Mardigian Library

How to use course reserves:

• Ask for the items you need at the Library Info Desk on the first floor.
• You need a valid MCard to check out reserve items.
• No more than three reserve items can be checked out at once.
• Reserve materials may not be renewed, held for a user, or reserved for a later time period.
• Patron information is confidential in compliance with the library's User Privacy Policy.

What can be put on Reserve?

• The Reserve Service will purchase most items requested for Reserve if the Library does not own a copy.
• We may not be able to purchase:
  • very expensive works
  • multiple copies of multi-volume sets
  • out-of-print items
• Once the purchased item has been received in the Reserve Department, an e-mail will be sent to the requester indicating the item has been received and placed on Reserve for the course.
• The Reserve Office will accept personally-owned books and videos from faculty and staff in accordance with copyright restrictions.

How to put materials on Reserve

• Complete the Faculty Course Support Form. As you fill out the course reserve section, please remember:
  • If materials that you need are not already owned by the library, we will try to obtain them, following these guidelines.
  • The library will follow guidelines for copyright and multiple copies.
  • Select a loan period that fits the needs of your students.
• Provide the library with any personal copies you want to have on Reserve.
• Reserve requests are generally processed in 3-5 working days from the time they are received.

• 2, 3, 4 and 24 hour reserve items - $1.00 per hour.
• 2, 3 and 7 day items - $5.00 per day.
• DO NOT return reserve materials to the drop box, give them to a staff person at the Library Info Desk.
• Fine appeals cannot be made for reserve items.