Circulation: Reserves

• Class Reserve Information for Faculty
• Class Reserve Information for Students

Class Reserve Information for Faculty

Schaffer Library maintains a course reserve collection as a service to faculty and students.  We attempt to make this collection  available electronically when possible.  All other physical items are kept at the Reserve Desk in Schaffer Library.  We will reserve: Schaffer Library books and media (exceptions): personal books and media; and photocopied material.  Items are subject to prevailing copyright laws and the fair use doctrine.

Link to Reserve Room Search page

Processing Time for Reserve Submissions

Copyright Information and Citation Forms

Loan Periods

End of Term Statistics

Miscellaneous

Students will access the Reserve Room Search Page through the Schaffer Library Web Catalog.   Search is by Professor's last name or course number/name.  The Reserve Room Search Page will list all electronic and physical items on Reserve for a particular course.

If you need more information about using the Reserve Room Search Page, contact Maureen Kopach, Reserve Supervisor or Mary Eiffe, Head of Circulation and Reserve.

Please allow two weeks for processing of Reserve Material at the start of each term.  Later in the term, please allow 2-3 days for processing.  Material submitted on Friday will generally not be available for student use until Monday afternoon.

Reserve Citation Forms: Each item will need a citation form filled out.  Click link to access the appropriate .pdf file for the material being reserved.  Print out form, complete and submit with the reserve item.

Copyright policy: for information on copyright policy contact Cara Molyneaux, Head of Access Services.

The Loan period for items shelved at the Reserve Desk is two hours (in-library-use only).  Reserved electronic media (videos, DVDs, CDs, or audio cassettes) have a four hour loan period (in-library-use only).

Loan period exceptions: Please contact Maureen Kopach, Reserve Supervisor or Mary Eiffe, Head of Circulation & Reserve to discuss alternate loan periods and conditions you may need for your class.

End of term Statistics:  At the end of each term, all Reserve material is taken off Reserve.

This means:

• Statistics will be generated for each item on Reserve and the information sent to the appropriate Professor.
• The cataloged item record will no longer be linked to a course.
• The electronic link will be broken.
• All photocopies and personal material will be returned to the appropriate department.
• All Schaffer Library material will be returned to their places.

Items we are unable to place on Reserve:

1. Schaffer Library Journals, Reference material, and items from Special Collections.
2. Any material belonging to another library.
3. Any video rented from an outside location (i.e. Blockbuster, public libraries, etc).

Reserve Material:

Students must present a valid College ID to borrow books, photocopies, video and audio tapes, and DVDs from the Reserve Desk. 

Some reserve material is available electronically.  Click here to enter the online Reserve Room. You will need to accept the copyright statement in order to proceed to a search page. Reserve Room search hints are included.  For additional assistance in searching contact the Reference Desk.

Loan Periods

Reserve Material may be checked out for two hours – in library use only.  Alternate loan periods and conditions will be indicated on the appropriate Reserve Item.

Fines/Fees

• Overdue Reserve Fines - $.50 per half hour (per item)
• Replacement costs - $75.00 per photocopy/audio tape
• $75.00 per book
• $115.00 per video/DVD

Created by: Mary H. Eiffe