Reserve - Meriam Library

What is Reserve?

When faculty want to make material available for a class assignment, they can put the item on Reserve so that it is available to the entire class either electronically, or for short check out periods at the Circulation & Reserve counter.

Who Has Access to Reserve Materials?

Electronic Reserve materials require a password that is distributed by the class instructor to the students. If a student does not have a password, they must request it from their instructor.

Print reserve materials are available to currently enrolled students and to faculty and staff.

How to Look Up Reserve Materials

Use the Library ReSEARCH Station Reserve link to look up Reserve Materials by Professor’s Name or Course Name. Electronic Reserves will require you enter a password that will have been given to you by your instructor. Print Reserves will have a number that you can use to ask for the item at the Circulation & Reserve Counter.

What are the Reserve Circulation Policies?

Print reserve items are stamped with either a 2 hour or 24 hour check out.

Items must be returned to the Circulation & Reserve Counter. If the library is closed, items may be deposited through exterior return bin in the library breezeway to the left of the entrance.

Items may be renewed in person, and only by the patron who originally checked out the material.

What are the Fines for Overdue Reserve Materials?

Overdue items will incur a fine of $.50 per hour, including hours the library is closed.

The maximum overdue fine is $20.00 per item

What Happens if a Reserve item is Lost or Damaged?

If an item is lost or damaged it is subject to overdue fines, plus a replacement fee and a processing fee.

The replacement fee is the average cost for the item as determined by the library.

The processing fee is $10.00 per item.

What Happens if a Fine is not Paid?

Reserve Information for Faculty

What Materials May Be Placed on Reserve?

Electronic Reserves is intended for short items such as journal articles, lecture notes, sample exams, poems, short stories, book excerpts etc. Audio and video excerpts may also be placed on reserve. In all cases, the electronic reserve cannot encompass the majority of the original work in length or scope. If you wish to have an entire book or video on Reserve, it must go to traditional reserve and be held in the library.

How to Submit Materials for Reserve

Materials may be submitted in most file formats.
a) e-mail: complete and submit the ELECTRONIC RESERVE INTAKE FORM and send the document(s) in a file through e-mail, noting the title of the document, the course name and number, and your name.

b) hard copy: complete and submit the ELECTRONIC RESERVE INTAKE FORM or the Electronic Reserve form available at the Circulation & Reserve counter and deliver the document(s) by mail, fax (898-4719) or bring to the Circulation & Reserve counter. Paper documents should be provided on 8.5 x 11" sheets, unbound/unstapled, 1/2" margins all around, with quality sufficient for scanning. Single or double-sided acceptable. Materials should be submitted as early as possible before the semester, preferably at least two weeks before the beginning of the semester.

Passwords: A password generated by the electronic reserve system will be assigned each course. The professor will be notified of passwords via email and should inform students. The library will not provide passwords to students.

How Long Will Items Remain on Reserve

Electronic Reserve items are removed after one semester. Unless the item is not under copyright, permissions must be obtained to place material on electronic reserve for two semesters in a row.

Print Reserve items are held for the academic year. At the end of the year, a letter is sent to each faculty member listing the items they have on Reserve. Faculty can circle the items they want to remain on Reserve for another year. Anything not circled will be mailed back to the faculty.

ReSEARCH Station

Reserve Collection