Please use the Course Reserves System to add and manage your course reserve materials. (See Instructor Options for Course Reserves System.)

Contact the staff at the Media & Reserves desk on the 4th floor of the Library Annex  or call (979) 845-4833 to set up an instructor account if you do not already have one.

Print Reserves Guidelines | Electronic Reserves Guidelines

Reserve materials are available only for the semester in which the class is taught. Faculty members may not request that Reserves provide access to copies of the same material for successive terms unless copyright permission is obtained.

For large classes where more than one copy of a title is needed, a limited number of paper copies may be made available consistent with fair use and copyright provisions.

To allow sufficient time for acquiring and processing materials:

• Please submit the reserves list for each course at least 4 weeks before the start of the term.
• Please allow at least 7 days before assigning materials that have been submitted for reserve once classes have begun. If new books or additional copies are needed, please submit the request 8 to 10 weeks before the start of the term.
• For materials added during the semester, items will be placed on reserve within 72 hours unless there is a problem with the material.

When placing items on reserve:

• Include the full bibliographic citation for published works
• Specify the loan period for each item (e.g. 1-hour, 2-hours, 4-hours, 24-hours, 3-days, or 7-days)
• Identify items in the same manner as in your syllabus
• Paper copies submitted for print reserves or for scanning into an electronic format:
  • should be on 8.5" x 11" paper
  • contain no holes or staples
  • have at least a one half inch margin on all 4 sides

Print Reserves Guidelines

The following materials may be placed on print reserve:

• TAMU library books
• Personal copies of books (supplied by instructors)
• A single copy of a chapter or excerpt from a book
• Photocopies of single journal or newspaper articles (made by Reserves staff or supplied by instructor)
• Solutions, handbooks, lecture notes, class readings, etc. (supplied by instructors)
• Exams/quizzes from previous semesters (supplied by instructors)
• Course syllabi

The Library will not accept the following for print reserve:

• Multiple chapters from the same book unless copyright permission is supplied in advance
• Multiple articles from the same journal or newspaper unless copyright permission is supplied in advance
• Consumables (e.g. standardized tests, workbooks, answer sheets, or other commercially available materials)

Electronic Reserves Guidelines

The following materials may be placed on electronic reserve for non-consecutive semesters under Educational Fair Use:

• Non-copyright materials such as solutions, handbooks, lecture notes, class readings, etc. (supplied by instructors)
• Excerpts from government publications
• An excerpt from a book that constitutes a limited and reasonable amount of the total work.
• Course syllabi

The Library will not accept the following for electronic reserve without seeking copyright permission (and potentially paying royalties for the use):

• Whole books or an excessive amount of the work
• Multiple articles from the same journal issue or newspaper
• Consumables (e.g. standardized tests, workbooks, answer sheets, or other commercially available materials)

The Libraries will also seek copyright permission for materials that are being used for electronic reserve for consecutive semesters.