The Reserve Desk

Instructors may place materials on reserve for specific classes at the library's Reserves Desk. Please bring the books or photocopies you wish to place on reserve to the Circulation/Reserve Desk at least two weeks before the semester begins. Because of the general rush to put materials on reserve at the beginning of semesters, items received after the semester begins will require no less than three working days to process. You will be asked to fill out a pink card for each course, specifying the circulation period desired, etc. Reserves are handled on a first come first served basis, so it is important that you fill out the reserve pink  processing card completely.

Reserve space is very limited. We request that you plan carefully and only put on items that you know will be used. There have been semesters when 7,000 items were placed on reserve but only 2000 of them were checked out by students.  You may place your personal copies on reserve if you wish, but books from other libraries are never placed on reserve. Reference books and periodicals generally are not placed on reserve, but exceptions can be made, especially if your entire class is responsible for reading this material.   All reserve materials, this includes personal copies, are bar coded, labeled, and inputted into our catalog. For more information about special circumstances or the processing of personal materials please contact the Head of Reserves  Jordan Kobayashi, Ext. 5973.

Loan Periods

Loan periods are limited to 1-2  hours Library Use Only and 1 or 3 days.  Reserve items with the exception of the 1 or 3 day check-outs have to be used in the library. Students are limited to 2 reserve items at a time regardless of the loan period.

Copyright Compliance.

The library will accept no more than five photocopies of an article for reserve. We have found that one or two copies usually are sufficient for a class assignment.

Photocopied compilations of articles that are intended to serve as a substitute for a textbook must have reprint permission from the publisher. We suggest going through the USD Bookstore, which already has a process in place for obtaining permission.

For Reserve materials we follow the American Library Association's (ALA) Model Policy Concerning College and University Photocopying for Classroom, Research and Library Reserve Use.

 The Reserve Desk staff prefers to talk with professors individually to find out what the special needs might be for reserve items. Contact Jordan Kobayashi at ext. 5973.