For Instructors
Course Reserves gives students access to books, films, and other materials for their classes through the UCSC Library. Let us know what your students need for your course and we'll do our best to make your material available through Course Reserves!
Informing Students
Tell your students about Course Reserves! Many students are brand new to using reserves and may be unfamiliar with how to acquire reserve materials. Some ways you can let them know that you've made your course materials available are:
- Including a Course Reserves link on Canvas
- Adding the link to your syllabus and/or website
- Sending an email or creating a post through Piazza/ED
- In-class announcement and reminders
Important Dates
At least three weeks before classes begin, please submit your course reserves request form. Doing so gives us time to purchase, gather, and process materials.
Course Reserves Deadline :
- Friday, February 28th, 2025 for Spring Quarter 2025
Reserve Loan Periods
You can choose from 3 reserve loan periods:
- 2-hours
- 24-hours
- 72-hours
Note: For larger classes (recommended for classes of 70+ students), we encourage instructors to use a 2-hour reserve loan period. This allows for greater access to reserve materials.
Ebooks
Does the library already have an eBook you want to use for your class? Let us know by submitting a Book Reserves Request form. Our team can then ensure that the number of simultaneous users is suitable for your class size.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Note: Instructors are cautioned to make this decision with care as items may be lost or damaged by borrowers. The reserves staff will use tape on the spine and on the front of the book to label it for library lending. Unless requested to be placed on permanent reserve, personal items will be returned through campus mail at the end of the quarter.
Making Course Material Affordable
With education costs on the rise, considering textbook affordability is an opportunity for us to support our students. For ideas on how to increase textbook affordability for your students, please visit the library's Affordable Textbooks page.
Copyright Law and Course Reserves
We adhere to the UC Copyright Guidelines for Fair Use. Any materials submitted that are not in compliance will not be placed on reserve and will be returned to the instructor. Due to copyright restrictions, the Course Reserves Team cannot put items owned by other institutions on reserve at our library.