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Reading Lists and Course Reserves: Physical Reserves for Instructors

This guide gives you step-by-step instructions on how to use the Reading List tool.
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Putting Physical Materials on Reserve

Physical Course Reserves

To request a hardcopy/physical reserve item, use our new Reading Lists Tool or fill out a Physical Reserve Request Form for each applicable course. 

Removing Items from Physical Reserve

If you previously had materials on reserve and DO NOT need any physical course reserves for the upcoming semester, please fill out this brief form so we know what to do with the material(s). Items not requested/renewed through the Physical Reserve Request Form will be reshelved and personal materials will be returned to departmental mailboxes via campus mail.

Please note the following:

  • If you do not need to make any changes to your reserves, you only need to provide the course and contact information (the first two pages of the form).
  • If you would like to put a personal copy of material on reserve, it should be dropped off at the Access and Instruction Desk for processing after the reading list is sent to the library for review. Select “Library Use Only” if the item should not leave the library during the checkout period. 
  • For Multi-Day Reserve requests, please send an email to library@cofc.edu about the desired loan period after sending the list to the library for review.

Using the Reading List Tool for Physical Reserves (see Tag Definitions tab)

Professors using the Reading List Tool to request physical materials must use Tags to indicate the desire for these items to be processed and pulled for reserves. Reserve items can be checked out from the Reserve collection for a limited amount of time. Add physical library material, or a personal copy, then select the tag that corresponds with desired checkout period and any other tags that may apply. Tags are visible to students on their Reading List (except the Personal Copy tag). You can find step-by-step instructions for adding material and tags in the new Reading Lists Tool here.

Tags required for physical course reserves

  • 2-Hour Reserve – Physical material on reserve at the Access & Instruction Desk (AID) available for student check out for 2 hours at a time. 

  • 4-Hour Reserve – Physical material on reserve at the Access & Instruction Desk (AID) available for student check out for 4 hours at a time.

  • 1-Day Reserve – Physical material on reserve at the Access & Instruction Desk (AID) available for student check out for 24 hours at a time.

  • Multi-Day Reserve – Physical material on reserve at the Access & Instruction Desk (AID) available for student check out for more than 24 hours. Please send a note to the library before review with the length of time requested. 

  • Personal Copy – Physical material not owned by the College Libraries on reserve at the Access & Instruction Desk (AID). After adding the personal copy to the reading list, please drop the material off at AID as soon as possible for processing.