{"id":31,"date":"2022-03-08T12:12:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T18:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/library\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2024-08-03T11:06:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T16:06:23","slug":"course-reserves","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/library\/borrow-request\/course-reserves\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Reserves"},"content":{"rendered":"
The library encourages faculty to use the library’s course reserve services to make available to students materials used in support of specific courses. Faculty may place personally owned items<\/u> on course reserve (often referred to simply as “on reserve”). Instructors may also request that specific library holdings<\/u> be placed on course reserve. Typical items placed on course reserve are books, textbooks, DVDs and course notes or scanned\/photocopied articles burned onto a CD. At the instructor’s request, the library will recall an item from any borrower should it be needed for placement on course reserve. The library does expect that all items placed on reserve are in compliance with copyright laws. For information about placing items on course reserve, please call the Circulation Desk at (218) 755-3345.<\/p>\n
Return to Top<\/a><\/p>\n Should you wish to check if an item you requested for course reserve has been made available for course reserve use, or if you wish to check an item’s reserve number so that you can announce it to your students, go to OneSearch <\/i><\/a>and click on the Course Reserves <\/strong><\/em>link in the links menu above the main search bar. You can then search using any combination of your last name and keywords from the course title and\/or title of the item.<\/p>\n Please note that any personally owned item placed on course reserve will have a reserve ID number and a barcode affixed to it. In the case of files, library staff may also need to attach additional labels or notes.<\/p>\n Please do not place on course reserve any personally owned item which you would deem irreplaceable or which has some other special value to you. When you place a personally owned item on course reserve, you are exposing it to potential damage or loss. While such occurrences have been infrequent, they do nonetheless happen. Should a borrower lose or damage a personally owned item, the library will bill the borrower accordingly based upon the estimated value you listed on the “Request to Place Items on Course Reserve” form, and you will be reimbursed upon payment by the borrower.<\/p>\n Return to Top<\/a><\/p>\n Should you wish to check if an item you requested for course reserve has been made available for course reserve use, or if you wish to check an item’s reserve number so that you can announce it to your students, go to OneSearch <\/i><\/a>and click on Course Reserves<\/strong><\/em> in the links menu above the main search box. You can then search using any combination of your last name and keywords from the course title and\/or title of the item.<\/p>\n Please note that no item will be placed on course reserve with a loan period greater than it normally has. For instance, a periodical issue may not be placed on reserve for more than 1-day loan. For an overview of loan periods of typical classes of library materials, se the Loan Periods<\/a> page.<\/p>\n Return to Top<\/a><\/p>\n The instructor places a CD on course reserve. For each set of Course Notes (quizzes, answer sets, etc.) the instructor will need to copy them to a CD. The library will assign a single reserve ID number by which students may request the item throughout the entire term. When sending a CD to be added to the specific course reserve, be sure to indicate the instructor’s name and the reserve ID number.<\/p>\n The instructor has 8 readings which he or she has assigned students to read during the course of the term. There are two readings for each of four topics. Here are several ways the instructor can choose to have the items on reserve.<\/p>\n Return to Top<\/a><\/p>\n If you plan to direct numerous students to a specific volume or issue of a periodical, please request that the item be placed on course reserve, preferably with a loan period of 3-hours, in-library-use only.<\/p>\n Please be sure to include the course number and the desired loan period when submitting your request to place an item on course reserve. When this information is missing it usually results in a delay of at least half a day while we try to contact you to supply the information.<\/p>\n Please do not<\/em><\/strong> announce the use of a reserve item before checking to make sure it has become available as a course reserve item. If students know a library-owned item will be a course reserve reading before the library has had a chance to put it on course reserve, it is likely to get checked out before we can get to it, which simply makes it more difficult to get it on course reserve promptly.<\/p>\n The library encourages you to announce your course reserve items’ reserve ID numbers to your class or put them in your syllabus. These numbers look something like this: B-123-456<\/strong> (for an item located on the course reserve bookshelves) or C-123-456<\/strong> (for an item kept in course reserve on CDs) — The beginning letter of the course reserve ID number will reflect the format of the item(s): B = Book, C = CD, D = DVD, V = VHS Tape, etc..<\/p>\n Finally, we would also encourage you to create Persistent Links<\/i><\/a> to online articles and post these to your D2L course page. With Persistent Links, only authorized users–the students in your online class—are able to access the copyrighted material. More information on creating Persistent Links to articles in the library’s major subscription resources (such as EBSCOHost and ProQuest) is available.<\/i><\/a><\/p>\nPlacing an Item on Course Reserve – Items Owned By The Instructor<\/h2>\n
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Placing an Item on Course Reserve – Items Owned by the BSU Library<\/h3>\n
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Some Different Course Reserve Scenarios<\/h2>\n
Compilation of Course Notes (or Quizzes, Answer Sets, Etc.)<\/h3>\n
Photocopied Readings, Scanned and Copied to a CD<\/h3>\n
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Suggestions from the Library Staff<\/h2>\n