Course Reserves are items which are in high demand for a particular course. The library places these items behind the circulation desk, at the request of the instructor, and they have a very short circulation period. E-reserves can also be listed on your Coursework or CCNet site.
For Students:
Checking out reserve materials
Consult the online Reserves Catalog on the SULAIR web page to identify items on reserve for your class. You can look them up by class number or instructor name. Request the items at the circulation desk by call number. Present your current ID to borrow materials. Most reserve materials circulate for two hours. Take note of the expected return time!
There are also two Kindle2 e-book readers, which have some course reserves loaded on them. They circulate the same as a print book. The Engineering Kindle page has more information about those readers.
Items may be checked out overnight one hour before the library closes and must be returned within the first 30 minutes after opening on the following day. Please return reserve materials directly to the Circulation Desk staff, or in the special bin provided.
Because ready and equal access to reserve materials is critical to the academic enterprise, stiff fines are assessed for items recalled for use as reserves and for reserve items kept beyond their loan period. Help keep reserve items available to your colleagues by returning them on schedule.
For Faculty:
Submitting Reserves
Please submit your course reserve requests using our Engineering Course Reserve Request form or bring requests to the library in person.
Submitting your course reserve list four weeks in advance of the first class meeting will insure the material will be ready for your students. Please see our guide at the bottom of the Faculty Course Reserves page for the information we need. The default loan period for reserve items is 2 hours, but other loan periods can be arranged on request.
For more complete information about how to place items on reserve see the Faculty Course Reserves page.