Placing materials on Reserve
Information for placing material on Reserve through the Evans Library, West Campus Library, and Policy Sciences & Economics Library
Submitting Reserve Lists
Please use the Reserve Request Form to list all materials to be placed on reserve for each term. The form is also available at the appropriate Reserves Service desk. The information on the Reserve Request Form is needed for print and electronic materials.
Reserve materials are available only for the semester in which the class is taught. Faculty members may not request that Reserves/E-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.
Print Reserves
Types of Materials:
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
Types of Materials:
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 for a prose work or monograph 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 a monographic 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.