Course Reserve Processing

Policy for placing personal copies on reserve

Personal copies of books, journals, and mulitmedia items may be placed on reserve.

The library assumes no responsibility for personal items placed on reserve and the requestor will be required to sign a waiver absolving the library of responsibility for damage or loss.

Rather than place your personal copies on reserve, you may wish to contact your Subject Librarian to request that the library purchase a copy for the library collection.

Use of your personal copies will require that physical marking be placed on each item to identify it as a reserve item. The physical markings are described below:

• A barcode label will be permanently affixed to each item.
• A title label will be permanently affixed to the spine of each item.
• Temporary Reserve yellow/black marking tape will be affixed to each item. A strip of transparent tape will be placed under the marking tape to minimize the damage done to the item when it is taken off reserve and the marking tape removed.

In the event that personal copies are damaged, the library will make reasonable repairs to the item so it is useable to your students for the duration of the time the item is on reserve.

In the event a student loses an instructor's personal copy, the standard replacement policy will apply and the student will be assessed the replacement costs.

Modified 7/2009

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Reserve Processing Office
Phone: 726-8241
email: reserve@d.umn.edu