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  • Student Information

    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.
  • Faculty Information

    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.
  • Fines for Overdue Reserves
    • 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.
  • Reserve Loan Periods
    Loan Type Details
    2 Hour in-library use only; must be returned within two hours of check-out time.
    3 Hour can be checked out for home use for three hours.
    4 Hour in-library use only; must be returned within four hours of check-out time.
    24 Hour can be checked out for home use; due 24 hours from the time they are checked out.
    2 Day can be checked out for home use for 2 days.
    3 Day can be checked out for home use for 3 days.
    7 Day can be checked out for home use for 7 days.
    Term Loan can be checked out for home use until the end of the term.

Questions?
Please feel free to out to our Reserves staff via email via either of the following options:
Email: mardigian-library-reserves@umich.edu
Telephone: 313-593-5559

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  • Newspaper Subscriptions

  • Currently enrolled students and currently employed faculty and staff are eligible for a free digital subscription to the New York Times (NYT) (some limitations apply) and Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

  • Access requires creation of accounts for each site. Full details and setup instructions are available on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal setup pages.

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