guidelines for use of the service, tips on packaging, and other instructions. List of cities served. Membership program. Courier service is offered as a membership subscription program, with a fixed price for the entire year. The cost is billed annually at the beginning of the fiscal year (July through June). For current annual price, please see the Courier Membership page. There is a start-up/service change fee of $350 paid by each Dropsite. This fee applies for any new service, change in service or service canceled then started anew. Change in service also includes addition or removal of participating institutions, and/or changing service options (5 days a week, or 2 or 3 days). In addition, there is a one-time fee to contribute to a central fund used to purchase and maintain Courier Program supplies such as reuseable courier bags and courier bins paid by each Dropsite. For more detail see Start-up. Staying in touch. The Courier Program e-mail listserv is available for all Dropsites; please see the reference page that includes all listservs for information on how to subscribe. The direct link for all Alliance listservs is here: e-mail lists. To Contact Orbis Cascade Alliance: orbiscas@uoregon.edu |