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Access Services: Course Reserves
The reserve collection consists of material selected by faculty and other instructional staff for the use of students enrolled in their classes. It includes books and journal articles, whether from the library collection or purchased, as well as lecture notes, problem sets, sample exams, and other course handouts. Reserve items are shelved in closed stacks behind the circulation desk and circulate for loan periods of two hours in the library, twenty-four hours, or three days. Two-hour reserve items owned by the library are also available for overnight checkout within two hours of closing. Because of heavy demand for this material, reserve loans cannot be renewed and the fines for their late return or replacement accrue at a higher rate than other types of loans.
To view a reserve list for a particular course, click below:
Faculty Request Guidelines
Reserve Forms may be submitted online or you may e-mail Vahdeta Husejinovic or call 617-353-4301 to request paper Reserve Request Forms. Please submit a separate form for each course and return completed forms to the Circulation Desk. If multiples of photocopied material are needed, please include with the form since the Library does not make copies. Keep in mind that extra time will be needed for the purchase of a book not owned by the library (6-8 weeks) or recall of a book checked out to another borrower (2-3 weeks). Except during these instances, new reserve material will generally be available for student use within 48 hours.
Statistics on the use of reserve material can be provided at any time during the semester. At the end of the semester, all personal copies are returned via interdepartmental mail to their owners. Items designated for multiple semesters or "permanent reserve" are reviewed for retention every two years.
SMGTools
The Pardee Management Library allows electronic access to reading assignments, company reports and financials, and other business reference resources useful to your students through SMGTools. For more information consult SMGTools FAQ.
Creating Persistent URLs
A persistent URL or link is a web address that will consistently point to a specific information source such as an article in a full-text library database. Faculty may wish to attach persistent URLs to their syllabus page on SMG Tools to create links to articles for course readings. A list of the most popular Pardee Library databases with persistent link capabilities is available here.
For items on Reserve this semester:
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If an item was put on Reserve for this semester only, it will be removed from Reserve immediately after exams.
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If an item now on Reserve is on Permanent Reserve, it will remain on Reserve indefinitely.
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If an instructor wishes to change the status of an item from Temporary Reserve to Permanent Reserve, s/he must fill out and sign a new form.
For items to be put on Reserve for the upcoming semester:
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Reserve form from Pardee Library must be filled out by the instructor. It helps staff to have your completed form at least a week before the semester begins.
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Requests are processed on a first come, first serve basis.
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If an item has to be purchased, please let staff know at least four to six weeks before the item will be needed by students.
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Items not designated Permanent Reserve will be returned to the owners or the library stacks immediately after the semester ends.
Other:
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Forms are available at the Circulation Desk.
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We do not purchase text-books for Reserve, but do accept donations and/or personal copies.
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Personal items removed from Temporary Reserve will be returned to the owners via campus mail.