Course Reserves:
Placing or Finding Materials on
Reserve
Faculty members place material on reserve so that their
students in a course can be guaranteed access to the items. When
placing items on reserve, the faculty member selects whether the
item will be checked out for 4-hours (for use in the library),
for 24 hours, or for 3 days.
Contents:
How to check out reserve items
How to find out what is on reserve
How to place items on reserve
How to check out reserve items
Items on reserve are kept at the front desk of the Library and
may be checked out with your DSU ID card.
How to find out what is on reserve
You may search the Course
Reserves database by title words,
instructor name, course name or course
number.
Go to the
Course Reserves database.
In the
Library Catalog
, click
on the Course Reserves tab at the top of the search screen and
then click on the link to Dakota State University course
reserves.
Search the Course Reserves database.
1. Use the
left dropdown box to select what to search (faculty name,
course number, etc.).
2. In the
search box to the right of the dropdown, type search words.
The following table shows examples of ways to search.
| Ways to search: |
For example: |
|
instructor name |
smith |
| course number |
soc 100 |
| course title |
theater history |
| keyword(s) in title |
straight talk |
How to place items on reserve
Items to be placed on reserve for a course should be taken to
the Library's front desk, with a completed
Library
Reserve Request Form for each item, at
least one week prior to first checkout. The form provides all the
information we need to process your request.
Items placed on reserve may be from the Library's collections
or may belong to the member of the faculty placing them on
reserve. The Library will attach a barcode and a reserve sticker
on faculty-owned items, so please let the library know if you do
not want an item defaced in this way.
If
other than original materials are to be placed on reserve, the
Library must be contacted to ensure adherence
to federal copyright law.
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