Reserves

Items can be placed on Reserve for use within the Library and for electronic access (eReserves).

Request Form

Please file this request form in the library at least 3 days in advance of your students need. Please fill out one form for each item put on reserve. Items placed on reserve behind the circulation counter will have a 2 hour usage limit!

NOTE: Electronic data can be submitted via email, along with submission of this form. Additional information: Electronic Reserves FAQ.

Course Name & Number: Semester/Year:
Professor's Name: Date of Request:
Department: Date to Remove:
Office Phone: Home Phone:
Number of Students:    

Book Title    OR
Journal Title:
Journal Volume/Issue/Date:
Title of journal article: Article number of pages:
Author(s):    

COPYRIGHT COMPLIANCE

El Centro accepts journal articles for placement on reserve for a maximum of one semester. Thereafter the faculty member must have permission of the copyright holder.

Non-copyrighted materials may be placed on reserve in paper copy or in electronic format.

Do you want this item added to electronic course reserves?     YES NO (non-copyrighted materials only)

Length of time these items are to be checked out if you allow these to leave the library:

Please type in your name as an acknowledgement of copyright compliance:

NOTES:

Electronic Course Reserves (eReserves)

Items placed on Electronic Course Reserves can be identified by students through the course reserves component in the Library Catalog.

What is the Process for Putting an Item on eReserves?

A faculty member brings a file or printed document to the Library. (Items can be submitted by email as well to nhowden@dcccd.edu)

Any format of file can be used, including color graphics, programs, Powerpoint presentations, etc.

The Library puts the materials into the electronic course reserve system. Items that are already authored (in electronic form) can be loaded more quickly than items that must be scanned.

NOTE:  Items are first checked to be sure formatting will work and to see if there are any parts that require special handling.

NOTE: Electronic course reserves are for non-copyrighted materials only or those copyrighted materials for which permission is obtained to place on reserve.

How do I submit an eReserves?

Email the item(s) to Norm Howden. Please submit a copy of the Reserves Request Form along with the item(s).

You can also drop the item(s) by the Circulation Desk.

How do eReserves benefit students?

Students may access course reserves from any location that has Web access.

Distance education students can obtain much more useable material with this process.

Students can access and review materials when they miss class or have missed items in taking notes.

How do eReserves benefit faculty?

Faculty can use this as a means of insuring that students have convenient access to missed lecture materials, forms for projects, formatting instructions, and enrichment materials.

Departments save on paper copying costs.

Links can be made from eCampus, saving time on re-loading materials for new sections and courses.

What should I think about in preparing eReserves?

Use simple file names with no spaces. Use underline characters for clarity. Keep filenames to the 8+3 DOS standard length.

Prefer common formats. In word processing, rich text format (.rtf) is the most common. In Powerpoint, a powerpoint viewer is freely downloadable from the Web.

Once you start a series of files, be consistent in naming them - by chapter, by lecture, by date, by topic, etc.

Explain to students that printing Powerpoint presentations is best done by choosing the 3 or 6 slides per page format using a "full" version of the software.

Provide the files to the Library in electronic form if at all possible.

Fill out an electronic course reserve form at the beginning of the semester and the Library can add items to it over the semester if you need to place them on Reserve.

Need More Information?

For more information, please contact Norm Howden, 214-860-2176

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