Reserves

The Reserves Team, as part of the Access Services Department, prepares books, media, electronic documents and other materials for Course Reserves.

Information for students (How to access Reserves, Troubleshooting, etc)

Course Reserves (Chinook gateway to items placed on Reserve)

 

Purchase a Title for Course Reserves

 

Information about Media Library Reserves

 

Information for Faculty
(How to place materials on Reserve, Copyright Guidelines, etc)

Book (and other physical material) Reserve

Library books, videos, DVDs, etc are available during our operating hours. To place physical materials on reserve AT NORLIN LIBRARY, professors should fill out a Book Reserve Request Form (doc | pdf) and attach it to the materials they bring to to the Circulation Desk at Norlin Library.

To place materials on reserve at a Branch Library (Business, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Math Physics, or Music) please refer to the home page for that library as there may be a different form and/or different requirements.

E-Reserve

E-Reserve documents are available online 24/7 from on and off campus.

Basic Guidelines

Material submitted to us for electronic reserve must follow these basic guidelines:

• Each submission must include, as the first page, a completed copy of our e-Reserve Cover Sheet ( doc | pdf). Do not include multiple articles with multiple authors as a single submission.
  
  
• Please indicate on the cover sheet whether the CU Libraries owns a copy of the original or not.
  
  
• Each submission, whether in paper or electronic format, should be reviewed for quality/legibility, as the reserve staff cannot possibly review the many thousands of items processed each semester.

Copyright Guidelines

Please review the following guidelines to determine how much of a particular work (and what type of works) we are able to place on e-reserves based upon the UCB Libraries interpretation of Copyright Law:

• An entire work may be placed on e-Reserves if it is in the public domain.
  Works published before1923 and most government publications are in the public domain; their use is not subject to any copyright restrictions.
  
  
• Up to 25% of most other works may be placed on e-reserves, based upon our interpretation of Fair Use.
  In some instances, we may be able to place more than 25% on e-reserves, though requests to do so must be reviewed on a case-by-case basis
  
  
• For print  journals, we will place one article per journal issue on electronic reserves.
  In some instances, we may be able to place additional articles from the same issue on reserve, though requests to do so must be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
  
  
• For electronic  journals subscribed to by the UCB Libraries, we can generally create an e-reserves link to any number of articles.*
  *Unless our license with the vendor specifically prohibits this.

Note that some materials cannot be placed on electronic reserves:

• Materials which are currently being marketed to students including textbooks, workbooks, and course packs.

Links

Faculty Guidelines
How to submit items for e-Reserves; Limits on number of items; Deadlines for submission; What kind of materials are acceptable for e-Reserves; and much more!

 

Copyright Guidelines
The University Libraries handles all copyright clearance associated with e-Reserves.

 

FAQ for Faculty
Quick answers to some of the questions commonly asked by faculty.

 

Specifications and Procedures
Specifications and procedures for faculty for scanning and sending pdf files.

 

Campus Scanning Sites
Here are some campus scanning sites, some of which are open to faculty outside their departments.

 

Course Reserves
Chinook gateway to items placed on Reserve.

 

FAQ for Students
Quick answers to some of the questions commonly asked by students.

 

Student Troubleshooting Guide
Some common access problems and how to solve them on your own plus who to contact for additional help.