Books, articles, and videos on reserve for most classes are located at the Circulation Desk. Books, recordings, and other items on reserve for music classes are located at the Music Library desk.

Items on reserve can be searched by course or instructor via the Alcuin Reserves Menu.

Loan periods and fines

Faculty members can choose to place items on reserve for one, three, six, or twenty-four hours, or for three days. The fine for overdue reserve items is $1 per hour.

Placing items on reserve

Faculty members may place items on reserve at the Circulation Desk by filling out the online Faculty Reserve Request Form or by filling out a paper copy and giving it to the Circulation Assistant on duty. The form should be completed at least two working days before students will need the materials to allow time for processing.

The following guidelines should be used when placing items on reserve:

1. Only fifteen (15) items may be placed on reserve per instructor per class.
2. Items which are recommended but not required reading should not be placed on reserve.
3. Non-circulating items such as reference books, periodicals, government documents, and special collections items will not be placed on reserve.
4. Textbooks will be placed on reserve only when the bookstore has insufficient copies to meet demand and additional copies are on order.
5. Items may not remain on reserve indefinitely. All items are removed from reserve at the end of each term.
6. Note that putting copies of articles or chapters on reserve may violate U.S. copyright laws. This is almost always true if copies are put on reserve for more than one term. In this case, the faculty member should request permission from the publisher. The library will not put copies on reserve for more than one term without written permission from the copyright holder. Questions concerning copyright and reserves should be addressed to John Payne, Associate Director.