From any of the library's web pages, select Library Catalogs from the blue navigation bar running along the lefthand side (or sometimes top) of the screen. At the next screen, click on UIUC Library Online Catalog near the top center of the screen. Here, you will have the option of selecting the Course Reserves tab. Here, you can search either by course or by instructor. (In this example, we selected TEST:101 as the course.)
Generally, it's easiest to search either by instructor or by course. However, if you're sure of both, you can search them simultaneously.
A search should bring up all course materials for this instructor or course--including library books, personal copies, and electronic reserves.
Reserve materials come in a variety of formats: course packets, e-reserves, books, exam sheets, etc. (both library books and instructors' personal copies). But for our purposes, we can break them down into print or e-reserve materials.
After searching on a course or instructor, you'll get a screen like the following screen. Notice
the various materials listed:
E-reserves are book chapters, journal articles, lecture notes, or other photocopied material
that your professor has placed online for the class to access. All of the e-reserves for your class
will be grouped under a title such as "E-reserves for _________" (course/instructor). Click on this
title, and you will see the e-reserve record. Scroll down until you see the underlined words "Click
here to access electronic reserve material for this course/instructor." This is a hyperlink. Click
on it to view a list of all the different items on electronic reserve for your class.
When you see the one you want to view, just click on that item in the list. At the next screen, click on the words "View the reserve document." The document will come up on the screen, prefaced by a copyright warning. You can print out the document by using the print icon, and you may either pay for the print job in cash at the Undergraduate Library Circulation Desk or charge it to your student account. If you are at a computer lab or at home, follow the appropriate printing procedures.
You can access e-reserves directly by typing in the URL: http://www.library.illinois.edu/ereserves/querycourse.asp. From this page, you can find your course (they're listed alphabetically) or click on the letter with which your instructor's last name begins. Remember that this list is just for electronic material; it will not include any library books or personal copies your instructor may have on reserve. The display of items in the course list is based on the MLA citation style.
E-reserves can be printed either inside or outside of the library. If printed within the UIUC library system, payments may be made at one of the Library cash printing sites or directly (online) to your student or faculty account.
Books will generally say "Library Location: Departmental Library Reserves" and will contain a Call Number directly after this label:
Some books will say "Multiple Holdings. Click for details." This means that the library has more than one copy of this book--one copy is on reserve for your course, but there may be additional copies at other libraries on campus. If you click on "Multiple Holdings" and scroll down through a book's record, you'll see the different holdings. At least one will say "temporarily shelved at Departmental Library Reserves." However, you may see other copies that are available for regular (non-reserve) check-out at various Library locations. Those might be a good option if you decide you want the book for longer than two hours.
University LibraryFor comments on this page contact: Mary Laskowski
Last modified by: B A Davis-Howe on 10/13/09