Course reserve service for professors

Professors can set aside course materials for the short-term use by students.

The Library offers both a physical course reserve service along with a digital course reserve service (PDFs, e-books, streaming videos, scanned documents, etc.). Ares, the Library’s course reserve platform, provides a single point of access for all course materials; it can be accessed directly and, if the option is activated, through Virtual Campus as well.

Print reserve items are also available for scan on demand (subject to fair dealing guidelines). Our Course Reserve team can help instructors assemble digital course packs of licensed Library materials.

More information about ebooks and electronic textbooks, including the Library’s statement on purchasing eTextbooks is available here.

What are the benefits of the course reserve service?

Less work for instructors:

  • Course Reserve staff will locate the materials listed in a syllabus and make them available via the reserve platform
  • Course Reserve staff will manage the delicate and time-consuming application of copyright and licensing agreements

Lower costs for students:

  • Reduces costs by maximizing the use of openly available materials and the Library’s own collections

Easy access:

  • 24/7 remote access – ideal for students working off-campus
  • Multiple concurrent users (with the exceptions of some e-books)
  • Accessible from Virtual Campus (once Ares has been activated)

Convenient tools

  • Cross-list your readings with another course you’re teaching
  • Create tags to organize your readings (ex. “week 1”, week 2”, etc.)
  • Review item usage to see how often students are accessing material

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Contact Us

For assistance with course reserves, please contact [email protected].

How to Place Materials on Reserve

  1. Before preparing your request, please verify the Submission Deadlines in the FAQ below.
  2. To request that course materials be placed on reserve, simply email your course syllabus or reading list to [email protected]. The reserve service staff will then process your request.
    • Note that providing a full bibliographic citation for each item in your syllabus or reading list will speed up the processing of course materials; please consult the FAQ below for the necessary information.
    • Please notify staff if you have scanned materials you wish to include in the course.
  3. Once your request has been processed, any materials placed on reserve will be available to your students via Ares. You may also integrate your list of readings in Ares into Virtual Campus.

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