How to Find Something on Reserve

What are Reserves? | Print Reserves | Electronic Reserves

What are Reserves?

When a professor wants the entire class to read a book or an article without requiring all the students to purchase the material, the professor may put the item on Reserve. There are two types of Reserves.

• Print Reserves
• Electronic Reserves

The Professor may put physical copies of the item on Reserve. These "print reserves" may be checked out from the Reserves Desk in the lower level of the library. The Professor may make an electronic copy of the material available through the course Blackboard site.

Print Reserves

To find Print Reserves, follow these steps:

• Click HERE to go to the "Course Reserve" module of the ALADIN catalog
• Select your Professor's name
• Click on the Search button
• It will pull up a list of items your Professor has placed on Print Reserves
• If you do not see the document you are looking for, check Electronic Reserves

Electronic Reserves

To find Electronic Reserves, follow these steps:

• Click HERE to go to Blackboard
• Login to Blackboard
• Click on the "Courses" tab at the top of the page
• Look for the appropriate course and click on its title
• On the tool bar on the left, click on the button that says "e-reserves"
• Look for the document in question
• If you still can't find what you need, call Reserves at 202-885-3231