University of South Alabama Biomedical Library

Electronic Reserves Guidelines
RESERVE FORMS: (for Colleges of Nursing, Allied Health and Medicine faculty; all others use: web form or pdf form) GUIDELINES: (for Colleges of Nursing, Allied Health and Medicine faculty; all others see: University Library guidelines)

Reserve materials (both print and electronic) will be processed as they are received. Please allow 5 working days for circulation staff to process items for reserve. The Biomedical Library can place the following types of materials on Reserve:

  • Books
  • Journal Articles (If available in a database which the University Libraries already receives, such as Science Direct, we can link to it instead of mounting a new copy.)
  • Book Chapters
  • Tests
  • Lectures
  • Class Syllabi
  • Links to faculty or publisher web sites

Copyright Restrictions:  We can scan no more than 10% of a book for Electronic Reserves.  However, the entire book may be placed on Course Reserve for in-library use or for checkout. Items can remain on Reserve for no longer than one semester. We may take them off Reserve and put them on the next semester, but they must be taken off Reserve between semesters to comply with Copyright law.

Materials submitted to the Biomedical Library to be placed on E-Reserve should conform to the following guidelines so that students can access, view and print them at home:
  • Pages should be on 8.5” x 11” (letter sized) white, unlined paper with clear margins—no black residual edges and no staples.
  • Please bring one copy of articles to be placed on reserve
  • A first generation copy is preferred, with black ink text (clarity and legibility are important for scanning).
  • Single sided, straight copies only.
  • Type size should be large enough to read.
  • Copies brought to the circulation desk should be accompanied by the course reserve form. If you would like to fill it out ahead of time, it can be accessed in pdf format at ereserveform.pdf
  • Reserve requests can also be placed via an online form.
  • Color reproduction is not available at this time.
If your reserve materials are in pdf or Microsoft Word format, they can be emailed as an attachment to ereseve@bbl.usoutal.edu. Items submitted through email should have the same information asked for on the course reserve form:
  • Department
  • Instructor
  • Course Number & Abbreviation
  • Start Date and End Date
  • Course Title

Materials should be submitted as far in advance as is reasonable to allow for timely processing during rush periods (e.g., the beginning of fall semester). Lengthy items (more than 25 pages) will be divided and mounted in two or more parts.

DISCLAIMER
Web address: http://southmed.usouthal.edu/library/ereserves/index.htm
Last Update: 8/11/2006
To make comments, suggestions, or get more information, e-mail medlib@bbl.usouthal.edu or call (251) 460-7044.