Information about Course Reserves

The University Library is announcing the launch of a new course reserves service designed to better support curriculum needs.  This updated service is a result of a year-long evaluation and planning process that engaged both faculty and students on ways to improve access and use of course-related materials through emerging technologies in the campus environment. The outcome is a new curriculum support service that will begin Fall 2009.

This service offers faculty the opportunity to make books, coursepacks, CDs, and other physical items available to students. These items are available to students at the libraries for short periods of time to maximize access to high use and high demand materials.

Faculty are encouraged to request electronic versions of needed articles, book chapters, etc. for course support via the library’s 7FAST service.  This service is free for faculty, graduate students, and proxies. Electronic versions are made available for individuals to post to course CTools sites, in the Resources section.