Course reserves

Find course reserves (students)

Students can find reserve items through their course Canvas page. Reserve materials are in the Library Course Page tab on the left side of the page. For help, review our Frequently Asked Questions on accessing course reserves.

Make course readings available (instructors)

Health Sciences instructors can place course reserves to increase the accessibility of course readings or other materials for access by students in Canvas.

Reserves staff works with instructors to give access to the physical or digital materials they request, including materials not currently owned by the Libraries.

If you are interested in this service, but are affiliated with another college or school, please see the University Libraries Course Reserves page.

Reserves placement process

Use the Course Materials Request Form or email [email protected] to place items on reserve. Find additional details in the online reserve information for faculty and reserves Frequently Asked Questions.

Include the following information when you place a request:

• Course name and number.
• Instructor's name and email.
• List of materials with full citations to be placed on reserve. List the citations in the order you would like for them to appear, such as by week, module, or alphabetical order. Attach a Google Doc or Microsoft Word document for longer lists. There is a limit of 100 items per course.

Copyright and fair use for course reserves

Applications of fair use are predicated on the Libraries' General Principles of Fair Use in Education, and require access controls that restrict access to reserve materials to only registered students and their instructors.

Whenever copyrighted works are used for course reserves under the provisions of Fair Use (Section 107), instructors are responsible for the following:

• Determination, on a case-by-case basis, whether the use of a copyrighted work requires permission or qualifies as fair use. University Libraries staff will provide consultation assistance in evaluating the qualification of any specific use as a fair use. In addition an online tool is available to document the fair use analysis.
• Determination, on a case-by-case basis, whether the use of a copyrighted work requires permission or qualifies as fair use. University Libraries staff will provide consultation assistance in evaluating the qualification of any specific use as a fair use. In addition an online tool is available to document the fair use analysis.
• Whenever copying original materials is involved, whether the copies are made by instructors or by the library, only the amount needed to accomplish the specific educational purpose should be copied. In consultation with library staff, instructors will determine any limits on the amount of material to be used.

For more details and general conditions for the use of copyrighted works in course reserves see University Libraries' Copyright Standards for Course Reserves.

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