Electronic Course Reserve

Electronic Course Reserve or "E-Reserve" is digital access to instructional materials through the JRVP online catalog.  Students can access e-reserve material any time from their desktop.  All e-reserve material is password protected through the MTU ISO.

Materials that can be placed on electronic course reserve include:

• Course syllabi
• Lecture notes
• Past or practice Exams
• Assignments
• Journal articles
• Book chapters
• Links to library subscribed electronic content (e-journals and e-books.)
• Links to www sites

To place material on electronic course reserve:

1. Complete an Electronic Course Reserve Request form.
2. Material may be submitted in electronic or print formats.  All print materials should be brought with a completed request form to Course Reserves located at the Circulation Desk on the first floor of the library. 
3. Reserve staff will convert and/or scan material and link PDF documents to the instructor's name, department and course number in the JRVP Online Catalog.

To access material on electronic course reserve:

1. Go to the Library web site
2. Click on JRVP Online Catalog in the Library Resources column
3. Click on Course Reserve
4. Select the Instructor, Department and Course from the drop-down menus
5. From the course display click on a specific e-reserve title
6. Log in using your MTU ISO userID and password (same as Husky Mail.)

Print Course Reserves

Print or "traditional" course reserves are materials held in the course reserves stacks located at the Circulation Desk on the first floor of the library.  Items are available during library service hours.  Generally use is limited to in-library with a one, two or three hour loan period per item.

Materials that can be placed on print reserve include:

• Course syllabi
• Assignments
• Lecture notes
• Practice exams
• Books (either from the Library's holdings or an instructor's copy)
• Articles
• Book Chapters
• Lawfully obtained motion pictures or sound recordings

To place material on print course reserve:

1. Complete a Print Course Reserve form.
2. Retrieve Library materials from the stacks
3. Be sure all copies of articles and book chapters adhere to copyright and fair use and university guidelines.  Include complete citation and copyright statement from the original source.
4. Provide 1 copy per 25 students of copied material.
5. Bring material and completed form to Course Reserves at the Circulation Desk

To access print reserve material:

1. All print course reserves are located at the Circulation Desk in the library
2. Request material using the Course number and Instructor's last name
3. A valid Tech Express card is required to check out print course reserve materials