UTSA Libraries

Course Reserves Policy

The Course Reserve service enables faculty to place personal copies OR library-owned copies of course materials on reserve for student use.

Course reserves are available at the Front Desk of the John Peace Library or Downtown Campus Library and can be borrowed for a limited amount of time (chosen by the instructor); 2 hours, 4 hours, overnight or two days. Journal articles and other course reserve materials that can be digitized are placed on Electronic Reserve (E-Reserve). Students in the class are able to access E-Reserve material via links on Blackboard course pages.

Using Course Reserves

Faculty

Faculty who wish to place library-owned materials on Course Reserve are welcome to submit a request online or in person. Upon receiving a faculty request, Access Services staff will pull books or media items from the stacks and place them on Reserve. Faculty can also place their personal copies of books or media on reserve.

Students
To find books and media items that are on Reserve, students can search under Course Reserves in the library's online catalog. Reserve materials can be found by course name and number, name of department, or by the name of the instructor. A list of reserve textbooks by location is available for both John Peace Library and the Downtown Campus Library.

Overdue Fines

While owing a library fine prohibits patrons from checking out items from the general collections and Multimedia center, patrons who owe a library fine can still check out course reserves.
  

Lost or Damaged Materials
 

Questions?

Contact the Front Desk of either library: