Reserve Information for Faculty

The UNT Libraries has six reserve desks which house materials selected by faculty members as required or recommended reading for their courses.  These materials are course-related materials and can include books, articles, chapters of books, sample tests, homework solutions, videos, CDs, DVD, etc.  Periodical volumes, reference materials, and non-circulating books cannot be placed on reserve.

Beginning in the fall semester of 2011, all new requests to place copies of articles or chapters on reserve will be processed in electronic format if the material is owned by the UNT Libraries or by the instructor and if copyright constraints do not prohibit an electronic format. If the material is not owned by the UNT Libraries or by the instructor, print/paper copies may still be used.

• Online Request Form
• Location of Reserve Materials
• Loan Periods
• Electronic Reserves
• Personal Materials
• Library Reserve Policy 

Online Request Form 

On-Line Reserve Request Forms for Faculty to complete for course reserves:

  Journal Articles/Electronic Reserves Form

  Book Reserve Form

  Book Chapter/Electronic Reserves Form

There are also forms for Music material and for Media items:

• For music reserve materials see the Music Request Form
• For media reserve materials see the Media Request Form
  

Personal materials for any of the reserve desks should be reserved in person at the appropriate reserve desk.

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Location of Reserve Materials

Note: The Willis Library Reserves area has moved. Reserve materials may now be checked out at the first floor Willis Library Access Services Desk.

• The Willis Library Access Services Desk, located on 1st floor of Willis Library, houses reserve items for courses in the humanities or social sciences.
• The Music Library Service Desk and the Audio Center, both located on 4th floor of Willis Library, houses reserve items for music courses.
• The Eagle Commons Library Library Circulation Desk houses reserve items for courses in science and technology.
• The Library Collection Area, Discovery Park room M130, houses reserve items for courses in library and information sciences, engineering, computer science, materials science, and engineering technology.
• The UNT Dallas Center Circulation Desk houses video reserve items for courses taught at the Dallas Center.  Other reserve material should be in electronic form.
• Regardless of the course being taught, all Media Library items on reserve (except those at the Dallas Center) are located at the service desk of the Media Library.
• Electronic Reserves are accessed through the UNT Library Catalog.

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Loan Periods

Loan periods for reserve items are specified by the instructor from the following options:

• 2   hours 
• 2   hours, library use only 
• 1   day
• 3   days 
• 7   days 
• 14  days
• 21  days

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Electronic Reserves

We are required by copyright law and library policy to follow these guidelines for electronic reserves:

• Only material owned by the UNT Libraries or by the instructor may be placed on electronic reserves. 
• Electronic reserves should be only a small part of the total assigned readings in any given course.
• Access to electronic reserves will be limited to students enrolled in the course.
• All material will be hosted on a secure, password-protected server. Faculty members must provide us with a password to be used by the students, and the faculty member, not the library, will be responsible for distributing the password to the class.
• All  electronic reserve material will be removed after the course ends. To place the material on reserve for a different semester, a new request must be submitted.
• A copyright notice will appear on the e-reserves system opening screen and on the cover sheet of each scanned article.
• If an article is available through the Electronic Resources or E-Books of the Libraries, it may not also be placed on electronic reserves. 
• Electronic reserve materials should be limited to small portions of copyrighted materials:  one book chapter per book, one article per journal issue.

To access Electronic Reserves--

• Go to the UNT Library Catalog 
• Click on Course Reserves 
• Search by Course or by instructor's name 
• Click on the title needed 
• Sign in with your name, your UNT ID, and the course password.  The password must be given to you by the faculty member teaching the course. 
• When the above information is entered correctly, you will see the PDF for the article. 
• If you have additional articles to read, use the back button to return to the Library Catalog. 
• When you are finished, please exit from the browser if you are using a public PC.  This is to protect your personal information.

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General Library Reserve Policy

The Libraries will make a single copy, usually electronic, of a magazine article, part of a book, etc., from its collections to be placed on Reserve for a particular course.  Personal material belonging to the instructor may also be placed on reserve, but the Libraries are not responsible for any loss or damage to these materials. Regular, circulating books may be placed on reserve, but periodicals, non-circulating books and reference materials cannot be placed on reserve except at the discretion of the librarian.

The Libraries comply with U.S. Copyright Law. The faculty member must provide copyright permission, if necessary. The Libraries will not make copies of works intended to be consumable in the course of study or teaching (workbooks, exercises, etc.).

In order to have material on Reserve in a timely manner, it is necessary for the Libraries to have Reserve requests a minimum of two weeks prior to their initial use.  Reserve material will be removed at the end of the semester unless the instructor requests renewal.

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