Course Reserves Info for Faculty

Reserve Request Procedures

Use ILLiad, our Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery system to make your requests. Depending on the size of your request, there may be up to a five business day processing period during which the Reserve staff files your materials and makes them available for retrieval on ALICE.

• Due to limited space new copies of articles and book chapters will be converted to an electronic format only. These files may only be put on reserve for one quarter.
• SPECIAL NOTE: If a document has previously been on electronic reserves, please note this when submitting the item again to be placed on reserve.

Personal Copies

Personal Copies of books placed on Reserve are occasionally lost or stolen. Library replacement funds may only be used for library-owned books. If you would like the library to purchase a copy of a book, please consult your Subject Librarian.

The library cannot guarantee the safety or physical condition of personal copies placed on reserve.

Reserve Request Policies

All reserve material will be processed in the order it is received.

Requirements for Scanning:

• Original source or clean readable copy on white paper
• No Black Borders
• 50 Page Document Limit

Copyright Requirements:

• Complete citation of published or derivative work (author, title, publisher, date)
• 1 chapter or 10% of a book per course
• For more information, see our Copyright page.

Steps You Can Take to Speed Reserve Processing:

• Include a syllabus when turning in Reserve Material
• Plan Ahead! Turn in Reserve Materials without delay. The beginning of a quarter is extremely busy and the processing time can be as long as 2 weeks due to the volume of material received.
• Inform library staff of how many quarters during the school year the reserve material will needed and when it is to be removed.