what are course reserves

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Course Reserves Reserves are items your instructor has made available for you to use in your course. Electronic Reserves – Items provided in digital formats by your instructor

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How do I access my course reserves?

Course Reserves is a part of the Emory Libraries Affordable Textbooks and Teaching Materials (ATTM) initiative, which provides solutions to the rising cost of textbooks, such as electronic textbooks, textbooks on reserve, and the Emory Barnes & Noble bookstore’s textbook rental program. Please visit the ATTM page for more details.

How to access course reserves?

Course Reserves Reserves are items your instructor has made available for you to use in your course. Electronic Reserves – Items provided in digital formats by your instructor

How to search for course reserves?

Course Reserves for students ADA Services Students with disabilities are provided with additional services in order to meet their specific learning needs.

What is the policy for course reserves?

The Course Reserves System. The Course Reserves system helps you manage your course materials: Request staff-mediated article and book scans. Upload PDFs directly from your computer. Add or request links for e-resources and websites. Make physical materials available for shortened loan periods. Assign proxies to help with requests and maintenance.

How can you access course reserves?

Course Reserves are course-related items made available at the request of instructors. Course reserves are available online (as an e-book) 24/7 or as a physical copy held at the circulation desk for short-term use by students.

What is a reserved course?

“Course Reserved” means that every seat in the course has been set aside for a specific academic category of student. In some cases, this might be as general as preventing graduate students from enrolling in undergraduate courses.

How do you use course reserves at UCSD?

Accessing ReservesGo to: reserves.ucsd.edu.Enter your AD login – the same you use to access your campus email.Select your course. All items on reserve from your professor will be listed.Oct 3, 2018

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What is a reserve cap?

Reserve Cap is a feature that “reserves” or hold seats for students in an Enrollment Requirement Group (ERG), which is based on major(s), minor(s), class level, or student group. Only one ERG should be added to each section.Oct 8, 2021

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To use VPN EasyConnect. Go to https://vpn.ucsd.edu. In the "GROUP" dropdown, select 2-Step Secured - EasyConnect. ... Username & Password. A UC San Diego username and password is required to use VPN services. ... Questions? For help with connecting from off-campus using the VPN, contact the ITS Service Desk.

Electronic Course Reserves

Items provided in digital formats by your instructor can be found using this tool (AD account required).

Fines Policy

Materials are due at the designated time. A fine of $10.00 will be assessed as soon as an item is late. For each additional hour the item is late, an additional $10.00 fine is charged.

Getting Started

Use Course Reserves to manage all your required class readings in one place. Get notified when new materials have been added for a class and save items for easy access later.

Information for Faculty

Because we make it as easy as possible for you: You tell us what you want, we find it, we scan it, and we make it available to your students. If we don’t have it, we buy it. Copyright, you ask? We monitor copyright compliance so you don’t have to.

Off-Campus Access

Are you connecting from off campus? In some cases, to get access to reserves materials from off campus, you may need to use VPN. See our Off-Campus Access help page for more information.

Ares Login

Set up your Ares Course Reserves account and log in to view materials for your course.

About Course Reserves

New to Course Reserves? Find out more about our staff and what we do to meet your needs!

Course Reserves Libguide

This guide provides instruction on using the Ares system, accessing reserve materials, and includes Course Reserves contact information at all UF library branches.

For Students

Learn how to access materials your instructor has placed on physical reserve or electronic Course Reserves using Ares.

ADA Services

Students with disabilities are provided with additional services in order to meet their specific learning needs.

For Instructors

Learn how to request physical items for Course Reserves use, request links for electronic Reserves, integrate Ares with Canvas and more.

Copyright and Fair Use

Addresses common issues related to posting copyrighted materials online including Fair Use practices.

Find your Course Reserve items

Viewing and printing Course Reserve items requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Place an item on Course Reserve

Instructors should submit Course Reserve requests by clicking the link above and completing the appropriate online form. Library staff will find existing digital versions, scan full-text items, or provide access to e-books or online video as quickly as possible to meet the needs of your students.

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What Is Course Reserves?

  • Instructors make reserves materials such as PDFs, e-books, streaming media, and physical books available to their students via Course Reserves. Students access their course materials directly through Canvas by clicking on the Library Course Reserveslink within a course.
See more on libraries.emory.edu

Instructors

  1. Within the Course Reserves website instructors can:
  2. Reserves requests for library-owned materials can also be placed directly through discoverE.
  3. Visit the Course Reserves for Instructorspage for instructions on adding/reactivating materials, Canvas access, and more.
  4. Remember to place your requests before the start of the semester to avoid long turnaround ti…
  1. Within the Course Reserves website instructors can:
  2. Reserves requests for library-owned materials can also be placed directly through discoverE.
  3. Visit the Course Reserves for Instructorspage for instructions on adding/reactivating materials, Canvas access, and more.
  4. Remember to place your requests before the start of the semester to avoid long turnaround times.

Students

  1. Access online materials (PDFs, website links) and physical reserves information through Canvas. Within your course click on Library Course Reserves to access the assigned materials. Please note:
  2. Borrow physical reserves (books, media) for short-term loan from your library service desk. In Course Reserves, click on Show Details next to an item to find the call number, or find it in dis…
  1. Access online materials (PDFs, website links) and physical reserves information through Canvas. Within your course click on Library Course Reserves to access the assigned materials. Please note:
  2. Borrow physical reserves (books, media) for short-term loan from your library service desk. In Course Reserves, click on Show Details next to an item to find the call number, or find it in discoverE.
  3. If your instructor does not use Canvas, go directly to the Course Reservessite to see your materials.

Physical Reserves Borrowing

  1. Books: 2 hours, 3 hours, 1 day, or 3 days, depending on instructor. One renewal.
  2. Audio and visual materials: One item for 3 hours, no renewals, library use only.
  3. Equipment: One bundle for 3 days, no renewals (see the Equipment Guidefor details).
  4. Overdue fines: $1.00 per hour.
See more on libraries.emory.edu

Affordable Textbooks

  • Course Reserves is a part of the Emory Libraries Affordable Textbooks and Teaching Materials(ATTM) initiative, which provides solutions to the rising cost of textbooks, such as electronic textbooks, textbooks on reserve, and the Emory Barnes & Noble bookstore’s textbook rental program. Please visit the ATTM page for more details.
See more on libraries.emory.edu

Contact

  • Robert W. Woodruff Library 2nd floor, Library Service Desk 404-727-2230 reserves@emory.edu Goizueta Business Library 2nd floor, Woodruff Library gbsreserves@emory.edu Hugh F. MacMillan Law Library 2nd floor, School of Law 404-727-6824 lawcirc@emory.edu Oxford College Library 770-784-8380 oxreserves@listserv.cc.emory.edu Pitts Theology Library Room 209, Candl…
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