WACCAMAW ROOM REGULATIONS AND NOTES
Rev4/26/05sc
rev10/19/07sc
rev11/19/07sc
Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm Monday – Friday
The door to the Waccamaw Room must remain open during these hours.
ABSOLUTELY NOT PERMITTED IN THE WACCAMAW ROOM:
Food, drinks, pens, bookbags, briefcases, etc.
No more than 2 people will be allowed in the Waccamaw Room at one time.
PLEASE NOTE: The Waccamaw Room collection is undergoing examination for cataloging and preservation. Not all titles found through the Web catalog may be available. Please ask a Reference librarian for assistance. Every effort will be made to locate materials. Some materials may no longer be available even though they may appear in the Web catalog. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
- There are 2 cataloged collections in the Waccamaw Room:
- Waccamaw region & South Carolina related materials
- Coastal Carolina University related materials
- There may be some uncataloged materials related to the Waccamaw area in the Waccamaw Room. These are not in any order and there is no listing for these materials. They are shelved either on the top shelves in the Waccamaw Room or in the preservation boxes in the Waccamaw Room.
- Uncataloged materials related to CCU may include pictures, reports, etc. Currently there is no listing of these materials and they are not in any order. They are not currently housed in the Waccamaw Room.
- Access to the materials in the Waccamaw Room must be through the assistance of a Reference Librarian. No access is allowed after 4:00pm.
- A valid CINO card or any State driver's license or other State ID must be presented and left with the Reference Librarian, along with any book bags, briefcases, etc.
- Cataloged Waccamaw Room materials are shelved in Library of Congress call number order. If a circulating copy is available, the patron should be redirected to these. Check the online catalog.
- All materials must be viewed in the Waccamaw Room.
- No materials should be reshelved. Please leave the materials on the desk or on the bookcart.
- All requests for photocopies must be specified on the request sheets and left with the reference librarian. Photocopies are ten cents per page.
- Generally, copies will be available for pickup from the circulation desk within 24 hours. Immediate copying may not be available, unless the librarian or student assistant is free at that moment.
- UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES may any patron make copies of the materials, either at the staff copier or on the public copiers.
- Some of these books are rare and fragile. HANDLE WITH CARE. Report any vandalism or abuse of materials immediately to the assistant. DO NOT MARK MATERIALS IN ANY WAY.
- Requests for exceptions to these regulations must be made in advance to the Library Director, Head of Collection Management, or Head of Public Services.
WACCAMAW ROOM MISSION
The creation of this special collection began in 1980 with the Waccamaw Regional Studies Program, later called the Waccamaw Regional Studies Center, and now known as the Waccamaw Center for Southern History and Culture. Its scope was established with the consultation of interested faculty involved with this program at its inception. The collection is intended to support the research needs of the program's faculty and the undergraduate students. Acquisitions are limited by the budget and space available. The mission of the Center is to research and disseminate studies in Southern history and culture with a special emphasis on studies of the Waccamaw Region of South Carolina.
In keeping with this mission, subject areas to be collected include:
- Emphasis on South Carolina’s coastal region, particularly the Waccamaw Neck region
- Agriculture, industry, & transportation in Horry, Georgetown & Williamsburg counties
- Primary sources for Caroliniana
- Manuscripts & biographies of people that that influenced this region (natives or travelers)
- Material on Winyah Bay, the Waccamaw River, and other local waterways
- Works of native authors
- Local settlement of the Huguenots
- Official records of the Civil War for this region
- Pre-1900 newspapers of the region
The Waccamaw Collection is comprised of printed books and manuscripts. The manuscripts must be bound between covers or include letters, papers, or other documents that are boxed or inserted in acid-free portfolios. Some books include early imprints (most before 1900) and limited editions (usually of 500 copies or less). Some autographed copies of locally authored books relating to the region are included also.
Currently, the room also stores selected materials that are potential archival sources relating to the history of the Coastal Carolina University - from its beginning to the present. The room does not serve as a repository for University records. Records produced or received in the course of official University business conducted by offices or departments on campus reside within their respective areas. The lack of adequate resources, personnel and space prevent the creation of an archival collection within Kimbel Library. However, as limited space allows, Kimbel Library has attempted to collect certain materials on a continuing basis.
Emphasis is on materials dealing with the campus as a whole.
(Specific departmental publications are not collected)
- Faculty Senate Minutes
- Faculty Senate Committee Reports and Minutes (audiocassettes of Minutes in the Media Collection)
- Student publications (Chanticleer, Athenaeum, Archarious, Deep Thoughts, Sepulcher, etc.)
- Coastal Carolina College/ University bulletins
- Coastal Fact Books
- Commencement Exercises programs
- SACS self-study reports
- Long Range Plans (2001, Carolina Plan, Coastal 2000, Quest for Progress, etc.)
- Founders Day programs
The Waccamaw Room also serves as a repository for rare or scarce books that have fine printings. bindings or illustrations, including those dating back to the earlier times or printing. also, books are maintained in this collection because of historical and aesthetic value. Because of the expense, the Library does not actively collect these materials, but their acquisition in the form of gifts or donations is accepted under the guidelines of the library's gift policy and Materials Selection Policy.
Date Last Modified: Oct 19, 2007
Page URL: http://www.coastal.edu
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