Course Reserves

Placing materials on reserve is a good way to make sure important course materials are available to all students in the class. Textbooks on reserve allow students to keep up in class while they wait for financial aid or the arrival of books ordered online, or for the bookstore to replenish stock.

Instructors bring extra copies of textbooks to the library and fill out a simple form. They can also request that materials already in the library's circulating collection be placed on reserve.

• Textbooks (and accompanying CDs)
• Other books (instructor and library copies)
• Lecture notes
• Supplemental course readers, packets, etc.
  
• Loose materials such as photocopies (should be in a folder or binder ready for use)
  
  

1. Fill out the Course Reserve Materials Request Form if you intend to make physical items available for student access and check out at one of the library locations.
   
2. Print out the completed form and bring it and the material(s) to the appropriate library location.
   
3. If the resources you intend to make available on reserve are virtual, refer to  the instructions for placing e-Reserves.
   
   

Reserve materials may include
Textbooks, lecture notes, supplemental course readers, packets, etc. Loose materials such as photocopies should be in a folder or binder ready for use.

To place an item on reserve
Faculty should bring materials to the circulation desk of the library where the students will access the materials and fill out a Course  Reserve Materiasl Request form. Be prepared to specify how long the loan period should be to maximize student use.

For forms and questions about placing reserves, please contact the circulation staff at the appropriate library location:

Rosenberg Library - Shirley Lee or Anna Nguyen 452-5433

Media Center - Gail Rohland 452-5424

Alice Statler Library - Sandy Sadler 239-3910

Downtown Campus Library - Marilyn Burke 267-6580

John Adams Campus Library - Maria V. Pinedo 561-1946

Mission Campus Library - Debra Duhon 920-6139

Southeast Campus Library - Alice Sai 550-4353