Reserves are funds that are set aside at either a university or unit level for economic uncertainties, or to fund a specific project that requires an accumulation of resources to fund.
Electronic course reserve (ECR) service allows students to access course reserve materials electronically from anywhere via the library catalog. Photocopies are scanned as PDF documents and made available via the library online catalog.
Access to the Electronic Reserves is available via the Find e-reserves & Recommended books link on the Library home page. This will take you to the Course Code Search screen.
Some library items may not be borrowed. However, such items may be consulted in the Library. Examples of these items include: reference works (e.g. encyclopaedias, dictionaries, yearbooks, law reports)
If you know the book title, click on the Course Reserves title, then type the tile in the search box.
If you know the course number, search for it by using the four digit department code ( listed to the right ), followed by the three to four digit course number.
If you know your professor's name, search for it by using last name, first name.
Two hours before the Services Desk closes, you may check out Reserves material for an overnight loan. Items will be due one half hour after the Services Desk opens the next day.
Course Reserves items may be checked out for either two hours or one day, depending on what the instructor has indicated.
Many faculty members choose to place material on reserve in order to ensure that all students in the class have access to it.
You may not have an item checked out and on hold at the same time. If you want to check out an item before your hold time, the hold will be cancelled.
For graduate students who are teaching, the UCSB Library can help you and your students, too!
Course Reserves are course-related materials made available, either electronically or physically, through the UC Santa Barbara Library. Items that may be on reserve for a class include: books, videos, course readers, textbooks, ebooks, articles, book chapters, journal articles, recordings, class handouts, and information.
The library offers a variety of instructional services aimed at helping users become more adept at identifying, locating, and accessing print and electronic information resources in the UCSB Library and beyond.
The UCSB NRS Campus Office (Office)is responsible for the management of the financial resources of the UCSB NRS and assists reserves with administrative functions . The Office acts as the link between the remote reserves and UCSB campus departments. In addition to the UCSB NRS Director, the Office staff includes the Executive Director, Business Officer, Development Officer and Financial Analyst. The Office is located in the Marine Science Institute.
The seven NRS reserves managed by UCSB represent a wide variety of ecosystems and have active programs to support research, university education and public outreach at their sites. The UCSB NRS reserves are among the most visited reserves in the UC NRS.
Two hours before the Services Desk closes, you may check out Reserves material for an overnight loan. Items will be due one half hour after the Services Desk opens the next day.
Course Reserves items may be checked out for either two hours or one day, depending on what the instructor has indicated.
Many faculty members choose to place material on reserve in order to ensure that all students in the class have access to it.
You may not have an item checked out and on hold at the same time. If you want to check out an item before your hold time, the hold will be cancelled.