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Faculty - What to Know Before Reserving
- All reserves are checked out utilizing the library’s circulation system for data keeping purposes.
- Faculty should inform students that a Mane Card is required for checkout when announcing the reserve to the class.
- All items requested to be placed on reserve must be identified by title, author, edition, and Library of Congress call number.
- Please allow 2 business days for processing of all reserves before announcing the reserve to the class. If possible, request the reserve before the beginning of the semester.
- Personal copies of books may be placed on reserve.
- Personal copies must be delivered to the Help Desk by the professor or instructor and a Reserve Request card completed.
- The book will be mark as a personal copy and returned to the owner when the reserve is terminated.
- Personal copies should be placed on restricted reserve to alleviate the risk of the item being lost or stolen. The library will not be responsible if a personal item is lost or stolen.
- Any digital media placed on reserve must be professionally published.
- For example, a home recording of a program cannot be used as it would violate copyright law.
- Photocopies of any portion of a book or periodical should be avoided. If it is absolutely necessary to place such photocopies on reserve, the professor or instructor must deliver the copies to the Help Desk.
- Complete bibliographic information must be provided or the request will be refused.
- Photocopies of books or periodicals will be place on reserve for one semester only.
- The copies will be returned to the professor or instructor at the end of the semester.
- If your syllabus includes a list of reserve items, the list should be provided or the items delivered to the circulation desk before the beginning of the semester.
- Reserves are returned to faculty at the end of each semester or the beginning of the next semester unless they have been marked for permanent Reserve or for multiple semesters.
- Permanent reserve should be used only if the items are to be used every semester or every spring or fall semester.
- There is limited shelf space available for reserves. Any reserve item not used at least five times in a two-year period will be removed from reserve.
Students - What to Know Before Checking Out a Reserve
- Students must have their Mane Card in order to check out any Reserve.
- Students requesting to check out a reserve item must know the professor’s name, course number, and the title of the item being requested.
- Lack of this information will cause an unnecessary delay in retrieving the item.
