Course Reserves

Tips for Placing Materials on Reserve For Your Students

Send your Course Reserve requests early!

• Submit requests 2 weeks before the semester begins.
• Taking summer off? Send us your Fall requests before you leave.
• All other requests will be processed in the order they are received.

Requests for Course Reserves materials should include:

• A detailed citation of each item you need to provide your students (Title, Author, Publisher, page numbers, etc.)
• Dates you need each item available to students.
• Deadlines and scheduled priorities to ensure students will have timely access and to allow Reserves staff sufficient processing time.
• Reserves staff be given access to the Canvas course to add necessary materials.

Examples of Course Reserves materials include:

• Streaming video and audio files
• Scanned book chapters and articles
• Links to online content
• Links to licensed databases
• Instructional guides for academic disciplines
• Scanned book chapters, articles and webpages

What happens after I submit my Course Reserves request?

• Once your request is sent, we will locate library items.
• You may also place your personal resource on reserve for your students to use.
• The items will be available at the ASKus desk in your designated branch library
• Designate the length of time a student may borrow the item, including limiting the item to building use.