The Course
Reserve Collection consists of assigned reading material that is
expected to be in heavy demand during teaching sessions. There
are
two components to the service
- online material (journal articles, chapters of books, ebooks etc)
which can be accessed by searching the electronic Course
Reserve facility;
- physical material (books, DVDs, videos etc) which are located on
the Ground Level of the Library.
Note: Personal copies of books or
folders of notes for essays and tutorials are held behind the
Service Desk.
Preferred Format for Course Reserve Material
Once lists of materials are provided to the Library by academics,
items will be linked to electronic documents whereever possible
which means students
(particularly off-campus students) have access to material via the catalogue
24 hours a day, and can print, download or read
online at any time.
For books which
have multiple chapters cited, or where a whole book has been set
for a particular course, or for other material which cannot be legally
digitised
by the University, the material is held in the physical Course Reserve
Collection.
Finding Course Reserve Items
Once they have been placed on Course Reserve, items can be searched
through the online Course
Reserve facility by the Lecturer’s
name, School, Course number/name and Session. Alternatively,
they can be searched by Author or Title through
the Library’s
catalogue.
Typical catalogue holdings information will
look like this:
- Electronic
Location: Electronic Access
Temporarily Shelved at Course Reserve
Call Number: digital object
Number of items: 1
Status: Available
Linked Resource: Makers of modern strategy Chapter 21, Voices from
the central blue.pdf (2.73mb)
- Hard copy
Location: Main Collection
Temporarily Shelved at Course Reserve
Call Number: HB 103 .K47 S54 1996
Number of items: 1
Status: Available
Further
information on searching for Course Reserve items can be found
in the Catalogue
Tutorial.
Borrowing Course Reserve Items
All of the physical Course Reserve Collection is available for browsing, and
most of this collection is available for borrowing. All items must be charged
to a patron if the item is removed from the Course Reserve room, including
2 hour loans. The following loan periods and borrowing conditions apply:
Loan Periods
Borrowers may borrow 2 items at a time from each of the following categories.
• 2 hour loans (Red
tape) - must be used in the Library during the period the Library
is open, but may be borrowed overnight 30 minutes prior to closing
and returned before the library opens on the following day.
• 24 hour loans (Blue
tape) – may be borrowed at any time of the day and may be taken
out of the Library but must be returned before closing time on the
following day.
• 3 day loans (Green
tape) - may be borrowed at any time of the day and may be taken out
of the Library but must be returned berfore closing time of the third
day.
• Not For Loan - Lecture notes and personal
copies can be used in the Library during opening hours but they are
NOT available for overnight loan.
The Course
Reserve for Off-Campus students webpage outlines more detailed
information about this group's access to course reserve materials.
Returning Course Reserve Items
If the Library is open, the item/s should be returned to the Service desk.
When the Library is closed the item/s may be returned through the
after-hours book return chute, which is situated to the left of the
main entrance to the Library.
Points to remember
- YOUR ID card must be presented. No subsitutes,
including someone else's card, will be accepted;
- Two items may be borrowed from each category unless directed otherwise
by Lending Services staff;
- Lecture notes and personal copies are NOT to leave the library;
- If the Library is open, the item/s should be returned
to the Service desk;
- When the Library is closed the item/s may be returned
through the after-hours book return chute, which is situated to
the left of the
main entrance to the Library.
For further information and assistance with any issues relating
to Course Reserve, please contact the Ask
Us Service or phone 02 6268 8116.
