Library Course Reserves 📚

Course reserves are textbooks and other materials selected by professors and made available at the library for a limited period. These resources are intended to support student learning by providing access to required readings. Course reserves may be checked out for three hours at a time and most items on reserve can leave the library. Due to copyright restrictions, only individual chapters may be copied, not entire books.

Interested in checking to see if your textbook is on reserve this semester? Search here with your course name or instructor's name to find out.

• Easy Access: Students don’t need to purchase expensive textbooks or materials; they can access them directly from the library.
• Convenience: Centralizes required resources in one location for easy access throughout the course.
• Equitable and Streamlined Access: Course reserves help ensure that students have the necessary materials to succeed in their courses while offering fair and efficient access to high-demand resources.  

What do I need to do to put material on reserve at the library?

If the University Library owns the materials you wish to have put on reserve, please email your subject librarian or Sarah Timm with the following information: course title, course name, book or item title, book or item call number/ link to where you found it in the library catalog. We will add these materials to reserve for the semester and will email a confirmation when complete.

If you have a personal copy you would like to be added to reserve, please fill out the reserves form and bring it with your material to the library’s information desk. Library staff will add your item to reserve for the semester and will email a confirmation when complete.