Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

Libraries standardizes reserve process across campus

January 10th, 2012

Many library resources in support of coursework, scholarship, and research are now provided electronically to the campus community, through the Libraries website. Libraries continues also to host print reserve materials across campus and has recently standardized its reserve policy for print reserves to lessen confusion for those using the reserve system and ensure that reserves are available to all students as equitably as possible. (Effective date: January 9, 2012)

Print reserves will continue to be held by request, behind the circulation desk and available for only a limited loan period. Submit print course reserve materials for spring semester by completing the form at www.lib.purdue.edu/coursereserves. Materials can be designated to a specific library, at either the two hour (standard) or one week loan period.

Reserve: 2 Hour Loan – These items can now leave the library where they are checked out, but must be returned to the circulation desk of the lending library. No reserve items can be kept overnight and all reserves must be returned before the lending library closes for the day, even if this means the loan period is shortened.

Reserve: 1 Week Loan – Will circulate for 1 week.

Also, please use the reserve form to have an item ordered to be placed on reserve that is not owned by the Libraries or is marked as “lost” or “missing” in the catalog www.lib.purdue.edu; be sure to include the ISBN.

Review of process for other reserve materials
Photocopies of Articles: Bring photocopied articles with complete citation information to the service desk of the library where you would like them to be on reserve. If an electronic version of the article is available, we can assist you with linking this to your course management system. All articles are subject to federal copyright law compliance.

Personal Copies: Libraries accepts personal copies to put on reserve, but due to copyright compliance, cannot accept items stating that it is an instructor or examination copy. Please bring personal copies of books or media to the service desk of the desired library. Print and complete the form at www.lib.purdue.edu/coursereserves and submit with personal copies.

Media: Media items can be placed on reserve at the Hicks Undergraduate Library using this form www.lib.purdue.edu/coursereserves. Media viewing equipment is available in Hicks. Media may be scheduled for classroom viewing at www.lib.purdue.edu/ugrl/mediasched2.html or contact Roger Strater at schedule@lib.purdue.edu or 49-5431.

For questions, contact Laurie Sadler sadlerl@purdue.edu or 49-46238.