Faculty Course Reserves

Submitting Requests

• Submit requests to Reserve at least two weeks before the semester begins to ensure that materials will be available for students on time.
• Requests are processed in the order they are received.
• Marriott Library Reserve Request Forms are available at the Reserve Desk. You may also send requests using this online form or e-mail Reserve.
• You must list the copyright owner and publication year for each title (example:: © Jane Doe, 1989).
• Limit requests to one chapter or 10% from each book and single articles from journal issues.
• Course reserve reading materials can be made available in either electronic reserve or paper reserve as allowed by copyright fair use.
• See also University of Utah Libraries: Reserve Guidelines and Faculty Guide to the University of Utah Libraries: Reserve Guidelines.

Submitting Materials for Electronic Reserve

• E-Reserves link directly to materials from the website. At the end of each semester, all materials will be removed from Electronic Reserve.
• Requests must be submitted at least two weeks before the semester begins to accommodate the volume of request received at that time. Requests received after the first three weeks of the semester are typically processed within 24 - 48 hours.
• Provide high quality, one-sided copies for scanning.
• Write the copyright owner and year on each article to be scanned. (example: © Prentice Hall, 1989 or © John Smith, 1999). We cannot scan items of unknown origin. Student papers need written authorization from the student before they can be scanned for Electronic Reserve.
• Limit requests to one chapter or 10% from each book. Examples of copyright restrictions