Reserve Materials for Your Course
Course reserves allow faculty to request high-demand materials to be placed on reserve.
Reserves are moving to a more digital landscape. We encourage the use of electronic resources, and staff will default to linking available electronic items or streaming media through our databases unless instructors specify otherwise.
Reserves are moving to a more digital landscape. We encourage the use of electronic resources, and staff will default to linking available electronic items or streaming media through our databases unless instructors specify otherwise.
Students will be able to log into Canvas, select the Course Reserves link on their navigation menu, and view a list of items on reserve for their course.
Requests are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. To ensure the timely availability of your reserves, please submit your requests several weeks before the semester begins.
Add Course Reserves to the Navigation Menu in Canvas
- Log into Canvas.
- Select your course.
- Select Settings (bottom of the left-hand menu) and then Navigation tab.
- Scroll to find Course Reserves.
- Open the menu to the right of Course Reserves and select Enable.
- Save your changes.
- Select Course Reserves from the left-hand menu.
- For new courses, choose a semester, and create course to be directed to your Course Reserves homepage.
- Select Add New or Import Previous items under the Instructor Course Tools Menu to submit new requests or import items you had on reserve previously.
Electronic Reserves
Reserves staff will scan up to 20% of a book for electronic reserves, provide permanent links to e-books and streaming media in our databases, and upload no more than two articles from the same issue of a journal as electronic reserves.
Reserves staff will apply text recognition to electronic reserves when possible. Pen marked text or pages with complex characters may not work with screen reader software or require more complex tagging. To ensure full ADA compliance, you must contact the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Disability Resources and Services.
Instructors may request e-books for purchase through reserves. Purchase requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. E-books offered through Amazon, Kobo, Redshelf, or VitalSource cannot be purchased for reserves. E-books available from these sources are licensed for single users on their approved devices. Individuals who make the purchase are bound by a license that does not allow them to share it.
For information about requesting streaming media for reserves, please refer to this guide:
https://guides.temple.edu/streaming
For information about requesting streaming media for reserves, please refer to this guide:
https://guides.temple.edu/streaming
Physical Reserves
Books and videos can be placed on reserve when an electronic alternative is unavailable. Reserves staff will place items from our collections on reserve and purchase material that the libraries don't own.
Faculty can place their own material on reserve provided they comply with copyright law. These items will be marked with labels and barcodes and will sustain more than your average wear and tear. While the library makes every effort to ensure that instructors' materials are not stolen or damaged, this does sometimes happen. Temple University Libraries cannot be responsible for the replacement or compensation of lost or damaged material.
Items are removed at the end of each semester. Material that was on reserve previously can be imported to a new semester's course reserves.
Guidelines and Policies
Charles Library
Students can check out a book on reserve for a 3-hour Library Use Only loan period at the One-Stop Assistance desk. They can scan or photocopy the pages they need. Reserve books cannot be renewed.
Students can check out media reserves for a 4-hour, Library Use Only loan period at the One-Stop Assistance desk. Portable DVD players are available to borrow, and earbuds are available free of charge.
Ambler Library
Books and DVDs placed on reserve at the Ambler Campus Library can be picked up at the library's combined service desk and are subject to similar loan periods.
Health Sciences Libraries
Books and DVDs placed on reserve at the Ginsburg Health Science Library can be picked up at the library's circulation desk.
Books and DVDs placed on reserve at the Podiatry Library can be picked up at the library's circulation desk.
Get Help
Charles Reserves
preserve@temple.edu
215-204-0748
Ambler Campus Library Reserves
tulamblr@temple.edu
267-468-8648
If you need assistance with Canvas, please contact the Center for the Advancement of
Teaching at cat@temple.edu or 215-204-8761.
Log into Canvas
https://canvas.temple.edu/
Get Help
Charles Reserves
preserve@temple.edu
215-204-8212
Ambler Campus Library
tulamblr@temple.edu
267-468-8648
preserve@temple.edu
215-204-8212
Ambler Campus Library
tulamblr@temple.edu
267-468-8648
If you need assistance with Canvas, please contact the Center for the Advancement of Teaching at cat@temple.edu or 215-204-8761.