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Moodle/E-Reserves

Loan Policies for Reserves

Fines for Overdue Reserves

Faculty Reserve Information

Contacts

• List Format. Please type or print clearly on the reserve form.
       Print reserve list
       Download reserve list (Word document)

• Deadlines: Lists are processed in the order received. Late lists may not be ready when classes begin.

• Required Readings Only: Only required readings will be placed on reserve.

• Helping Students Find Reserve Materials Easily: On your syllabus, please give call numbers for items on print reserves and note which items are on electronic reserve.
  
  

• One Copy of Books Only: One copy of each book on your list will be placed on reserve. If you require additional copies because of class size, please consult with a member of the reserve staff.

• Materials not owned by the Libraries. The options for acquiring items we do not own are:

  Ordering Books:
• Please order needed materials at least 10 weeks in advance. You can submit the paper book order form or the web order form.
• On your reserve list, please include all items to be placed on reserve and indicate any you have already ordered.
• In Neilson Library, if your reserve list includes items not owned or not on order, staff members will submit book orders charged to your departmental fund.
• For the other Smith Libraries: Consult reserve staff in Young Science Library, Hillyer Art Library, and Josten Performing Arts Library for any new materials not yet ordered.
  
  
Borrowing Five College Books:
• If an item is out of print, on order, or unobtainable, reserve staff may be able to arrange a special loan from a Five College library for the semester. Please do not borrow Five College items yourself and ask that they go on reserve.
  
  
Using Personal Copies:
• Please use discretion in providing fragile, valuable or irreplaceable personal copies for reserve. The libraries cannot guarantee their security.


• Periodical Articles: For periodical articles, Neilson and Josten library reserve staff will place the bound volume of the journal on reserve. Hillyer Art Library and Young Science Library will place bound volumes on reserve only if there are illustrations that cannot be reproduced adequately.
  
  
• Videos (VHS, DVD, laser discs): Include Smith videos on your reserve list. If you're interested in Five College videos for reserve, please consult with reserve staff. You may provide personal copies of videos for reserve if they are copyright compliant.
  
  
• Photocopies and Copyright: Only one copy of a journal article or one copy of one chapter of a book (or multiple chapters if the total pages do not exceed 10% of the complete work) may be placed on reserve for a single class one time only. You must secure copyright permission if you want to place more than one copy of an article or more than one chapter of a book on reserve, or if you plan to use any photocopies in subsequent terms. Please consult with your departmental secretary about required procedures. Smith College is a member of the Copyright Clearance Center and complies with copyright regulations to the spirit and letter of the law.
  
  
• Check your List: We strongly recommend that you check with us to verify that your items are on reserve before the semester starts so that we can resolve problems before they become crises.
  
  
• Submit your list: See the list of contacts for reserves, and send your list to the appropriate person. Call or email us with your questions.

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