Course Reserves

Instructors often put items "on reserve" in the library to give students equal access to materials that are required or suggested for class use. Reserves may include library-owned items, instructor-owned items, photocopies of articles, or sample exams.

Course Reserves Request:
Print request form, and fill out one form per course.

More About Web-Accessible Reserves:
Submitting materials for electronic reserve (what and how).

E-Reserves: Electronic reserve service will be available soon!

Looking Up Reserves: Use Cameo to find out where reserve items are located.

Finding Reserves: Cameo reserve location codes (where to go / what to do).

Using Reserves: Reserves have limited circulation (In-Library use or Overnight).

Overdue, Lost or Damaged Reserves: Costs to users are high.

Need More Information? Who to contact about course reserves.

Putting Items on Course Reserve: How-to.

E-Reserves

The University Libraries will begin to make reserve materials accessible on the web in fall 2000. In the initial phase of this program, we can make the following types of materials available to your students:

• journal articles

• lecture notes

• tests

• problem sets

You must give us your reserve materials at least four weeks before the semester begins to be guaranteed they'll be available for the start of classes. Materials received as Word files or in PDF format are preferred, as they can be processed for web access most easily. Access to online reserve materials will be restricted by IP address.

More About Web-Accessible Reserves:
Submitting materials for electronic reserve (what and how).

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Looking Up Reserves

To find reserves use the Course Reserves function in Cameo.

• Click Course Reserves.
  
  

• Search by Course Number, Course Name, or Instructor Name. Items that are on reserve for your class will be listed. Each item will have a reserve location code, indicating where you must go to find the item.
  
  

• Print the catalog records for the reserve items that you need. If you prefer, you can fill out Reserve Request forms for Hunt Library course reserves.
  

• Take the printouts or Reserve Request forms and go to the reserve location indicated in the catalog.

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Finding Reserves

These are the reserve location codes used in Cameo -- where to go and what to do to find listed reserves.

• ESCIRCDESK
  Engineering and Science Library, Circulation
  Take your printout to the Circulation desk. A staff member will retrieve the item and charge it out to you.

• ESRESVAREA
  Engineering and Science Library, Reserve Area
  Ask at Circulation or Reference for directions to the Reserve Area. Reserve Area items may not be taken out of the library.

• HL-CIRCDK
  Hunt Library, Circulation
  Take your printout or Reserve Request form to the Circulation desk. A staff member will retrieve the item and charge it out to you.

• HLRESVAREA
  Hunt Library, Reserve Area
  Ask at Circulation or Reference for directions to the Reserve Area. Reserve Area items may not be taken out of the library.

• MUS-RESV-4
  Hunt Library, Music Listening Office
  Take your printout or Reserve Request form to the Music Listening Office on the fourth floor. A staff member will retrieve the item and charge it out to you.

• MIRESVAREA
  Mellon Institute Library, Reserve Area
  Ask in the Mellon Institute Library office for directions to the Reserve Area. Reserve Area items may not be taken out of the library.

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Using Reserves

If you are currently enrolled or employed at Carnegie Mellon, you can use course reserves. All reserve items have limited circulation.

• In-Library use / non-circulating -- Cannot be taken from the library

• In-Library use / 2 hours only -- Renewable unless someone is waiting for item

• Overnight -- Check out the item after 3:30 p.m. and keep it until the next day (due within 2 hours after the library opens)

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Overdue, Lost or Damaged Reserves

Overdue fines for course reserves are $.50 per hour per item. If an overdue item is not returned within seven days, it is presumed lost and we begin the process to replace it. For a lost or damaged reserve item, you must pay the cost of the replacement plus a $50 processing fee, a $5 billing fee, and the accumulated hourly fine.

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Need More Information?

If you have questions about reserves or reserves policies, please call:

Engineering and Science Library, Circulation: 268-7214

Hunt Library, Circulation: 268-2444

Mellon Institute Library, Circulation: 268-3171

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Putting Items on Course Reserve

Course Reserves Request:
Print request form, and fill out one form per course.

More About Web-Accessible Reserves:
Submitting materials for electronic reserve (what and how).

Faculty members, instructors and TAs can request that items be put on reserve for their classes using the Request menu in Cameo. Find the item that you want to put on reserve in the library catalog, select Request and choose "Place Academic Reserve." Fill in the information to identify your course, and circulation staff will put the material on reserve as you request.

You can also order new materials to be put on reserve. If you don't find the item in the library catalog, request "Place Academic Reserve" and fill out complete information for the material. Your request will be processed as a rush order for reserve.

If desired, you can also put personal photocopies or personal copies of books on reserve. Use reserve request forms, available at any circulation desk, to put personal (non-library) items on reserve.

You may add items to your course reserves at any time.

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Service Points

CIRCULATION & RESERVES Engineering and Science Library Wean Hall, 4th floor 412-268-7217 Hunt Library 1st floor 412-268-2444 Mellon Institute Library Mellon Institute, 4th floor 412-268-3171 MEDIA CIRCULATION & RESERVES Audio Music Listening, HL4 412-268-2452 Multimedia CDs Music Listening, HL4 412-268-2452 Slides Slide Collection, HL4 412-268-3511 Video and Film Video Collection, HL basement 412-268-5727 VisualStudio CDs Circulation, HL1 412-268-2444

	Hours

Circulation staff are available to help you during all library hours. Media staff are available during posted service hours.

	Did You Know?

About one-third of our course reserves are available on the Web. Ereserves are available to students 24/7. Most reserves circulate for 2 hours, in-library use only. Overdue fines are 50 cents per hour. Some reserves circulate overnight. Overdue fines are 50 cents per hour.

	Helpful Links

Blackboard is another tool that Carnegie Mellon professors use to provide class information and materials to students online.