Please see the new Course Reserve Guidelines.
Reserve materials are kept in the reserve room adjacent to the circulation desk. For materials to leave the reserve room, even for photocopying, they MUST be charged out. Photocopies are kept behind the circulation desk and must be checked out. Instructors designate reserve loan periods of two hours or three days. The reserve room also contains an area of permanent reserve materials provided by academic departments and organizations.
To put materials on reserve:
The circulation staff will try to place materials on reserve within 24 hours of receiving them. However, during busy times, such as the first week of classes, this may not be possible. Please keep this in mind when assigning reserve readings to your students.
Library books:
Instructors should bring books to the circulation desk or media center reserves to the service desk in the media center and complete blue reserve cards for these materials. The blue reserve cards are returned to the instructors at the end of each term when materials are removed from the reserve areas.
Personal books:
Instructors may place personal copies of books on reserve. After these materials are brought to the circulation desk or media center service counter, they are catalogued for reserve and receive barcodes and magnetic detection strips. A blue reserve card must be completed for each item.
Photocopies of articles:
Instructors may provide the library with an appropriate number of photocopies of articles for reserve. Instructors are also responsible for maintaining compliance with copyright guidelines. If you have questions about copyright, please check with a librarian. And, as always, a blue reserve card must be filled out for each item. Questions? Call Cindy at x6965 (email: cynthia.m.patterson@lawrence.edu).
Exams:
A permanent file of practice exams is kept at the reserve counter of the reserve room. Instructors should bring in copies of practice exams for these permanent files. These exams may be scanned for electronic reserves. Instructors not wishing to have their practice exams on electronic reserve should state this when the exams are brought to the circulation desk.
Music reserves:
Contact Antoinette.
Search for previously digitized recordings (oncampus only)