“Library Reading List” self-service reserves request tool in Blackboard has replaced our previous reserves request system. Please review our Quick Start Guide for step-by-step instructions on creating your course reserves reading lists.
New tool for Faculty -
COURSE RESERVES BLACKBOARD FEATURE
Library Reading List is a self-service and interactive tool that allows you to build and manage your own course reserves and reading lists.
With Library Reading List you can add any resource with a URL including books, e-books, articles, websites, videos, and podcasts to your course reserves. An added bonus of this tool gives you the ability to incorporate and communicate with students via tags, notes, and due dates. It is also easily accessible and easy to use on mobile devices.
Download our Quick Start Guide to learn more about Library Reading List. Please feel free to manage your reading list as needed and let us know if you have any questions. The first 75 faculty to show us that they have adopted this new tool and created their own reading and resource lists will receive a Classroom Success Pack. Email libreserve@utsa.edu when your reading list is ready.
Course Readings/Reserves
UTSA Faculty may access the “Library Reading List” self-service Blackboard tool to quickly create their online course reading lists and place hard-copy readings on library reserve. Important: extra processing time is required for hard copies and new requests. Please plan accordingly to ensure readings are accessible to students when needed.
E-Books and Streaming Media Reserves
UTSA Faculty should use “Library Reading List” to add e-books and videos as course readings. The Library will either confirm access or provide alternate options. We prioritize the purchase of online formats over hard copies and have a robust collection of licensed films and e-books ready to use. To request a NEW e-book or video for a future course, email libreserve@utsa.edu.
More info on requesting streaming media
Print Textbooks and DVD Reserves
We carry many textbooks required for high-enrollment classes with expensive textbooks. These can be borrowed for 2 hours (books) or 4 hours (DVDs) with a checkout limit of three items at one time. Only currently enrolled students, faculty, and staff may borrow them.
Items that cannot be placed on reserve include:
- Materials belonging to another library (e.g., books borrowed from another library)
- Copied movies without consent of the copyright holder
- Rare or very fragile items
Overdue Fines
| 2 hour and 4 hour reserve items: | $1/hour, maximum $30 |
Open Educational Resources (OER)
Using open educational resources or other affordable textbooks? Report them to increase transparency for our UTSA Roadrunners. When registering for courses, students can apply the Low-Cost or No-Cost Textbook filters in the UTSA course search. For assistance, please check the FAQ or email oer@utsa.edu.
Digital Reserves
Our purchasing policy first seeks an available online option. Students can access digitized versions of print textbooks on the library website. Not every item can be made available digitally. Print textbooks will be placed on Digital Reserves at the discretion of library staff, after evaluating available access options from the publisher. Only faculty may submit requests for print books to be placed on Digital Reserves.
Digital textbooks are available for the same checkout period as their print counterparts. We limit access to one student at a time, and students will be placed on a waitlist if there is high demand for the same book. Once we digitize an item, we email faculty a permalink to the book to be placed on Blackboard. Digital textbooks can be found in the Library Quick Search.
Copyright
We rely on fair use when making decisions about course reserves. In determining whether the use of a work is considered fair use, the factors we consider include:
- the purpose and character of the use, including whether use is of a commercial or non-profit educational nature
- the nature of the copyrighted work
- the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole
- the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
To stay in compliance with U.S. copyright law, digital reserve books may not be printed, downloaded, or shared with others.
Contact Us
If you need assistance with course reserves, contact (210) 458-4574 or libreserve@utsa.edu.