Course Reserve Information & Policies

For Students | For Faculty

For Students

Finding reserve items
You may search for reserve items on Bridge (http://bridge.carleton.edu/) by course or by instructor.

Loan periods for reserve items
Materials may be placed on two-hour, four-hour, or three-day reserve. Two- and four-hour reserve items checked out less than two hours before closing may be kept overnight but they must be returned the following day less than one hour after the library opens.

Renewal of reserve items
Only three-day reserve items may be renewed, and only once. Two and four-hour hour reserve items may not be renewed.

Late fees
Two-hour reserve materials are often in high demand, and are thus subject to late fees as follows:

  • First two hours overdue: $2.00 per hour
  • Each additional hour: $5.00 per hour, up to a maximum total fee of $29

To ensure that materials are checked in promptly, return items directly into the hands of a Circulation worker rather than use the drop bins whenever possible.

For Faculty

Placing material on reserve
Rolvaag Library now has online web forms that enable you to submit Reserve Requests from your office or from off-campus.

Please plan ahead!
Reserve items are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Every attempt is made to place items on reserve in a timely manner; however, we can only guarantee that Reserve items will be available to students by a given date if they are submitted to us seven days in advance of that date, so plan accordingly. Also note that reserves are not processed on weekends.

If you have questions
Inga Velde coordinates reserve activities at Rolvaag Library. Reserve items are processed during her office hours, which are Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you have questions related to placing materials on reserve, please e-mail Inga or call x3454.

Questions about placing items on reserve at Hustad Science Library should be directed to Deanna Olson at x3499. Questions concerning reserves at Halvorson Music Library should be directed to Linda Frost at x3209.

Check online reserve records
After reserve materials are processed, please take the time to check your personal class reserve record on Bridge (the Carleton-St. Olaf joint online catalog at http://bridge.carleton.edu/) for accuracy. By checking your course on-line, you can verify that your course materials are indeed available for your students.

What may and may not be placed on reserve
Items that may be placed on reserve include most St. Olaf and Carleton Library materials, personal copies of books, and photocopies for electronic reserves (subject to copyright restrictions). Although every attempt is made to secure personal copies, we cannot guarantee the safety of all items.

We do not place the following categories of items on reserve:

  • Carleton DVDs and videorecordings
  • Rented or copied DVDs and videorecordings
  • Periodicals
  • Interlibrary Loan materials
  • Special Collection materials.

Types of reserves
Rolvaag Library offers four types of reserves:

  • 2-hour reserves for high-demand material
  • 4-hour reserves, typically used for media with run times over 90 minutes
  • 3-day reserves for supplemental/optional materials
  • Electronic reserves (e-reserves) for articles or limitied portions of books

Electronic reserves
Due to the ease and convenience of electronic reserves, photocopies provided will automatically be scanned and placed on e-reserve unless there are compelling reasons not to do so.  Be aware that certain materials may not scan well, particularly photocopies with shaded boxes or photos. Check that all pages are in order and that copies have sufficient margins on all sides (preferably 1/2"). The cleaner the copy, the cleaner the scan.

Photocopies of materials in the public domain (e.g., government documents and materials for which the copyright has expired) may be freely placed on reserve.

Photocopies of copyrighted materials may be placed on reserve under certain conditions, which are discussed in the Faculty Handbook's “Copyright: Basic Information & Guidelines.”

Use that falls outside of “Fair Use” guidelines requires written permission from the copyright holder. Permission should be sought from the Copyright Clearence Center. Consult this Pay-per-Use form to purchase permission.