Purpose and Outline
The Course Reserves Collection is maintained to provide access to specific class-assigned readings and other materials. Materials placed on reserve must support a course currently being offered and will be available to search using the library's catalog by course number (LIB 101) or by the class instructor's name. Course reserve materials circulate in two-hour increments and may not be available for immediate renewal.
Terms and Conditions
Subject to appropriate copyright laws, the following items can be placed on reserve:
Instructors are encouraged to submit all course reserve requests at least two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester. Requests are processed in the order received and require a minimum of 2-3 business days to complete. Instructors are asked to wait until they receive confirmation that processing is complete before assigning reserve materials to students. Submissions made after the beginning of the semester are processed as quickly as possible.
The Library reserves the right to apply permanent labels, stamps and other marks to personally provided reserve items to assist in organizing and controlling the materials. Although the Library will take reasonable safeguards, it is not responsible for theft or damage of personal copies of material.
Length of Reserve
Copyright restrictions compel the Library to remove reserve materials at the end of each semester. Professors can contact the Library directly to request materials remain on the course reserve list the following semester, provided the course is being offered.
Materials will remain on reserve for two weeks after the end of the semester to allow instructors time to submit new requests and/or renew materials. Professors are responsible for picking up all personal materials they have placed on reserve within four weeks of the end of the semester. Personal copies of materials not renewed for reserve or collected within the designated time frame will be subject to repurposing and/or removal.