Course Reserve Guidelines for Faculty

Course materials may be placed on reserve by submitting a Reserve List Form. The form is available online at:

http://www.library.unr.edu/comments/reserves.html

These materials are usually limited to required reading materials, videos, or cassettes for a particular class, although models, slides, etc. may also be placed on reserve. Reserve items are available as copies in the libraries and/or as electronic files available through a secure server on the Internet.  Electronic files are usually in portable document format (pdf) files accessible via the free Acrobat reader.  Items, electronic and print,  will automatically be taken off reserve and faculty-owned items returned to the instructor at the end of each semester, unless otherwise specified.

Processing Reserves

Materials are placed on reserve in the order they are received. We make every effort to have material available on time. However, since we typically receive the bulk of our reserve lists during the first week of class, it takes a bit longer to process requests received at that time. Materials should be submitted at least two weeks prior to the class's need for the material.

In order that materials circulate using the online catalog, all items, including personal copies, have bar codes affixed to them. Additionally, security devices will be added to high-risk items.

Loan Periods for paper copies

Reserve material loan periods are set by the instructor, at 2-hour library use only, 2-hour with overnight (can be checked out 2 hours before closing and returned the hour after the library opens the following day, 12-hour, 3-day or 7-day. These time periods are based on class size, expected demand or to protect the instructor's personal material(s).

Accessing Electronic Reserves

Electronic Reserves are usually available through the online catalog. Students look up either the course or instructor name to find available electronic and paper course reserves.  A link to the electronic materials is made through the link to "Electronic course materials."  Students off-campus will have to authenticate to get to the materials. 

http://www.library.unr.edu/reserves.html

Utilizing Electronic Reserves

More information for instructors on using electronic reserves is available in our guidelines:

Guidelines for Electronic Course Reserves

Reserve Circulation

Reserve materials may only be checked out with a current library card. Electronic files accessed from off-campus are authenticated using the library barcode of students

Reserve Class Listings

Reserve materials are listed on the online catalog and may be searched by the class, i.e. Psychology 307, or the instructor's last name or the title of the journal, title or author of the book, or title of the video.

To ensure that students will be able to identify the reading, please cite chapters of books, books, and photocopies in the same way on the course syllabus and on your Reserve List Form. It will also help us if we have a copy of the syllabus.

Photocopies for Reserve

Photocopies of materials may be placed on reserve if they conform to the U.S. Copyright Law. Conformance to the law requires that a release form be signed by the instructor requesting the photocopy be placed on reserve. That photocopy may only be placed on reserve for one semester, unless permission for further use is granted by the copyright holder.

Overdue Fines

Reserve materials are subject to fines of $.25 hour for hourly reserves and $2.50 for daily reserves, maximum of $10.00 per item.

Reserve and Release Form

To obtain forms for placing items on Reserve, visit the Circulation Desk of the Main Library.

Permanent Reserves

Some items are placed on reserve to maximize their availability and provide security. These include current issues of heavily used journals and various books needing extra security.