Course Reserves

Course Reserves

Course Reserve materials are shelved behind the checkout desk and organized by course prefix. Students can request a textbook by indicating the course prefix and number; staff then pull the item from the shelf to check out to the student’s library account.

Reserve items are available for in-library use only for up to two (2) hours at a time. Free self-service scanning is available.

Which courses’ textbooks are on Reserve?

Textbooks are expensive and beyond what the library budget can provide. Instead, we rely on the courtesy of faculty to make required texts available to students on a limited basis.

We invite faculty to place circulating library materials, their personally-owned titles, or department-owned materials on Course Reserve to support affordable options for students.

For Faculty Consideration

If you are a faculty member willing to make your own books available to students through the Library, here’s how this works:

  • Library staff perform due diligence to protect materials loaned and given to us; however, know that your materials will likely return to you looking careworn. All lending/borrowing arrangements present the risk of damage or loss, so if this worries you, please explore other options for sharing course material with your students.
  • Reserve items are findable (online in One Search and this Course Reserves link) by course prefix and number. If students in multiple courses use a particular title, one prefix/number serves as the primary identifier (for shelving purposes) with the digital library record reflecting all other prefix/course numbers (however many you indicate).
  • Workbooks, standardized tests, test booklets, and the like are not eligible items for Course Reserves. These publications fall in the category of "consumable" works, and sharing these in the Library does not qualify as fair use.*
  • At the end of the academic year you will be prompted to indicate whether your item(s) should remain on Reserve, return to you, or return to our general circulating collection.  

Ready to share?

  1. Fill out the Course Reserves Request Form.
  2. Print the form (or send it to [email protected] to be printed) to accompany your materials when you bring them to the Library. If the item is something the Library already has in the general collection, please indicate whether staff need to pull it from the shelf. 

Reserve materials will be processed in the order they are received and will be available for students to check out within 48 hours of submission.  

If you have any questions regarding Course Reserves or the form, email [email protected] or call our Checkout Desk 602.285.7473.  

*Information regarding copyright and fair use can be obtained from the  MCCCD Office of General Counsel.