Course Reserves Information for Students
Course reserves is a library service which allows faculty to make books, coursepacks, CDs, and other physical items available for your class. The short borrowing periods for these items are designed to maximize access for all students in your class.
How do I find things on reserve?
You can look for the Library Materials tool in your class CTools site. This is a link to the listing of books and other physical items on reserve in a library for your class. Or, you can search in the course reserve part of the Mirlyn Classic catalog to find on what is on reserve for your class. You can search by course name, professor name, or the book's author or title, in the reserve part of Mirlyn Classic. For a quick tutorial on finding reserves please go to: http://guides.lib.umich.edu/findreserves.
Which Library will my reserve materials be at?
Your professor should tell you which library holds the course reserves for your class. The listing in CTools or Mirlyn Classic will indicate which library has the reserve material, but in general, the materials will be at the Library which supports the department teaching the class. In most cases, the books will be found at the Library's circulation desk.
School of Art and Design
College of Architecture and Urban Planning
College of Engineering
Department of Theater and Drama
History of Art Department (300 level courses and above)
School of Music, Theater and Dance (except Department of Theater and Drama)
School of Public Health
College of Pharmacy
Medical School
School of Dentistry
School of Nursing
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Rackham Graduate School
School of Education
School of Information
School of Kinesiology
School of Natural Resources and Environment
School of Public Policy
School of Social Work
Where do I return reserve materials?
Due to the short loan periods for course reserve materials, you should always return them to the library service desk from which you borrowed them.
What the fines for overdue reserve items?
Reserves services are designed to provide short-term use for high-demand materials. As such, fines are $1.00 per hour. Reserves fines accumulate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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