BML/MCL Services - Class Reserves

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Class Reserves

Search for Class Reserves:
Go to Course Reserves site
and select your department or instructor.

BML Course Reserves Coordinator:
Jay Dailey
Telephone: (858) 534-7092
Fax: (858) 822-2219
E-mail: bmlreserves@ucsd.edu

Students:

1. How do I search for items on reserve for my class?
2. What classes have material on reserve at Biomed / MCL?
3. Where do I go to check out reserve items?
4. How long can I keep a reserve item? Can it be renewed?
5. How can I be sure that an item will be available when I need it?
6. What are electronic reserves?
7. How do I access electronic reserves from off campus?

Faculty:

8. How can I put an item on reserve?
9. What kinds of material may be placed on reserve?
10. What if the library does not own the item I'd like to place on reserve?

1. How do I search for items on reserve for my class?

Go to http://reserves.ucsd.edu and select your department or instructor.
After searching by department or instructor to find a class, select the hyperlink listing for your class.
Accept the Copyright statement.
Here you will be able to view all of the items on reserve for your class, including electronic documents and listings of books that are available for checkout at the Library.

2. What classes have material on reserve at Biomed?

Undergrads: Some upper division biology courses
Graduates: Graduate level biology courses
Medical students: Core classes
Pharmacy courses

3. Where do I go to check-out class reserve materials?
Reserve material may be checked-out at the Circulation Desk. You must have a UCSD ID card to check-out material.

4. How long may I keep a reserve item? Can it be renewed?

Reserve items may be checked-out for a 2-hour period or can be checked-out overnight 2 hours before the library closes. You may check reserve items out a second time if there isn't a waiting list.

5. How can I be sure that an item will be available when I need it?
You may place a hold on an item for the same day only (today, not tommorow), including overnight check-outs.

6. What are electronic reserves?
Electronic reserves makes available instructor assigned materials including but not limited to print, digital text, audio and image files, and non-copyrighted material such as syllabi, lecture notes, and solutions in support of academic instructional programs.
Electronic reserves are made available via the World-Wide Web and are provided exclusively for use by the UCSD campus community, including students enrolled in UCSD distance education classes. Access is restricted to UCSD IP addresses.

7. How do I access electronic reserves from off-campus?
The Reserves Website is restricted to UCSD IP addresses. For UCSD users with outside Internet connections, the Proxy Server is one solution for you. The link below points to useful documentation that explains exactly how to use the Proxy Server with whichever Web browser you use:
Access from Home

8. How can I put an item on reserve for my class?

Request electronically via our electronic request form found at: http://libraries.ucsd.edu/services/reserves-form.html.

9. What kinds of material may be placed on Reserve?

Books
Journal articles
Old exams
Problem set solutions
Class handouts (including those from the tutorial office)
Powerpoint slides
Stored Pubmed searches
Links to other essential resources

10. What if the library does not own the item I'd like to place on reserve?

The Biomedical Library will attempt to order any book needed for course reserves. If a book needs to be ordered from the publisher, there may be a delay of several weeks.

Last updated: November 14, 2005

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Search for Class Reserves: Go to Course Reserves site and select your department or instructor.	BML Course Reserves Coordinator: Jay Dailey Telephone: (858) 534-7092 Fax: (858) 822-2219 E-mail: bmlreserves@ucsd.edu
Students: 1. How do I search for items on reserve for my class? 2. What classes have material on reserve at Biomed / MCL? 3. Where do I go to check out reserve items? 4. How long can I keep a reserve item? Can it be renewed? 5. How can I be sure that an item will be available when I need it? 6. What are electronic reserves? 7. How do I access electronic reserves from off campus? Faculty: 8. How can I put an item on reserve? 9. What kinds of material may be placed on reserve? 10. What if the library does not own the item I'd like to place on reserve? 1. How do I search for items on reserve for my class? Go to http://reserves.ucsd.edu and select your department or instructor. After searching by department or instructor to find a class, select the hyperlink listing for your class. Accept the Copyright statement. Here you will be able to view all of the items on reserve for your class, including electronic documents and listings of books that are available for checkout at the Library. 2. What classes have material on reserve at Biomed? Undergrads: Some upper division biology courses Graduates: Graduate level biology courses Medical students: Core classes Pharmacy courses 3. Where do I go to check-out class reserve materials? Reserve material may be checked-out at the Circulation Desk. You must have a UCSD ID card to check-out material. 4. How long may I keep a reserve item? Can it be renewed? Reserve items may be checked-out for a 2-hour period or can be checked-out overnight 2 hours before the library closes. You may check reserve items out a second time if there isn't a waiting list. 5. How can I be sure that an item will be available when I need it? You may place a hold on an item for the same day only (today, not tommorow), including overnight check-outs. 6. What are electronic reserves? Electronic reserves makes available instructor assigned materials including but not limited to print, digital text, audio and image files, and non-copyrighted material such as syllabi, lecture notes, and solutions in support of academic instructional programs. Electronic reserves are made available via the World-Wide Web and are provided exclusively for use by the UCSD campus community, including students enrolled in UCSD distance education classes. Access is restricted to UCSD IP addresses. 7. How do I access electronic reserves from off-campus? The Reserves Website is restricted to UCSD IP addresses. For UCSD users with outside Internet connections, the Proxy Server is one solution for you. The link below points to useful documentation that explains exactly how to use the Proxy Server with whichever Web browser you use: Access from Home 8. How can I put an item on reserve for my class? Request electronically via our electronic request form found at: http://libraries.ucsd.edu/services/reserves-form.html. 9. What kinds of material may be placed on Reserve? Books Journal articles Old exams Problem set solutions Class handouts (including those from the tutorial office) Powerpoint slides Stored Pubmed searches Links to other essential resources 10. What if the library does not own the item I'd like to place on reserve? The Biomedical Library will attempt to order any book needed for course reserves. If a book needs to be ordered from the publisher, there may be a delay of several weeks.
Last updated: November 14, 2005