Course Reserves: Guidelines & Deadlines
Fall Semester: August 21, 2009
All reserve lists submitted by the above deadlines will be processed and available by the first week of classes. Lists received after the deadline may take up to one week for completion. Please submit the lists as early as possible. Reserve lists that lack any required information will not be processed until the missing information is obtained. Processing will be expedited if the following guidelines are adhered to completely.
- Submit reserve lists on the Worksheet Form, using more than one sheet if necessary.
- Materials placed on reserve should be required or high demand readings for specific courses.
- Items from other libraries can not be placed on Reserve here.
- There is a 24 title limit per course.
- Gather the library items and bring them to the reserve desk when you submit the list for processing.
- Fill out order slips for any books that the library does not own and submit these slips along with your reserve list, indicating RUSH/RESERVE at the top of the order slip. Please be aware that even RUSH-ordered books can take months to arrive and the library cannot guarantee that these books will be received in time for the current semester.
- When placing photocopied material on reserve, it is your responsibility to do the photocopying. Please be sure to abide by the Copyright laws.
- We reserve the right to limit the number of copies per title to be processed. We suggest that 1-2 copies per title are usually sufficient to meet all needs.
- Select a reserve loan period to best meet the needs of the students. Only 1 selection is allowed and it cannot be changed during the semester. Letters of special permission on department stationery will be required prior to any changes in checkout policy. No exceptions will be made.
- A valid college ID is required of everyone seeking to use reserve materials. Please inform your students of this policy.
- Reserve lists will be removed at the end of the semester, unless we are notified to do otherwise. Courses taught every semester can be place on continuous/indefinite reserve.
- Please do not assign reserve readings until you are sure that your material has been processed!
If you have any questions, please feel free to call the reserve desk
at x8129. Thank you for your cooperation.
Brian Baker, bbaker@ric.edu
Library Assistant