E-Reserves

Shannon SomogyeInformation Services

LibrarianTuesday, March 7, 2006

The Old Way of Doing Library Reserves

• Go to librarian/or rusty file drawer

• Spend a great deal of time and money making copies

The New Way of Doing Library Reserves

• Can access from anywhere there’s Internet access

• Can print out or choose to just read the article online

• No long waits at the copy machine

What Are E-Reserves?• They’re articles from the library’s databases

that I can provide links to-Library’s Articles Page-Database-Persistent Link

Library’s Article Databases

•Or they’re articles or book chapters in print that the library has scanned and made available online

How Do E-Reserves Work?

• Get to from:-Library home page-Books Etc.-Course Reserves-Choose instructor + course-Click on desired title- “Click here for full text”

Where Can Students Use E-Reserves?

• On-campus from any Heartland Computer

• Off-campus-MUST HAVE A LIBRARY CARD-Then, any computer with Internet access

NOTE:

Students must bring a photo I.D. and something with their Heartland Student number to the library desk to get a library card.

What Are the Rules for E-Reserves

• Any item you would like scanned must beLibraryHeartlandFacultyDepartment

Owned}•Please allow 2 weeks from the time you’ve turned in a reserve before you expect it to be available for your class

Rules for E-Reserves Continued

• When you turn in reserve request it should also include

-Full citation information-Original item (book/journal)-Copy of syllabus

• Why?

Important Notes

• At this point the library just does text and graphics.

• (No music/sound files, No movies/video clips)

Copyright Considerations

• No Textbooks-Affects market

• Item must be owned by you, library, Heartland, or department

• If there is a question about copyright, library director will review

Any Questions?