The University of Toledo

Using Course Reserves

Finding

Course reserves can be searched online by Instructor Name or Course Number.  More information is available on the Finding Course Reserves page.

Print & Audiovisual Materials

Materials on reserve can only be checked out for a limited time period, which is set by the course instructor.  Typical time periods are one hour, two hours, three hours, three days or a week.

Fines for overdue reserve materials are $1.00 per item per hour.

Using Electronic Reserves

Items placed on electronic reserve can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Troubleshooting:

• When you are downloading an Adobe Acrobat PDF file from this service, please be patient, especially if you have a modem connection.  The Acrobat Reader will not open up until the entire document is downloaded onto your computer.  This may be confusing if the status bar says "Done" and the lower frame is blank for a while after entering your name and ID.  
• Use the printer icon in the Adobe Acrobat toolbar, NOT your browser's toolbar or using File > Print ... otherwise, you may only get a blank page!
• We have noticed a problem with some PDF files that print with alternating blank lines.  When you get the print dialog box from Adobe Acrobat Reader, choose the option on the top of the screen to "PRINT AS IMAGE". This should fix the problem and print the entire document without blank lines.
• This service will not work properly with the America Online web browser.  If you are using AOL, please open up Internet Explorer, or Firefox to use this service.

Print vs. Electronic Reserves

In most cases an electronic copy of each item is available, unless the professor wants the material to be in print format only. 

Some items cannot be offered via electronic reserve; this would include entire books or large portions of books.  These items cannot be on electronic format due to copyright law.  These items are available in print format only and must be obtained from the circulation desk at Carlson, Mulford, or McMaster Library.

Placing Materials on Reserve

 Faculty members wishing to place materials on reserve for their courses should see the Main Campus or Health Science Campus faculty course reserves pages for more information.

Contact

For information regarding reserve materials at Carlson Library, contact Janet Douglas, (419) 530-2894, reserve@utnet.utoledo.edu.

For information regarding reserve materials at the Mulford Library, contact Janet Douglas, (419) 530-2894 .

For information regarding reserve materials at the LaValley Law Library, contact the circulation desk, (419) 530-2733.