Library Reserves

For Students

Electronic Reserve items are now found under each specific course in Blackboard. Look for the "ereserve" tab at the top right side of the page after you signon to Blackboard.

To find e-reserves in Blackboard: After signing in to Blackboard, click on:

1. "eReserve" tab at top of page on right.
2. Folders will be listed for each course in which you are registered.
3. eReserve documents are listed under each course. Click to view

Course materials may be under Course Documents in Blackboard if these documents were added by the instructor.

Print and Other Physical Course Materials A link to the list of printed course reserves for each course will be under "Course Documents".

When requesting reserve materials, please note the call number. You will need a valid student id to check out reserve materials or any other library materials.

A Library Reserves Catalog also provides searching of physical reserve materials such as books, DVD's, and other non-electronic media that are available at the Sojourner Truth Library Circulation Desk.

E-Reserves: Faculty

Electronic Course Reserves: Procedures for Faculty

Spring 10

Electronic reserves are now integrated into Blackboard. Students enrolled in your course are able to directly retrieve reserve items on Blackboard without logging in to a separate system.

Library Electronic reserves are an optional service to faculty. If you already have digital content and would like to upload your course reserve materials to "Course Documents" yourself, documentation for uploading your digital files to "Course Documents" may be found on Blackboard under "Teaching Faculty---Documents".

A separate reserve course card must be filled out for each course. Please fill out all the fields specified on the form.

You can fill out the printable pdf form and print it to be provided to the Library together with your course reserve materials.

Blank course cards are also available at the Library circulation desk

Complete a cover page for each article or book chapter.

If you have materials that are already digital, please submit these via the electronic reserve submission form

In compliance with the Copyright fair use guidelines the following materials can be placed on electronic reserves:

• One article from a journal per class per semester
• Up to 10% or 2 chapters of a book.s contents per class per semester whichever is less.

If you have printed documents, the library staff will scan your course reserve documents and load them into Blackboard. Please bring or mail your course items to the library Circulation Department as soon as possible with the required forms.

Articles are scanned and available on Blackboard in the order received. At the beginning of a semester there is a backlog. Please allow at least ONE week for new items/articles to be scanned and to appear on the Blackboard course page.

At the end of every semester all articles/items are archived. If you want archived items available to your students for another semester, list the items on a reserves course card. Items will be retrieved and placed on the Blackboard course page.

All items/articles will be returned to faculty via the campus mail as soon as scanning is completed.

To help us process your items quickly, please submit items on 8 « x 11 paper (white or light colored paper) with clear readable text (not highlighted, no pictures), and single sided copies with no staples.

Need help? E-mail- eres@library.newpaltz.edu

Call:

• 257-3716 Darlene Alessi
• 257-3714 Russ Howitt

Print Reserves: Faculty

Reserves for Printed Material: Procedures for Faculty

Spring 10

Course Reserve for Library books: personally owned books and other materials such as CDs and DVDs may be placed on reserve by faculty. Reserve items are shelved at the reserve area. Students with current SUNY ID cards checkout items at the Reserve Desk for library use for loan periods specified by the faculty.

To Put Printed Material on Reserve for your courses:

• Complete a Course Card for each course and print. Please fill out all the fields specified on the form.

• Complete a Reserve List Card for each course and print.
• Bring library books, personal books and other items for reserve to the Circulation Department with the completed forms.
• Library staff places books and items on reserve as quickly as possible in the order received at the Checkout Desk. Please allow at least one week at the beginning of a semester.
• Personally owned items will be marked with labels and tape.
• If possible, a copy of a personally owned CD or DVD should be used for reserve.
• Multiple copies of a title are not placed on reserve until usage indicates the need for additional copies, or class size exceeds 50.

Blank forms are also available at the Library circulation desk

Reserve items are removed at the end of the semester. Faculty will be called and/or emailed when items are available for pick up. Personal books and items held at the Checkout Desk should be picked up before the next semester begins. Personal books and items not picked up will be sent to the faculty.s academic department via campus mail. The library is not responsible for items not picked up, lost or damaged in the mail.

If the library does not own a book or item you need for reserve, please submit an Online Book Request Form with your course number and contact information. It may be possible for the library to purchase the book/item in time for your course reserves if your request is timely.

The Library does not usually purchase text books for Reserves or the collection in general.